Nghe An teachers commented: Not many candidates got good scores in Literature.

The literary essay question is quite long for many candidates.

Commenting on this year's exam, teacher Hoang Thi Hoai Hoan - teacher at Trung Do Secondary School (Vinh city) said that this year's exam was quite good, in which in the reading comprehension section, good and excellent candidates can easily get the maximum score: I like the text part of the reading comprehension section when extracting datafrom the article “From Sand to Pearl” by a foreign author. This is also a fairly familiar part of the text and the teacher has reviewed it quite a lot, so if you study carefully, you will not have any difficulty.”

The Literature exam has 120 minutes to complete. The exam has 3 parts, including reading comprehension, social commentary, and literary commentary. Photo: My Ha

In question d of this part of the test "State a meaningful message that you received from the excerpt", the main message is in the last sentence of the text, which is "must rely on yourself".

Here there is an additional connection in the social argumentation question section, an open question and students will get many vivid examples to prove like Uncle Ho, like Nick Vujicic...

Candidates in Vinh city begin preparing for the Literature exam. Photo: Duc Anh

In the Literature Essay section, the work “Fishing Boats” by Huy Can has not been included in the 10th grade exam for a long time, so during the review process, teachers always pay attention to this poem. In our school, students have just analyzed stanzas 5 and 6 in the mock exam at the end of May.

However, the question requiring students to analyze all three stanzas 5, 6, and 7 is quite long. In my opinion, “the question should be two stanzas. With this question, any student who works slowly will not be able to keep up.”

Students in the lowlands have more advantages than students in the mountains.

Talking about the examLiteratureof the 10th grade entrance exam, teacher Le Na - Literature teacher - Boarding School for Ethnic MinoritiesKy Son Secondary School said: In my opinion, the Literature exam is quite good, close to the structure, so during the review process, teachers and students have reviewed quite thoroughly. Besides, the exam promotes the spirit of the 2018 General Education Program, which is to promote students' abilities. In this exam, students will get an average score, quite a lot, but not many candidates get good scores.

Invigilators prepare for the first exam of the 10th grade entrance exam. Photo: My Ha

Going deeper into the analysis of the question, Ms. Le Na added, in question 1, the students did basically well. Question 2 talks about personal capacity, this is an advantage question for students from the lowlands. However, for students from the mountainous areas, this is a difficult question: Of course, each student has their own capacity and if they know how to exploit it, have extensive knowledge, they can write up to 5-6 pages. Meanwhile, for students from the mountainous areas, a social argumentative exam, requiring typical evidence, analysis, and proof, will be "a bit difficult" for them, they will not be able to develop their skills.

The questions in the Literature Essay section are part of the curriculum (not part of the reduced curriculum), so I believe that the schools have provided good preparation for the candidates. However, personally, I think that the exam is a bit long and if you do not manage your time well, you will not be able to complete the entire exam.

Candidates at the exam site of Quy Hop 2 High School after completing the first exam. Photo: Phan Giang

Teacher Le Na also said that the Literary Essay question is also a question to differentiate candidates: Here, in the last three stanzas, in addition to analyzing nature and analyzing the results of students' labor, they must also analyze the author's art. The joy of labor must also be combined with the inspiration to build the homeland and the cause of building socialism in the North.

Decoding the Literature exam questions

To write an essay with a high score, teacher Nguyen Van Huong - teacher at Phu Hong Secondary School - Yen Thanh analyzed this year's exam quite carefully.

Specifically, in the reading comprehension section, two questions at the level of recognizing the main expression method and detecting available details in the text will help students easily get points.

The excitement of the candidates after finishing the Literature exam. Photo: Duc Anh

The third reading comprehension question is intended to test students at the comprehension level, referring to an evocative image in the text, helping students perceive the meaning of an image in the text.

Basically, students can understand the meaning of the image, but to get high scores, they need to have their own associations and feelings, and know how to place the image in the overall text to fully appreciate its value:For the female snail, the shell is a heavy, cumbersome and worthless thing. For the mother snail, the shell is a means to protect their body. At the same time, the mother snail also shows that they do not need to rely on anyone but only need to rely on themselves to constantly strive and try to protect themselves, live and develop.

Reading comprehension question 4 requires students to apply their skills. Students state a message that is meaningful to them:Life is not perfect, cherish and value what you have. Rely on yourself and make constant efforts.

In the social argumentation section, the question requires discussion of an issue within the scope of ideology and morality, but at the same time can be related to current situations in social life. Candidates only need to correctly identify the argumentation issue to do well.

Each of us has our own value, so it is necessary to know how to promote our own value. Our own value is the meaning of each person's existence, the inner strength of each person. Our own value is the advantage, the outstanding strength of each person compared to others, making us have our own personality, our own mark that does not mix with the crowd..

The topic “The necessity of promoting self-worth” is a good, open social discussion topic, suitable for students’ perceptions and feelings. Students need to be aware of the necessity of promoting self-worth:Promoting self-worth will help us be more confident with ourselves; Promoting self-worth will help society develop more and more; Promoting self-worth is also a way to help us constantly strive and strive to improve. Because self-worth is not simply money and material things on the outside, but also the value inside the soul.

The social argumentative essay of this exam will promote the creativity and capacity of each student. In particular, students can demonstrate their creative thinking ability in good evidence, stating the role - profound meaning and creative connection.

The literary argumentation section is within the scope of basic knowledge, easily inspiring students. The challenge for students in this question is to get full marks in highlighting the general thesis of the poem: The poem is not only a song about the beauty of nature but also shows the beauty of people working at sea.

After the Literature subject, candidates will continue with the second subject, which is the Foreign Language subject. Photo: Duc Anh

The evaluation section must enhance and evaluate the artistic value as well as the talent and style of the author. In the analysis, students must highlight: By combining realistic and romantic writing styles, rhetorical devices of comparison, personification, selected words and images, the above poem has helped readers fully and completely perceive a majestic picture of nature with the rich generosity of nature while successfully portraying the image of a great and extraordinary worker.

The poem also helps us realize in poet Huy Can the love for nature, for the country and the joy and belief in the work of building socialism. That sentiment is truly precious./.