[etni] Fwd: : module f (literature) winter 2013
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From: Judy Givati <jesg50@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: : module f (literature) winter 2013
Although I am not Carmen, I would like to say that last year our
English speaking students also took the Winter exam to prepare them
for the Summer one.
During the summer our staff reviewed the booklets - referring to the
rubric answers and still we disagreed with several of the accepted
answers. Yes, we wanted to appeal but our students asked us not to
since the Summer exam went a bit better and they feared they might
somehow be penalized.
I don't know if Carmen used the word "regurgitate" in her comment. I
know I said it and if you reread that section you will see that I said
the students are being taught to " regurgitate the contents." I am
terribly sorry I didn't tape the conversation where that was said by a
"power."
By the way how is "jacking up" the yearly grade different from NOT
teaching literature at all but saying we did.... one of the claims why
we need the lit. exam.
My staff and I are extremely insulted by that claim. We loved teaching
lit once upon a time. Our students enjoyed the experience and still
remember a lot...I check up on them every t ime we meet!!! I repeat,
our Hebrew literature staff was appaulled when they saw the exam and
the rubrics for answers as were several MAs in English Lit that read
them!
Maxine wrote:
> Hi Carmen,
> First of all, I'm not sure I understand the problem that you mention in the
> last part of your email. The decision to have your pupils take the Bagrut
> in the winter or summer is totally yours to make. If you felt your pupils
> were not adequately prepared you could have waited until this May to have
> them sit for the exam, no?
>
> As for your question as to how the exams are actually marked: well, all
> the answer keys from previous exams can be found on the TLC site and this
> winter's answer key will surely be there very soon for you to see. As a
> senior marker of the F Literature exam I can say, however, that a major
> problem is the bridging question. Pupils often regurgitate the contents of
> the story or poem instead of making a connection between the new information
> and the literary piece. Obviously I don't know if this was the case at your
> school.
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