KCSE ENGLISH PAPER 2 TIPS
THE BASIC GUIDELINES FOR THE PREPERATION FOR A LITERARY APPRECIATION EXAM
SOME OF THE QUESTIONS YOU MAY FIND IN PAPER 2 ENGLISH
- Supply the appropriate title for the excerpt
- Describe what is happening in the excerpt
- Identify and illustrate the characters (characterization), i.e.
a.
names
b.
traits
of a main characters
c.
roles
of the characters
- Identify and illustrate themes in the excerpt.
- Identify and illustrate the stylistic devices/features of style/narrative techniques/language devices
- Describe the significance of the stylistic devices
- Describe the events that lead up to the events in this
excerpt
- Describe what happens later after the events in this excerpt
- Explain the meaning of the words in the excerpt with contextual
meaning
GRAMMAR
IN THE EXCERPT
Some of the topics covered in the grammar question in the excerpt include:
1. Direct speech
2. Indirect speech
3. types of sentences for example statements, question tags, questions, positive statements, etc.
STOCK ANSWERS IN LITERARY APPRECIATION QUESTION:
In paper three, some of the questions can take stock answers. however, a good candidate must always illustrate his responses.
1.
Role
of characters:
a.
Develop
a certain theme: identified in the
events he is involved in
b.
Develop
the plot: participants in the events
that are taking place
c.
Sometimes
he is the voice of reason of the author
d. Develop traits of certain characters; highlight the traits i.e. without them, plot will be hanging or, certain traits would not be highlighted or revealed.
2.
Significance
of features of features of style
a.
Develop
plot; e.g. songs
b.
Develop
other features of style; e.g. rhyme
– rhythm
c.
Develop
or emphasize themes; message in the
sentence containing the stylistic device
d. May emphasize or reveal traits; e.g. sarcasm
CRITICAL VOCABULARY SECTIONS
It is important for a learner to master enough vocabulary to comfortably manage a literature lesson.
1.
Style
2.
Themes
3.
Traits
4.
Describe
the prevailing Mood in the excerpt
5.
Comment
on the Tone in the excerpt
6.
What
is the Attitude of persona toward
his subject
7.
Feelings
8.
Literature
register
POINTS TO NOTE
The following points must be noted by any candidate who aspires to do well in literature: pp2
- Tense in writing responses or discussing
- Titles are short
- Spell names correctly and punctuate them
correctly
- Illustrate your responses
- Respond to all the questions
- Word class of themes, and traits, and mood, and
tone, and feelings, and attitude
- Categories of characters include groups
- Identifying important words: specify category
e.g. noun, followed by verbs, etc
- Misspelling of words by splitting compound
words e.g. ‘business man’
- Peaceful vs. peaceable
- How to illustrate vivid description: mention
the category of imagery and how it forms mental images that emphasize
either a theme or trait
- Direct and indirect speech
- Characters cannot be bundled together as one
even if they are so closely related
- He is hard working not he is a hard working person
- Traits should not be stroked unless they are
indeed the same
- What leads up
to: that
which is precursor, cause, motive, etc.
- What happens
later: the
logical consequence of the events in the excerpt as opposed to what
appears afterward on the page
- Indirect speech joins speech tag with speech by
use of the word ‘that’
- Your assignment has to be fully filled in the
expected blanks for easy remedial action by teacher
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