VIII. English Language Arts‚ Grade 10 A. Composition B. Reading Comprehension Grade 10 English Language Arts Test Test Structure The grade 10 English Language Arts test was presented in the following two parts: ■ the ELA Composition test‚ which used a writing prompt to assess learning standards from the Massachusetts English Language Arts Curriculum Framework’s Composition strand ■ the ELA Reading Comprehension test‚ which used multiple-choice and open-response questions (items) to assess
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memories). Natural‚ rural and domestic imagery creates a warm homely image in the reader’s mind. Captures a moment Deatiled description of the aunt baking portrays the love and attachement in their relationship (mention the dedication here ’For Mary Heaney’). Taken from "NORTH"‚ 1975 Theme 1: Slow passage of time emphasizing the attachment to childhood memories: ’Sunlit absence’ is a contradictory phrase (how- explain further) creating an underlying tone of meloncholy. Description of minute details
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in which Heaney built his play around is the contemporary Margaret Thatcher. Creon represents Thatcher- the hot-headed ruler who denies the burial rights of the hunger strikers‚ just like Creon denying the burial rights of Polyneices. The story of this modern history was told through the ancient story of Antigone. The political outlook of this play altogether was very controversial and provided profound modern relevance to the readers today. This play altogether was described by Heaney himself in
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poem from the genre of relationships‚ and involves the narrator being one person in a relationship who uses the poem to talk to the other person. The key way in which the theme of relationships is presented is with the use of an extended metaphor. Heaney utilises an extended metaphor which relates the different stages of developing a relationship to the different aspects of actually creating a building. The first three stanzas describe the process of building and the use of scaffolding and the final
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stanzas of four short lines which lend the poem a sense of sudden flashback images. In contrast “An August Midnight” it is made up of two stanzas with six long lines‚ giving the poem a calm‚ contemplative quality. In “An Advancement of Learning” Heaney draws on his childhood phobia and fear of rats. This is due to his experiences of fear growing up on Mossbawn farm in the 1940s. The rats provide a link between his childhood and his urban life as an adult. “An August Midnight” is based on Hardy’s
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There are five different traits that must be examined when deciding whether or not a character is an epic hero. The hero must be of noble birth or a high position‚ his actions often display courage and superhuman deeds‚ the setting is vast‚ the hero must be known nationally or internationally for his heroism‚ the hero must have humility‚ and the hero must face a supernatural foe (Characteristics of Epic Heroes) These characteristics match the poem of Beowulf and can be used to show that he is an
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The history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day. Over this period‚ English poets have written some of the most enduring poems in Western culture‚ and the language and its poetry have spread around the globe. Consequently‚ the term English poetry is unavoidably ambiguous. It can mean poetry written in England‚ or poetry written in the English language. The earliest surviving poetry was likely transmitted orally and then written down in versions that do
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CHRISTMAS BREAK The beginning of Christmas break was awesome. We had a relaxing day and after school‚ Ella‚ Taylor‚ Seamus‚ Motse‚ Christina‚ and I went into to courtyard and gave each other our secret santa gifts. Seamus was my secret santa and I was Motse’s but I gave presents to everyone. I also got awesome Christmas presents from Kaitlyn and Weronika. From them I got two steven universe tee shirts‚ a steven universe beanie‚ a marcelline statue‚ another beanie‚ lipsticks‚ and an iTunes gift card
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Betrayal. Deceit. The Rosenbergs. Described by History.com as a married couple‚ with two sons‚ they were convicted of leading a spy ring to pass U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviet Union. Controversy over the death sentence ensued‚ and President Dwight D. Eisenhower replied that “...the Rosenbergs may have condemned to death tens of millions of innocent people all over the world”; that the death of millions is even graver than the death of two ("Rosenbergs Executed"). Besides the controversy over the
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budget fees so that they incurred just a modest allowance for working capital. It is now April 1994 and Jerry Johnson has just met with Walter Heaney‚ the administrator and Jeanne Mills‚ the controller of Riverview. They discuss the operating activities of Riverview over the next 5 years and also its capital requirements over the next 20 years. Heaney and Mills bring forward two plans to change their format and the way they approach fixed assets. They want to change the focus to monthly fees
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