Do i study both texts for end of year or pick one? HIV vs Ransom

[sodium.777]

Just wondering if i should pick HIV over Ransom. The problem with HIV is because its old english its hard to read it and remember quotes. On the other hand there are so much more material on HIV (but old), and coupled with the fact that its my last SAC its nice to think i can ditch a book (Ransom)

But.... This is first year HIV's been on so im also worried it might be hard etc (and can't find any essay qs or recent notes)



Which do i pick? HAve any past students chosen only one book to study? Or have you guys studied both your texts incase both questions are bad in the exam? What do? 

[pi]

Is HIV a book orrrr.......?


If it's not a book, choose Ransom


If it is a book, you choose one to write for in the exam (the one you like most and are best at). However, last year, I prepared both Random and Richard III and decided to go with Richard III as I liked the topics better

[aes_999]

Ransom? How I loathed that book at last year. All I can remember is Achilles, the old king, the big guy and his donkey Beauty. Considering that you're also an MHS student, I'm assuming HIV is Henry the Fourth, which replaced Richard III in the MHS english list. Definitely pick Henry the Fourth, there's loads of good quotes that'll cover most, if not all topic questions that VCAA will throw at you in the exam.

Oh, just an advice. There's a sort of a manga version of Henry IV at the MHS library. Read it if you want.

[pi]

Considering that you're also an MHS student, I'm assuming HIV is Henry the Fourth,

This is really awks, I thought it was a completely different HIV...

/facepalm

Definitely pick Richard III, there's loads of good quotes that'll cover most, if not all topic questions that VCAA will throw at you in the exam.

Also, I think Richard III was swapped for another Shakespearean play this year.

[aes_999]

^Yeah, it got replaced by Henry IV. I've modified my previous answer.

[dilks]

Yeah, I'd recommend not using HIV as your acronym in the exam. There is an acronym (1H4) but honestly, that one is pretty confusing as well. In the exam just refer to it by full name (Henry IV, Part 1) and then refer to it as 'the play' from thereon in.

Oh yeah, also the play is not written in old english it is written in middle english. Just saying. Old english is a lot harder to read.

[aes_999]

^Sigh, nobody really cares. It's english bro, not many people like english. Point is, go and try smash exam. No more painful Shakespeare reading afterwards.

[astone788]

Omg, I got A christmas carol, OR Cosi to choose from. It's like pick your poisen.

[charmanderp]

Omg, I got A christmas carol, OR Cosi to choose from. It's like pick your poisen.

A Christmas Carol is easy peasy

But yeah, I recommend preparing two; I'm planning on preparing for OTW and ACC. I'm not too confident in my ability to analyse films and of course it gives me another option should both of the essay questions for one of the texts not inspire confidence once I see it.

[BigAl]

I have two books to study: year of wonders and 12 angry men. My first sac was all about year of wonders from which i got something like 67 percent. I had my last sac from twelve angry men and I got relatively good score on that (44/50) Year of wonders was a thick book and there were so many elements to pull out which made harder for me to talk about a specific point. On the other hand, 12 angry men is easy to study and short text. I can easily go beyond understanding the text and focus on the ideas, which was so much harder for year of wonders. So my suggestion to you: consider to study the text you've recently finished reading. It's much easier to remember stuff. Don't underestimate the thickness of the book. Some books may appear thick but indeed they might be relatively easy to study. also consider that from which book you can go beyond the story line...I mean which one is easier when pulling out ideas..cause in the exam storyline doesn't do much but heaps of ideas are worth to have. In that case, whatever the question is, you always have some ideas for what to talk about, which makes your writing more sophisticated. anyway I'm talking too much  I'm also an esl student.

[charmanderp]

Don't necessarily base it on the score that you got for that respective SAC. For Lit last year I scored 34/40 for my A Passage to India SAC and 39/40 for my Gwen Harwood SAC. Still chose to write on AP2I and DH Lawrence for the exam.

Although you make a good point in that studying a shorter printed text lends itself well to being able to revise it quickly eg. ACC being 130 words or something. Whichever text you enjoy more is also a crucial factor in what you choose; I adored AP2I and hence studied it with gay abandon (yes I can say that).

[ICECOLD]

Ransom 4 sure. Covers 3 characters, v. easy to prepare.

[Lasercookie]

Although you make a good point in that studying a shorter printed text lends itself well to being able to revise it quickly eg. ACC being 130 words or something.

Couldn't help but notice that sounds like a very short novel indeed

[charmanderp]

Although you make a good point in that studying a shorter printed text lends itself well to being able to revise it quickly eg. ACC being 130 words or something.

Couldn't help but notice that sounds like a very short novel indeed

Oops. Meant 130 pages

[Tomanomanous]

I think I'm going to be doing Ransom in the exam, but I think you should just do which text interested you the most through the year - as you'll feel more inclined to research about it and strengthen your ideas. You still have a fair amount of time to choose though

Good luck!