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- Subject: English
- AS: 90054
- Level: 1
- Credits: 2
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1.3 Read, study, and show understanding of extended written text(s)
Sites for revision
A Strategy for Reading Novels
This site gives a summary of what to study in a novel.
http://www.how-to-study.com/novels.htm
Essay planning
This page has useful tips for students who have to write essays under examination conditions.
http://www.s-cool.co.uk/article_display.asp?article_id=212&position=1
Six top tips
Scroll down the page to the section on 'Six Top Tips', which gives advice on how to focus on the question and give evidence to support your points.
http://www.englishbiz.co.uk/mainguides/analysis.htm
Sample question
Question is set for GCSE level, however, the planning and result are of a similar standard for level one NCEA.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ english_literature/prosemicemen/ 4prose_mice_men_sprev1.shtml
Write a better essay
This website focuses on how to plan and answer a literature question with an emphasis on interpretation and analysis.
http://www.englishbiz.co.uk/mainguides/analysis.htm
