INSTRUCTIONS TO THE STUDENTS
- Answer three question sonly
- Questions one and two are compulsory.
- In question three choose only one of the optional texts,for which you have been prepared.
- Where a candidate presents work on more than one optional text, only the first to appear will be marked
- Each of your essay must not exceed 450 words
IMAGINATIVE COMPOSITION (COMPULSORY)
Either
Write a composition ending with the following:
“ Since that day, I have always promised myself to remain focused in my studies.” (20marks)
Or
Write a story to illustrate the saying,
“Misfortunes never come singly” (20marks)
Compulsory Set Text
BlossomsoftheSavannahby Henry Ole Kulet.
In a male-dominated society, only women who are resilient overcome the hurdles placed on their paths. Write an essay justifying the assertion with clear illustrations from Henry ole Kulet’s BlossomsoftheSavannah. (20 marks)
THE OPTIONAL SET TEXT
Answer any one of the following three questions. (20 marks) EITHER
The Short Story
Memories we Lost and Other Stories
In life’s confinement, it is positive thinking and hope that creates comfort and ultimate success. Using the short story UmbrellaManby Sipphar Thagigoo Siddhartha Gigoo justify the statement.
OR
Drama
David Mulwa, Inheritance.
“Poverty whose source is only known by incompetent leaders is a punishment.” Write an essay to support the quotation drawing your points from David Mulwa’s, Inheritance.
OR
The Novel
John Steinbeck, The Pearl.
Most people equate fortune to happiness which is not the case. Elucidate the truth of this statement drawing illustrations from ThePearlby John Steinbeck.
MARKING SCHEME
- IMAGINATIVE COMPOSITION (COMPULSORY)
Either- Write a composition ending with the following:
“ Since this day, I had always promised myself to remain focused in my studies.” (20marks)
Or - Write a story to illustrate the saying,
“Misfortunes never come singly” (20marks)
MUST BE A STORY, if not deduct -2AD
Must not exceed 2 pages, -2AD
Must be relevant to the saying, if not -4AD
GENERAL MARKING SCHEME
Category A+ 19-20 Very fluent
Has a definite sparkEffortless
Many items of meritA 18 Effortless Many items of merit A 16-17 Well planned
Apt vocabulary
Wide knowledgeGood style
Many items of merit
No errors, only slipsCategory B+ 14-15 Quite fluent
Apt vocabularyGood planning B 13 Maturity of ideas Has a fair range of sentence variety B 11-12 Several items of merit Very few serious errors Category C
C+ 09-10Candidate communicates,
but with difficultyRepetitive grammatical errors C 8 Poor planning Simple ideas C 06-07 Undeveloped story
Many gross errors, misused
propositions
Ridiculous idiomsImmature thoughts,
Digressive
Many spelling errors
Persistent mother- tongue interferenceCategory D
D+ 04-05Chaotic
Many gross errors of spelling, tense and populationD 03 Hardly any meaningful expressions.
- Write a composition ending with the following:
- Compulsory Set Text
BlossomsoftheSavannahby Henry Ole Kulet.
In a male-dominated society, only women who are resilient in character overcome the hurdles placed on their paths. Write an essay justifying the assertion with clear illustrations from Henry ole Kulet’s Blossoms of the Savannah. (20 marks)
Point of interpretation
Character
Their resilience
Background information
Details on the challenges and their resilience
Success(outcome)
Introduction
In the Blossoms of the Savannah, women who are resilient and determines no matter the challenges always succeed in the end.
