Hey peepos. Since Ms McNoe has gone through a lot for us, these are some tips on things to study and what is coming out for the paper on Monday. If you haven't been paying attention in Literature class, then this is good for you. Most of the things here were already mentioned by Ms McNoe in Literature class. All the best!

These were lifted from Miss Pan's post at Two Devotion 2009's blog.


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1. Merchant of Venice - Unseen passage-based essay question (25m)
- The passage given to you is one that you have not studied in class. *flash back to last Literature lesson; what did Ms McNoe last studied with us?*
- Two-part essay question (part a and part b, total 25m)

You need to know:
- Synopsis/plot of Merchant of Venice. Know the storyline so that you would be able to identify where the unseen passage comes from
- Characterization. Understand the characters of Merchant of Venice and what they are like, and how they feel about each other, react, think, treat each other, etc.*very important*
- Cycle of Hatred - why hatred follows an unending cycle in MoV *very important too*

2. Romeo and Juliet - Seen passage-based essay question (25m)
- The passage given to you is one that you have studied in class *Read up whole scenes, not just papers. Click here to read whole scenes.
- Two-part essay question (part a and part b, total 25m)

You need to know:
- Synopsis/plot of Romeo and Juliet. Know the storyline well so that you can understand the context of the scene you are given.
- Study all the exercises given to you in worksheets. *This is important and it will help*

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ROMEO AND JULIET SCENES
Act 1 Scene 1
Act 1 Scene 5
Act 2 Scene 2
Act 3 Scene 1
Act 4 Scene 1
Act 5 Scene 3

MERCHANT OF VENICE SCENES that we have studied.
Act 1 Scene 1
Act 1 Scene 3
Act 3 Scene 1

Of course, remember to fill in your SHYLOCK LOG

So as Ms McNoe would say,

"You don't need luck to ace your examination on Monday. All you need is skill and the power to understand and remember quotes. So GOOD SKILLS Shakespeare LOVERS!"

CHEERS AND ALL THE BEST.

Love,
Romeo.