Is this in the test?

About Is this in the test?

A podcast by ākonga for ākonga in Aotearoa New Zealand. Small group chats about literature commonly taught in our classrooms. Revision without the teacher!

Publisher

NZATE

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Jan 2023

Latest episode

10 Sept 2023

Latest episodes

4 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Sept 2023

   Taika Waititi’s What We Do in the Shadows

   Year 13 students have a korero about Taika Waitit’s Wellington-based vampire comedy, What We Do in the Shadows. They discuss their interpretations of the film and how they would apply to a 3.2 response.

2. 

   2 Sept 2023

   Eye in the Sky & Tsotsi - both directed by Gavin Hood

   A student discussion of two Gavin Hood directed films, Eye in the Sky and Tsotsi. Discussion is formed around a possible approach to Level 3 and Scholarship English questions The films are easily found on ETV and TVNZ on Demand. Recorded in June 2023.

3. 

   30 Jan 2023

   The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas - Ursula K Le Guin

   Year 12 and 13 students from different classes discuss Ursula K Le Guin's short story 'The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas'.

4. 

   29 Jan 2023

   Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

   Mount Maunganui Y13s discuss aspects of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and consider how they would approach NZQA examination questions.

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