0 1620 3434772 2 GRADE 12 DIPLOMA EXAMINATION Part A: Written Response June 1991 /dlberta LB EDUCATION 3054 C22 A3 gr.12 E54 G73A 1991 June CURR HIST Ex Libris I A UNLIVBERESIRTYT AOF TU TN IVERSITATIS Albertensis Copyright 1991, the Crown in Right of Alberta, as represented by the Minister of Education, Alberta Education, Student Evaluation Branch, 11160 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, T5K 0L2. All rights reserved. Additional copies may be purchased from the Learning Resources Distributing Centre. Questions in this examination that contain excerpted material may NOT be reproduced without the written permission of the original publisher (see CREDITS page, where applicable ). Permission is hereby given to Alberta teachers to reproduce parts of this examination that do NOT contain excerpted material for educational purposes and on a nonprofit basis ONLY AFTER THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS EXAMINATION. GRADE 12 DIPLOMA EXAMINATION ENGLISH 30 Part A: Written Response DESCRIPTION Part A: Written Response contributes 50% of the English 30 Diploma Examination mark and consists of TWO assignments: Page Number MINOR ASSIGNMENT: Personal Response to Literature 3 Suggested time: approximately Vi hour Value: 30% of this examination MAJOR ASSIGNMENT: Literature Composition 10 Suggested time: approximately 1 V i to 2 hours Value: 70% of this examination TOTAL TIME: 2Vi hours INSTRUCTIONS • Read the WHOLE examination before you begin to write. • Follow instructions carefully. • Complete BOTH assignments. • Space is provided in the booklet for planning and drafting and for your revised work. Please write your revised work in blue or black ink. •You may use a nonelectronic English language dictionary and a thesaurus, but you may not use any other reference materials. • Budget your time carefully; the suggested time for each section is a guideline for you. • Do not write your name anywhere in this booklet. JUNE 1991 1 Instructions 1. Read “The Song of Wandering Aengus” carefully and thoughtfully before you start the writing assignments. 2. Read BOTH the Minor and Major assignments before you start writing. THE SONG OF WANDERING AENGUS1 I went out to the hazel wood, Because a fire was in my head, And cut and peeled a hazel wand, And hooked a berry to a thread; And when white moths were on the wing, And moth-like stars were flickering out, I dropped the berry in a stream And caught a little silver trout. When I had laid it on the floor I went to blow the fire a-flame, But something rustled on the floor, And someone called me by my name: It had become a glimmering girl With apple blossom in her hair Who called me by my name and ran And faded through the brightening air. Though I am old with wandering Through hollow lands and hilly lands, I will find out where she has gone, And kiss her lips and take her hands; And walk among long dappled grass, And pluck till time and times are done The silver apples of the moon, The golden apples of the sun. William Butler Yeats Irish poet and playwright, 1865-1939 xAengus — pronounced “Angus” Continued UNIVERSITY LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MINOR ASSIGNMENT: Personal Response to Literature (Suggested time: approximately 30 minutes) W.B. Yeats’ poem “The Song of Wandering Aengus” suggests that our capacity to imagine influences our lives, providing a sense of purpose that serves to inspire and motivate. Choose a quotation from the poem and relate it to your own experience of the influence of imagination. PLANNING AND DRAFTING There is additional space for Planning and Drafting on pages 4, 6, and 8. MINOR ASSIGNMENT: Personal Response to Literature PLANNING AND DRAFTING There is additional space for Planning and Drafting on pages 6 and 8. MINOR ASSIGNMENT: Personal Response to Literature REVISED WORK There is additional space for Revised Work on pages 7 and 9. MINOR ASSIGNMENT: Personal Response to Literature PLANNING AND DRAFTING There is additional space for Planning and Drafting on page 8. MINOR ASSIGNMENT: Personal Response to Literature REVISED WORK There is additional space for Revised Work on page 9. MINOR ASSIGNMENT: Personal Response to Literature PLANNING AND DRAFTING - 8 -