CSEC English B

A national celebration that you feel is important will take place next month. However, some students at your school feel this celebration is a waste of time. You disagree, and want to spread the idea widely that the celebration is worthwhile. Write a text in which you describe the celebration, highlight its importance and state how enjoyable it can be.

• Essay

• Review

• Article

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

A famous English-speaking author recently visited your town. The author’s books are very popular with young people, and so you think it is important to find out more about this person so that the general public are better informed. Write a text in which you report what the author is like, and what they have to say about what motivates them to write, and about why their work appeals to a teenage audience.

• Review

• Interview

• Diary

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

You have been attending a conference on the difficulties faced by communities trying to maintain customs and traditions in a rapidly changing world. You have been very struck by some of the ideas presented at the event, and wish to write a text in order to work out exactly what you think. You should describe two or three of the most important questions raised, discuss the arguments involved, and then decide what overall conclusions you might reach.

• Letter to the editor

• Set of guidelines

• Diary

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL. 11-12.9

In your school, stress is causing problems for many of your fellow students, and the school authorities have decided to launch a campaign to overcome this problem. You have been asked to help by writing a text to promote this campaign. The text should describe the possible symptoms of stress, explain the most common causes, and suggest ways in which stress can be avoided.

• Brochure

• Email

• Interview

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Social media like Facebook or Twitter, Instagram or Tik Tok, can all be amusing and entertaining - but they can also create problems, either because some people use them too much, or because they are used in harmful ways. It has been suggested that your school's website should help students to use social media properly. Write a text for the website which describe the positive ways to use social media, but will also explain why the negative ways are wrong, and suggest a code of conduct for using social media.

• Set of guidelines

• Proposal

• Blog

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

You have read an article in your local newspaper which suggested that, because of teenagers’ sleep patterns, it would be beneficial to start the school day at a later time. You think this is an important issue, which requires public discussion. Write a text in which you describe the experiences of you and your fellow students, explain possible solutions, and give your overall opinion on the topic.

• Email

• Set of guidelines

• Letter to the editor

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The principal of your school is proposing to reduce the length of the school’s main holiday. This matter is to be discussed at the next Parent Teacher Association meeting. You have a strong opinion about the proposal (whether for or against). Write a text to argue your opinion - you should describe the reasons given for the proposal, discuss how strong those reasons may be, and argue that your opinion is the right one.

• Speech

• Letter

• Blog

You have recently downloaded a new application (or “app”) for your mobile phone that you enjoyed but it had some problems. You are concerned that the designer of the app should know about  both the good elements of the app, but that changes should be made to make it better. Write a text in which you describe your experience of the app, both the good aspects and the unsatisfacory aspects, and then explain what improvements you would recommend.

• Email

• Review

• Speech

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

You recently watched a documentary that you thought was both entertaining and informative. You think that it is a model of what a good documentary should be. Write a text which describes the documentary in general terms, explains specifically how it was both entertaining and informative, and argue why this shows how documentaries should be made.

• Blog

• Review

• Interview

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

You went on holiday to a country you’ve always wanted to visit. Nothing went as you planned, and you came back home feeling disappointed and frustrated. You want to share your experience so that other people can avoid such problems. Write a text describing what you had initially planned, explaining what went wrong, and summarising the lessons that you have learned. 

• Blog

• Letter to the editor

• Diary

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL. 11-12.9