- Resian is determined to go to the university. She has desires to join Egerton University and pursue veterinary Science. (18) She constantly asked Yeiyo amd Taiyo to talk to their father. (183)Her father, Ole Kaelo prefers marrying Resian off to Oloisudori to educating her. (101, 169, 185-197,203-209) She manages to escape and get to Emakererei (262)
- Resian is determined to fight off being married forcefully to Oloisudori, despite the father’s and Oloisudori’s insistence. (101. 169, 185-197, 203-209) she manages to escape their plans by the help of Olarinkoi(209) and even gets to Minik’s ranch (262) who protects her from the clutches of oloisudori.( 282-284)
- Minik ene Nkoitoi, Emakererei, is focused on rescuing the girl–child from the FGM practice. The society values this practice and one who has not undergone it is deragoratorilly called ntoiye nemengalana. she’s been considered as a wasp( 21-22, 52) she saves th girls at her ranch (21, 265-284)
- Minik ene Nkoitoi has set her eyes on educating the girl-child despite the resistance from the Nasilian male-chauvinists.
- Resian fights olarinkoi from raping her. He worms into their family doing odd jobs (67,74) and wins the girls’s trust by protecting them from the vagabonds( 140-143) she uses that fact to lure resian to his place (209) and tries to rape her and also forces to marry her (218-222) she escapes to Minik’s place( 262)
- Nabaru fights for Resian against Olarinkoi and his mother to get her Emakererei. Nabaru takes care of resian when she’s hurt( 224-233) she helps her escape to Nabaru’s (245-253)
In conclusion, one needs to beat all odds to achieve their dreams
- THE OPTIONAL SET TEXT
Answeranyoneofthefollowingthreequestions. (20 marks) EITHER- The Short Story
Memories we Lost and Other Stories
In life’s confinement, it is positive thinking and hope that creates comfort and ultimate success. Using the short story UmbrellaManby Sipphar Thagigoo Siddhartha Gigoo justify the statement.- Curious /Adventures
Pahom asks a passing dealer “ is it true is there really a place where the land sells for such a cheap price/ could we really buy 13000 acres of land all for 1000 roubles” pahom is curious to know is the land of the bashkirs actually exist. - Determined
After learning of the existence of the land of the Bashkirspahom is determined to go there “ I have to go there and buy land. He enquired how to get to the bashkirs. - Greedy
When he reached the land of the BashkirsPahom is shown the land and given instructions on how to acquire it. On seeing it pg 22” Pahom’s eyes glistened. There was wide land in front of his eyes”
“ I will get the largest and best land above all the people ! I must lose no time” this thoughts show that human nature is greedy pg 25” though afraid of death he could not stop, he ran on and on…… This shows that despite the threat of death from exhaustion he cannot stop for he is greedy. - Far sighted
Pg 24” still he went on, thinking . an hour to suffer, a life-time to live. - Ambitious
Pg 21“He wanted wider and more fertile lands and had a desire to farm widely and to keep more livestock. All day Pahom kept thinking about only one thing .How can I have more lands?” - Remorseful/regretful
“ if only I have not blundered trying for too much! What if am too late? - Persevering /stoic
Pg 24 Pahom felt serious pain but he pressed on pg 25” though afraid of death he could not stop. He ran on and on ”
Conclusion
Accept a plausible conclusion that wraps the argument.
OR
- Curious /Adventures
- Drama
David Mulwa, Inheritance.
“Poverty is like a punishment whose source is only known by incompetent leaders.” Write an essay to support the quotation drawing your points from David Mulwa’s, Inheritance.- There are deaths of people.
- Injuries and torture of people. Hand cut off.
- Displacement of people.
- Suffering. Begging in the streets in order to eat
OR- The Novel
John Steinbeck, The Pearl.
Most people equate fortune to happiness which is not the case. Elucidate the truth of this statement drawing illustrations from ThePearlby John Steinbeck.
- Kino expects the pearl to bring him happiness but this is not the case. Instead the pearl becomes a nightmare as illustrated:
- It brings about physical injury to Kino as he attempts to fight off his enemies.
- Murder – Kino kills four men to save the pearl
- Violence – He hits his wife
- Loss of property – His boat is destroyed and his house burnt down
- Family conflict and turbulence in the once calm home.
- Loss of their child Coyotito (Any other valid points)
- The Novel
- The Short Story
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