Engelskspråklig litteratur og kultur eksamen | Høst 2010
This is Studienett’s guide to the exam set in “Engelskspråklig litteratur og kultur” in Fall of 2010. In this guide, we help you with input and outlines for all the material and all the exam questions:
Task 1
Read Vedlegg 1 “Sentenced to read well” and answer the question below.
The sentences below, which have been taken from “Vedlegg 1”, have been rewritten. Select four of the sentences and explain the effect of the language changes.
Task 2
Choose either the poem or the poster below and interpret its message. Write two or three paragraphs in which you give your interpretation and comment on how this message is conveyed.
Task 3
Choose one of the alternatives a), b), c) or d).
3a
The article “Sentenced to read well” in “Vedlegg 1” describes an interesting new approach to sentencing criminals.
Write a recommendation for this project to a prison authority stating why this would be a good idea. In your recommendation also review two literary texts where you explain why they would be good choices for this programme.
3b
Write an essay in which you compare the importance of setting in two different literary texts or films you have studied during your course. You should explain how you feel the setting helps the author/director get the message across to the reader.
3c
Over the centuries women have been presented in many different ways. “Vedlegg 2” gives some examples of how women have been presented in different periods of American and British art.
Write an essay in which you discuss how the concept of the “ideal” woman has changed, as presented in “Vedegg 2”, and give your personal response to the ideals portrayed.
3d
Literature often tries to teach us about social issues.
Read the extract from the novel “The Book of Negroes” and the two poems “Poem by Sarah Forten” and “The Hunters of Men” in “Vedlegg 3” and discuss what social message they convey and how and why they make an impact on you.
Further help
In addition to this study guide, we also recommend that you read our general guide for the written exam in English:
I denne veiledningen kan du få tips til skriftlig eksamen i engelsk, uansett om du skal opp i engelsk fellesfag eller engelsk programfag. Vi forteller deg i detalj hvordan de forskjellige skriftlige eksamenene er bygget opp. Du kan også få gode råd når det gjelder hvordan du forbereder deg best mulig, samt hva du skal være mest påpasselig med under selve eksamen.
You can also read our extensive guide to English grammar:
Dette er Studienetts veiledning til engelsk grammatikk. Vi gjennomgår de områdene innenfor engelsk grammatikk som du kan møte i videregående skole. Veiledningen er generell, og den fokuserer for eksempel ikke på forskjellene mellom engelsk grunnkurs og engelsk som programfag på vg2- og vg3-nivå.
