I actually do have a question, what type of paper is used in the exam and is it hard to write in the booklet?It'll be similar to your Studio exam - just regular printer paper with lines through it... not difficult to write in at all :)
It'll be similar to your Studio exam - just regular printer paper with lines through it... not difficult to write in at all :)
How was it?!
Stressful, nerve-racking.
Much easier than previous years...dafuq
Much easier than previous years...I gues it was a bit easy, but im so annoyed coz i didnt finish a lil bit of my last body paragraph and conclusion for lang analysis. will that affect my mark significantly in any way?
I gues it was a bit easy, but im so annoyed coz i didnt finish a lil bit of my last body paragraph and conclusion for lang analysis. will that affect my mark significantly in any way?
my English teacher (who's also a vcaa assessor) said that you need to have a conclusion in your language analysis but it doesn't get marked.
That's just what she said.
Hey guys,omfg i did that as well!!!
You know how you have to shade the boxes of your topic, what happens if you tick them(just what I did).
Fuck, I didn't analyse the pictures. I thought of analysing the EFTPOS machine picture but I had no idea what it meant and why it was even there.
Omg yes I know right??? Also my mind completely blanked and I forgot what the EFTPOS machine was actually called!!! I referred to it as a ‘mini-atm.’ The examiner is going to think I’m missing a brainbut wtf where you supposed to say to that? i didn't even see the point in adding the picture in
my English teacher (who's also a vcaa assessor) said that you need to have a conclusion in your language analysis but it doesn't get marked.Re: Conclusion
That's just what she said.
How was it?!
Fuck, I didn't analyse the pictures. I thought of analysing the EFTPOS machine picture but I had no idea what it meant and why it was even there.
Just a friendly reminder that your overall exam mark will not be decided by small things such as missing the conclusion or using the wrong terminology a couple of times. Examiners understand this is a highly stressed examination. Your essay will be marked overall on how well you have conveyed your points, used the best pieces of evidence, structured your response and analysed.Does that include not worrying whether you put a tick or shade on the boxes?
Congratulations on finishing your first VCE exam and now it's time to stop dwelling on this one and focusing on the next :)
I forgot to freaking analyse the visuals for section C, and I feel like an idiot because I usually don't forget such things. Ughhhhhhhhh.We had some people in my class like this.
Anyone know how much this will impact my score, by not including a visual analysis for section C?
Does that include not worrying whether you put a tick or shade on the boxes?They ask you to shade the box because it will be scanned and shading shows up better. A tick should still be visible though, and if it's not they'll figure it out from looking at your piece.
Ah shit, here we go againGiven you've posted it here too, I'm going to repeat myself here.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Hailey+Express/@51.7954063,-1.4861399,17z/data=!4m7!3m6!1s0x4876cc53df9da76d:0x7e228f69bc41f05!8m2!3d51.7954063!4d-1.4839459!9m1!1b1?hl=en-GB&authuser=0
https://imgur.com/gallery/9eyOTb2
I can’t remember if I shaded the box of my text or the for which question I did. Will they just not look at it? I feel like it would be pretty easy to see which one it was, but would they even try and read it?You'll be fine. Heaps of people do it every year, they'll work it out from your writing.
I can’t remember if I shaded the box of my text or the for which question I did. Will they just not look at it? I feel like it would be pretty easy to see which one it was, but would they even try and read it?Yes, they would try to deduce which question you did. They will still mark your work don't stress.
If I analysed the image as a happy customer rather than Hailey, will this impact my score?My thoughts are that the pictures are ambiguous, so however the way you interpret it (given that it is plausible) should not impact your score.
What did everyone think of the Photograph 51/Penelopiad prompts?
So if i forgot to mention the tone of the second piece and didn't have time to analyse the last three chunks of the first article (still got down 4.5 pages), how severely will i be penalised?As others have already alluded to the way English assessors mark your essays is not explicitly against a criteria sheet so making minor errors or omissions won't destroy your marks - it would actually be impossible for anyone to fully analyse anything within the timeframe so you are generally mostly marked on what you have written down (not what you have missed out on) obviously they want a proper structure though.
How much will not finishing half of a paragraph for section B influence my score? I didn't get time to talk about one of the texts in the last paragraph! How much will this bring my score down??See above.
Not ideal, both fairly limited in terms of incorporating all aspects of the text.
Had expected something on storytelling or fate
What did everyone think of the Frankenstein and Invictus/Ransom prompts?
Can't comment on Invictus/Ransom but I thought the Frankenstein prompts were fairly decent. Both of them lended themselves to a character based essay more so than a thematic response (like 2018 for example when the prompts explicitly mentioned 'knowledge' and 'injustice')i found the crucible/yow prompts kind of difficult ?? maybe it was because i guess i was underprepared, but i thought they were pretty limiting :/ idk that's just me though
Any thoughts on Crucible/YOW?
Didn't mention anything about authorial intrusions and epilogues ughhh
on an unrelated note I can't believe there are still 5 more exams left :-\ is it normal to feel this unprepared... I can't help but ruminate on the English exam even though I know this is counterproductive
Hey guys,
You know how you have to shade the boxes of your topic, what happens if you tick them(just what I did).
:( I wish it had been on storytelling!
I found it weird they made the first one so specific to "Rosalind and Penelope", because then I had to justify bringing the Maids into the discussion. I had wanted to also talk about Helen! I wish it had just been "female determination".
Ehh anyway it's all over now! Hope everyone went well!!
Wait, what did the P.51/The penelopiad prompts have to do with fate?
Did everyone here finish?
I didn't do conclusions for either Seciton B or C :(
in my conclusion for the language analysis I only wrote about the closing stages of sam morricones letter but didnt give an overall conclusion about both articles. Will this significantly affect my marks?Yeah, I kinda did the same. :(
Other than the really obvious part they put in for connotations ('breeze' connotes weightlessness and tranquility without 'wads of bills') that most people did, barely anything in the language. It ended up being an 90% argument analysis. what did people say about the pictures? Mine were handshake=personal connection/understanding to customer knowing what they want, card machine= questioning reliability of new tech. Not great tbh. Anyone catch any good ones?
Other than the really obvious part they put in for connotations ('breeze' connotes weightlessness and tranquility without 'wads of bills') that most people did, barely anything in the language. It ended up being an 90% argument analysis. what did people say about the pictures? Mine were handshake=personal connection/understanding to customer knowing what they want, card machine= questioning reliability of new tech. Not great tbh. Anyone catch any good ones?A bit of a stretch, but I mentioned that the use of asyndeton in the headline embodied the efficiency of electronic payment systems. Article was kinda bland imo :/
Other than the really obvious part they put in for connotations ('breeze' connotes weightlessness and tranquility without 'wads of bills') that most people did, barely anything in the language. It ended up being an 90% argument analysis. what did people say about the pictures? Mine were handshake=personal connection/understanding to customer knowing what they want, card machine= questioning reliability of new tech. Not great tbh. Anyone catch any good ones?
I also stated the handshake thing and that it is a homely and personal vibe Haley is trying to create, for the machine thing I was soo stumped I just made up that the store is only interested in collecting your money, hence the receipts and when you want service they abandon you. Idk