English Standard Question Thread

[Dragomistress]

For Henry Lawson, do we have to do all 4 of those texts? Or do we only need to do a few?

[beatroot]

For Henry Lawson, do we have to do all 4 of those texts? Or do we only need to do a few?

Hey there!
I didn't do Henry Lawson for Mod A but it's better to study all of Lawson's texts then just studying a few because they might ask for a specific short story in the exam

[joemassoud]

For Henry Lawson, do we have to do all 4 of those texts? Or do we only need to do a few?

all four texts

[LegalEagle24/7]

Hey, for the 2017 HSC mod c exploring transitions,
the question was...

" The significance of the experience of transition lies in individuals gaining a deeper
understanding of themselves and others.
To what extent do the texts you have studied in this elective support this view? "

Since, it says experience, do you have to have quotes from the beginning, middle and end of the text?
Thanksxx

[beatroot]

Hey, for the 2017 HSC mod c exploring transitions,
the question was...

" The significance of the experience of transition lies in individuals gaining a deeper
understanding of themselves and others.
To what extent do the texts you have studied in this elective support this view? "

Since, it says experience, do you have to have quotes from the beginning, middle and end of the text?
Thanksxx

Hey there!

I remember doing this question for my HSC For this question, I did two integrated paragraphs. One for before/middle of text (my prescribed and related texts) and one for end of text (my prescribed and related texts). The reason why I did it this way was because of the time limit. I didn't think I would've been able to write three/six paragraphs in 40 minutes. However, it really is up to you how you structure your paragraphs and what quotes you want to use in them. As long as there's a consistency

[edumax]

Hey, just wondering if anyone has any tips for studying Module B (Film- A Beautiful Mind)?
Anything will help, thanks heaps!! 

[beatroot]

Hey, just wondering if anyone has any tips for studying Module B (Film- A Beautiful Mind)?
Anything will help, thanks heaps!! 

Hey! I didn't do 'A Beautiful Mind' but pretty much Module B is a close study so there's a lot of emphasis on the text's recurring themes through its techniques.
Since its a film, you have to keep in mind visual techniques are the preferred choice of techniques when analysing a film instead of the dialogue (-unless the dialogue actually helps aha). You can analyse the film in terms of its angles (ie; high shot = power, wide shot = emptiness, etc.), edits (ie; reverse, black and white, slow down), lighting, composition, vector lines, colour, character, costuming, visual symbols and more. Then explain how those techniques create meaning or tell a theme. For example, in Billy Elliot the use of blue costuming at the start of the film represents masculinity. However, the colours red, yellow and green represents Billy's growth as an individual.

Hope this helps

[jessica mo]

How many related texts are needed for module B: close study of text?

[jessica mo]

How much is Paper 2 Section II worth?
 

[beatroot]

How many related texts are needed for module B: close study of text?

No related text needed as Mod B has alot of focus on the prescribed text.

How much is Paper 2 Section II worth?
 

All sections in Paper 2 are all equal as they are all essays. Each section is worth 20 marks, totalling to 60 marks in Paper 2 altogether.

[jessica mo]

what is the focus of module B?

[fantasticbeasts3]

what is the focus of module B?

Module B is what it is - Close Study of Text! It's pretty much just analysis of your prescribed.

[edumax]

Okay this might be a really stupid question but what's the best way to tackle structuring a mod A response. With reference to 2 texts, would it be best to structure paragraphs conceptually with 1 idea integrating both texts or by separating texts so that one paragraph doesn't have both texts?
AB AB or AA BB?

[beatroot]

Okay this might be a really stupid question but what's the best way to tackle structuring a mod A response. With reference to 2 texts, would it be best to structure paragraphs conceptually with 1 idea integrating both texts or by separating texts so that one paragraph doesn't have both texts?
AB AB or AA BB?

This really all depends on what you're comfortable with and what the question is. For Mod A, the best way really is to just do AA BB. Whether you're doing Distinctive Voices or Distinctively Visual, talking about your texts separately makes it easier to focus on the text's themes on their own (unless they have similar themes but really imo I believe it's best to do AA BB). Though if the question asks the similarity/differences or compare/contrast between the texts, you can approach it in the AB AB way.

This is just coming from my own perspective though!

[jessica mo]

Where can i summit my creative to be marked by top atar people? when i went to the creative thread i couldn't make a new post/reply.
thanks