Thursday, June 3, 2010

Exam Practice Question 2

Nice job on Practice Question 1 where you wrote an empathy essay as Howard from Death of a Salesman!

Today, we will post our practice essays here in order that everyone can benefit in revision from one another's work.

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Use ALL your time during this 40 minute period to answer the following question.

Imagine that you are Benvolio from Romeo and Juliet and that you have just come from hearing the Prince banish Romeo. What are your thoughts? Write out these thoughts as a full-length essay in sentences and paragraphs that can be understood. Remember that with "empathy" questions of this sort, you should feel free to interpret, but should be careful not to invent.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Exam Revision Homework 9 - Parents and Children

1. Is the parent/child relationship an important theme in Death of a Salesman? Why/why not?

2. Is the parent/child relationship an important theme in Romeo and Juliet? Why/why not?