LIZZYGOLD TUTORIALS
2023 ENG2613 ASSIGNMENT 01
UNIQUE NUMBER: 637861
Questions covered.
1. In your own words, explain why story telling – whether in oral or written form – is
important to human beings.
2. In your own words, explain the difference between realism and non-fiction.
3. With books that are classified as ‘realism’, teachers must be sensitive to various
aspects of the text. In a paragraph, and in your own words, name five (5) of these
aspects and explain why teachers must be sensitive to these issues.
4. In your study guide, we discuss the things a teacher must consider when choosing a
book for their learners. Write a paragraph, in your own words, in which you briefly
discuss eight (8) things a teacher must think about when they are choosing a book
for their learners. Then explain why each of these is important to the process of
choosing a book.
5. In your study guide, we say that ‘poetry in motion’ is taking ‘the poem’ OFF the page
when you teach it. In a paragraph, and in your own words, discuss why this is a good
way to approach teaching poetry to younger English FAL learners.
6. In a paragraph and in your own words, discuss two multimodal strategies you could
use to teach one of the following poems.
7. Explain the difference between a ‘literal’ interpretation of poetry and a ‘figurative’
interpretation of poetry.
8. In a short paragraph, and in your own words, explain how poetry is different from the
other genres you will encounter in this module.
9. The poet has chosen to discard some conventions of English language. As an English
FAL teacher, you must point this out to your students. In a short paragraph, and in
your own words, identify the language conventions that have been discarded. Then
explain why these rules are normally important, and why a poet is allowed to ignore
the rules of grammar.
10. As an English FAL teacher, you need to identify vocabulary that you might need to
explain to your learners. Identify 5 difficult words in this poem then tell us how you
would explain the word so your young, English FAL intermediate (Grade 4-6) learners
in South Africa would understand them.
11. The African pot makes the poet think of various scenes from everyday life in Africa.
Name 5 of these and explain why the poet makes the poet think of them specifically.
12. The African pot reminds the poet of scenes from rural life, or the past, rather than
modern, urban African life. In a short paragraph, and in your own words, tell us
whether you think that this makes the poem, The African Pot, irrelevant to today’s
learners?
13. In a short paragraph, and in your own words, tell us why YOU THINK people find
poetry difficult.
2023 ENG2613 ASSIGNMENT 01
UNIQUE NUMBER: 637861
Questions covered.
1. In your own words, explain why story telling – whether in oral or written form – is
important to human beings.
2. In your own words, explain the difference between realism and non-fiction.
3. With books that are classified as ‘realism’, teachers must be sensitive to various
aspects of the text. In a paragraph, and in your own words, name five (5) of these
aspects and explain why teachers must be sensitive to these issues.
4. In your study guide, we discuss the things a teacher must consider when choosing a
book for their learners. Write a paragraph, in your own words, in which you briefly
discuss eight (8) things a teacher must think about when they are choosing a book
for their learners. Then explain why each of these is important to the process of
choosing a book.
5. In your study guide, we say that ‘poetry in motion’ is taking ‘the poem’ OFF the page
when you teach it. In a paragraph, and in your own words, discuss why this is a good
way to approach teaching poetry to younger English FAL learners.
6. In a paragraph and in your own words, discuss two multimodal strategies you could
use to teach one of the following poems.
7. Explain the difference between a ‘literal’ interpretation of poetry and a ‘figurative’
interpretation of poetry.
8. In a short paragraph, and in your own words, explain how poetry is different from the
other genres you will encounter in this module.
9. The poet has chosen to discard some conventions of English language. As an English
FAL teacher, you must point this out to your students. In a short paragraph, and in
your own words, identify the language conventions that have been discarded. Then
explain why these rules are normally important, and why a poet is allowed to ignore
the rules of grammar.
10. As an English FAL teacher, you need to identify vocabulary that you might need to
explain to your learners. Identify 5 difficult words in this poem then tell us how you
would explain the word so your young, English FAL intermediate (Grade 4-6) learners
in South Africa would understand them.
11. The African pot makes the poet think of various scenes from everyday life in Africa.
Name 5 of these and explain why the poet makes the poet think of them specifically.
12. The African pot reminds the poet of scenes from rural life, or the past, rather than
modern, urban African life. In a short paragraph, and in your own words, tell us
whether you think that this makes the poem, The African Pot, irrelevant to today’s
learners?
13. In a short paragraph, and in your own words, tell us why YOU THINK people find
poetry difficult.
