VCE English Question Thread

[Sine]

What do you mean by "not forced"?

As in you don't want to be chucking in  "quotes" which aren't relevant just for the sake of increasing your quote count or using that particular quote.

[snowisawesome]

As in you don't want to be chucking in  "quotes" which aren't relevant just for the sake of increasing your quote count or using that particular quote.

So can quotes be as little as 2 words long?

[MissSmiley]

So can quotes be as little as 2 words long?

Definitely!

[sdfg]

So can quotes be as little as 2 words long?

As MissSmiley said, definitely, but don't use this as an excuse to memorise 2 words of a quote and not the whole thing. Only use 2 word quotes if they provide substantial material for analysis.

[Yertle the Turtle]

So can quotes be as little as 2 words long?

As little as one word, just remember to make sure that they are appropriate and sufficiently embedded in the essay, in other words they are part of the sentence.

[Sine]

So can quotes be as little as 2 words long?

as everyone else has already said- yes definitely you can

but the most improtant thing is knowing when and how to use certain quotes in your essay

[emmawatsonlover990]

Does anyone have any ideas on what to write in a paragraph about the juxtaposing ideas of the theme of life and death in 'Year of Wonders'? 

Thank you in advance

[MissSmiley]

Hi everyone!

Could I just ask what you need to talk about in a conclusion to make it really strong and memorable in your text response?
Yes it's supposed to be really short and you have to signpost your points really succinctly, but other than that, does you last line need to be about how the text values, ideas, themes, etc apply to us as 21st century people or does the last line have to be specific to the text just analysing it holistically and relating it to the essay prompt?

Would love to hear how people approach their conclusion and how they end their piece!

Thank you so much!!

[sdfg]

Hi everyone!

Could I just ask what you need to talk about in a conclusion to make it really strong and memorable in your text response?
Yes it's supposed to be really short and you have to signpost your points really succinctly, but other than that, does you last line need to be about how the text values, ideas, themes, etc apply to us as 21st century people or does the last line have to be specific to the text just analysing it holistically and relating it to the essay prompt?

Would love to hear how people approach their conclusion and how they end their piece!

Thank you so much!!

I try to think of conclusions as a 'mic-drop' moment, where after for the most part of my essay talking about the specifics, I go BOOM this is the big picture bitches, then proceed to drop the mic and walk off the stage. Don't know how helpful of a tip this is but that's what I always thought of when writing conclusions and it worked well for me!!

Oh, and don't talk about how a text is applicable to the 21st century in the conclusions unless you've already discussed it in your body. A conclusion's function is exactly as its name suggests - to conclude, not to introduce new ideas.

[Sine]

Hi everyone!

Could I just ask what you need to talk about in a conclusion to make it really strong and memorable in your text response?
Yes it's supposed to be really short and you have to signpost your points really succinctly, but other than that, does you last line need to be about how the text values, ideas, themes, etc apply to us as 21st century people or does the last line have to be specific to the text just analysing it holistically and relating it to the essay prompt?

Would love to hear how people approach their conclusion and how they end their piece!

Thank you so much!!

other than a structural component of the essay it really won't alter your mark too much. The assesor usually knows what mark well before the conclusion. I think a good conclusion would as you say summarise all the important points along with NOT including any other new ideas. You could allude to some historical context of the text too.

[Guideme]

So i am writing a short story in relation to the film "Rear Window" about Miss Lonelyhearts's feelings and actions when she gets sexually assaulted, who do you think the target audience would be?

[Sine]

So i am writing a short story in relation to the film "Rear Window" about Miss Lonelyhearts's feelings and actions when she gets sexually assaulted, who do you think the target audience would be?

I haven't studied the text so just going off what you wrote. I'm thinking anyone you want to educate on what those feelings are like and her mindset on why those actions were chosen and taken. Or if the actions were impulsive why were they so? Could also be for an audience who may have had similar experiences in order to make sure they are not isolated feel alone.

[snowisawesome]

"In the play medea, the crucial conflict is between reason and passion". Discuss

For the prompt above, would I lose marks in an essay if i had a few quotes that weren't directly about reason and passion?

[Poet]

"In the play medea, the crucial conflict is between reason and passion". Discuss

For the prompt above, would I lose marks in an essay if i had a few quotes that weren't directly about reason and passion?

If you use quotes in an essay, they don't have to be related. You just have to find a way to tie them in and make them somewhat relevant to whatever you're writing on, such as describing a character (Medea's passion is evident in her [insert quote here] and erratic conduct), etc.
Just make sure you're not just plonking quotes in that you think you can get away with. Quality over quantity, always.

[clarke54321]

"In the play medea, the crucial conflict is between reason and passion". Discuss

For the prompt above, would I lose marks in an essay if i had a few quotes that weren't directly about reason and passion?

No, this wouldn’t be the case. You may have other quotes (not related to passion or reason) that work to corroborate the points that do in fact hold some relevance.