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The CSEC English Ilabus outlines the skills that are tested h the English B examination. Four
criiical kills that are outlined b the Ilahus are the testing of i description (the outIiiiin ot
relei ant ()fliPfli). anai sis (the ahilitx to break don n, select and comnent on the ,iamficance of
relevant details) and, synthesis (the ability to bring together and condense in a new form
information drawn from various sections of a text for the purpose of answering a particular
question); (ii) the ability to communicate informed opinions and judgements in well-structured,
analytical responses in oral and s ritten form using the vocabulary of literary criticism: (iii) the
ahilit to recognise the uriters craft the nriter as a person nho employs .arious techniques in
the shaping of language and the presentation of character and behasiour) and i) the ability to
respond to West Indian and other Literatures in Engish: no\eis. short stories, poems and plays:
to make rational and sensitive appraisal of s alue judgements, states of consciousness and other
concepts explored in literature, and relate these to everyday living.
In short students are expected to:
These skills represent, to a significant extent, the expectations regarding students abilities once
they are thoroughly prepared to study and respond to literature .More specifically, students who
are so prepared are expected to demonstrate (in their responses) understanding through
kiow ledge of text and insight which includes their ha\ ng adequate and rele ant content, and
their selecting rele ant and accurate examples. Of equal importance is their expression which
takes in properly organized responses n hich are appropriately structured and developed, have
clear and logical argument, and use language which includes clear and appropriate expression
and show eumpetence in the nwchanic of wrd:ng sentence tructnre. erammar, nunctuatlon.
and spellIng)
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syllabus and analyses of students work is ill he useful if guided by the parameters outlined in
these skills in the syllabus.
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In The Day the World Almost Cane to an End and Mom Luby and the Social Worker humor
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(a) Describe ONE humorous locident in EACH story.
(8 marks)
(b) Which story do you find more interesting? Justify your response.
(8 marks)
(c) Show how the writer creates humour in the telling of EACH story.
(9 marks)
Total 25 marks
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Question ii
Prose Fiction
Short Stor
.4 4rld of Poetry fnr CXC
In Mom Leby and the Socai Worker. the candidate is spot on n highig
hting the difterent
responses of Mom Luby and the Social worker to a similar situation. The candid
ate is not lost on
me humour in the fact tnat Mom Luhy Is tar more knowledgeable about u hat
ought to happen
than the states officially appointed worker. According to the candidate the contras
t is hilarious
hut the iesponse goes further to point out that such contrast point out the flaw
s in the y stem.
Here we see a candidate who not onl describes humour hut import
antly offers us a s iew
regarding what the stolv ue. cuch humour to highlight about soLlety.
The good response a ould
simply have described the incident; this superior response proided an insight
into what the