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  • 15 March 2024
    Hannah Fahy
    Marking criteria
    Thank you! I wasn't sure if we were only allotted 5 minutes of questions regardless or if getting to 15 minutes superseded the 5 minute rules when a student didn't reach the 10 minutes. 
  • 13 March 2024
    David White
    Marking criteria
    Hi Hannah.  If you can ask questions to get them to 15 minutes then do that as it will increase their chances of getting some more marks - obviously if they are not able to answer your questions then there is limited use in continuing...
  • 13 March 2024
    David White
    Introductory activities
    Hi Rebekkah.  I think any combination could work.  It would depend which poems you are studying and what similarities/differences you wanted to draw out through the activity.  For example with Duffy, Havisham/Medusa could work...
  • 12 March 2024
    Hannah Fahy
    Marking criteria
    Hi! I have a question about the length of the IO. What should I do if a student stops talking before their 10 minutes? For example, what should I do if a student concludes and absolutely stops after 6 minutes of talking, do I ask questions...

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