How to GET E8 in NCEA Unfamiliar Texts in 90 SECONDS | StudyTime NZ

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[thenightreader]

Day before the exam, searches on youtube 'english exam ncea tips', ends up here

[TuneMeIn]

I thought I would put together a summary of everything in this video as well as extra information for revision, I hope this helps everyone!!
Focus on how and why a technique has been used rather than just identifying the technique.

How (How the technique has been used to make us feel a certain way) -
As well as spotting language features:
• Personal Voice - Explain how a technique was used to make the reader feel, how it possibly changed your perception of life, or how it was similar to some sort of personal experience you've had
• Display appreciation of the text - Emotional effect, or the power it has to change our perception.

Why (Why the technique was used) -
• Authors purpose - How the author maybe had an experience that was incorporated into the text, or maybe the author wants to change our worldview/perception, or make us want to think about a certain thing/idea.

Common Language Features -
• Metaphor
• Simile
• Alliteration
• Personification
• Onomatopoeia
• Assonance
• Repetition

Higher Marked Language Features -
• Hyperbole
• Allusion
• Imagery
• Symbolism

Overall, show significant depth of understanding about how authors use techniques to produce effects.

[alexmar]

This taught me more in 90 seconds than my English teacher has all year yikes

1. its not the whats but the how and whys, its about how the technique was used to make us feel things ( i think he's talking about metaphors and such)
2. personal voice, talk about how the poem made you feel something or changed your perception of life (yeah right), personal experience, appreciate the poem.
3. talk about the author? about their experiences
4. language features, smilies, hyperboles
5. IF theres no grammar in the poem, like the characters lost or at a party, or busy, why did the author not use it.

yeah i know its bad english idc ^

[lilyliselotte]

"no one does this paper" lmao it's the only English exam I'm gonna do

[marcellin]

bro taught me more in 90 seconds than my teacher in most of the year, thanks man even though you likely won't see this comment you have given me hope to pass my english exam again

[thewhitetail]

I would’ve preferred a longer video with more detail....

[lilyliselotte]

It's not the WHAT, but the HOW and the WHY.
HOW: how the technique was used to make us feel things.
1)Personal voice.
2)Apriciation of the text.
WHY: Authors purpose.

Stuructured answer:
Thesis statement: "I'm gonna prove that..."
(no introduction)
Message,
Authors purpose
Tone
Tecniques
Relate back to thesis

[charliejackson]

Instructions unclear
Exam room burnt down

[jimbothy]

If I don't get an E8 I'll remove my like for this video haha

[mikylarowe]

It literally worked for my mocks. I got 24/24.

[abigailventer]

Everyone does this paper cause we’re forced to💀

[elisekelly]

my brain shut off halfway and was like "English? I do not understand such language"

[shontayann]

I did this and got E21 overall it really works thanks guys!!

[Tenatic-X]

My english is my worst subject out of everything lol and I need it for a uni course. I'm hoping this can help me!

[niamhswift]

OMG thank you this has really helped allowed me to get some good notes

[renees]

I got a merit on my mocks, hope I do well.

[alizaidanthamyeez]

incase anyone wants to know, the song playing in the background is Dreams by Joakim Karud

[lancetalstra]

Good tips, but you won't gain excellence unless you have significant depth of understanding about how authors use techniques to produce effects. This takes either an innate understanding of English (some people are just talented) or disciplined study over a long period of time.

[drskellybones]

my english teacher was going over our mock after we’d done it and she was like “uhh this is bs”