## Criteria

#### Instructions

Your final exam of English consists of one skill only: (intensive) reading skills. However, you also need some cultural knowledge of the English speaking world to make sense of the texts.

Therefore, if you choose to work on exam preparation this term, you will need to hand in two assignments: one cultural and one reading assignment

Cultural assignment:

1. Choose a topic in the English speaking world that interests you or one that you think you should know more about. You can have a look at the topics below, or think of your own.
2. Conduct your own research into this topic.
3. Present your findings in a report, poster and/or presentation and ask feedback from at least three people.
4. Process your feedback and hand in your final product. Inform Mrs W that you've finished; she will invite you for a short cross examination chat ;) in which you will be tested on your knowledge of your topic.

Reading assignment:

1. Study the Reading Coach in your Wasp Reporter Exam Issue Student File on pages 6-8.
2. Do the assignments for at least two of the Reading texts in your Wasp Reporter Exam Issue.
3. Have your work checked in an English BloX and you will get an exam text to use as a test.
4. Hand in the answers to your exam text to Mrs W.

#### Cultural Topics

- Politics (tip: you could also use the quest on Politics for this assignment);
- Brexit;
- The Royal Family;
- Iconic musicians, e.g. David Bowie, the Beatles, Elvis Presley, Bob Marley, Aretha Franklin;
- Iconic TV programmes / celebrities, e.g. RuPaul Charles, Oprah Winfrey, Gordon Ramsay;
- Literature, e.g. William Shakespeare, Spoken word, JK Rowling;
- Major cities, e.g. London, New York, Sydney;
- Festivals and celebrations, e.g. Halloween, Mardi Gras, Thanksgiving;
- Foods,e.g. the origin of fish 'n chips, fast food culture, the rise of the poke bowl;
- Sports, e.g. cricket, Highland Games, NFL, NBA;