Section A Discussion

[anna.xo]

Text honestly killed me..I found both of the ITCOM prompts absolutely terrible.

3/10 come at me </3

[indkel]

Hey, does it matter if I forgot to shade the box indicating which text I was writing on for Section A. I probably did do it; I tend to be paranoid. However, I do distinctly remember shading that I was answering topic ii and I wrote the prompt out before I began my essay.

It's all good, you're fine. They'll figure it out

[literally lauren]

Hey, does it matter if I forgot to shade the box indicating which text I was writing on for Section A. I probably did do it; I tend to be paranoid. However, I do distinctly remember shading that I was answering topic ii and I wrote the prompt out before I began my essay.

So, am I okay if I forgot? Like, does my exam go to a specific assessor who knows my text, or do all assessors do all texts? I'm worried that my essay for this section won't be marked, and I did really well.

Thanks in advance, and I didn't really know where to post this so sorry if it is in the wrong place.

Hope today went well for everybody.

Not at all. They scan them first and then send them off to specific assessors, but if they get the wrong one (ie. you had a brain melt and ticked a different text) they just put it in a separate pile and send it to a different assessor who marks your text. No need to worry, you just made VCAA pay an extra few cents for reposting, that's all

[jyce]

Phew! Thanks for the reassurance guys. My freak out session was ruining my good vibe over English being all over. 

[Vermilliona]

Because the a first Brooklyn prompt mentioned 'characters', I included 2-4 characters in every paragraph and how their actions tied to the idea of that paragraph - ended up being 1800-2000 words. I don't think my sentences were gibbering or anything and everything I included was relevant - do you think the length will work to my disadvantage?

[Valyria]

Ah, will doing 3 relatively large body paragraphs rather than 4 medium sized paragraphs be criticized? Spent so much time on section C that I was torn choosing between 2 discuss/character questions

[Vermilliona]

Also I don't think I shades the little i. or ii. box to indicate which prompt I did, but I discussed/used the words freedom and duty in my intro, will that be ok?

[brenden]

Because the a first Brooklyn prompt mentioned 'characters', I included 2-4 characters in every paragraph and how their actions tied to the idea of that paragraph - ended up being 1800-2000 words. I don't think my sentences were gibbering or anything and everything I included was relevant - do you think the length will work to my disadvantage?

Nah... Knowing the type of stuff you probably mentioned for that prompt you'll probs end up with a 10

Ah, will doing 3 relatively large body paragraphs rather than 4 medium sized paragraphs be criticized? Spent so much time on section C that I was torn choosing between 2 discuss/character questions

Nope! Don't stress it at all!

Also I don't think I shades the little i. or ii. box to indicate which prompt I did, but I discussed/used the words freedom and duty in my intro, will that be ok?

Yeah, I'm sure they know the difference between opportunity and duty! You'll be fine, they'll figure it out.

[soNasty]

i did the second prompt for twelve angry men.... i felt as though this was my strongest piece in the exam..
although im basically so cut at how i did for B and C, this is helping me get through

[brenden]

i did the second prompt for twelve angry men.... i felt as though this was my strongest piece in the exam..
although im basically so cut at how i did for B and C, this is helping me get through

What'd you say about it?

[Paulrus]

how much does it matter if i didn't have a conclusion for my text response? i still managed to write everything else to a pretty good level (was really happy with the prompt), but i ran out of time and didn't get to write up a conclusion. how much of an impact would it have?

honestly feeling kinda shattered right now, i spent ages on lang analysis (and ended up with a really shit piece anyway) which meant i just didn't have enough time :\

[soNasty]

What'd you say about it?

I spoke about how the jury is a microcosm for 1950's american society plagued with xenophobia and racial attitudes, the misogyny demonstrated by juror 10 as well as his overtly bigoted demeanour.. umm i mentioned how the weather is a fluctuating medium which promotes juror indifference and potentially polarises the jurors when changing to a non guilty verdict. i spoke about how juror 3's personal attachment to the case stimulated intolerance.. used 'leaping into the breach' and managed to swing in juror 10's 'smart bastards' quote
But i dont know, i dont even know if that makes sense lol... oh well what's done is done

[brenden]

how much does it matter if i didn't have a conclusion for my text response? i still managed to write everything else to a pretty good level (was really happy with the prompt), but i ran out of time and didn't get to write up a conclusion. how much of an impact would it have?

honestly feeling kinda shattered right now, i spent ages on lang analysis (and ended up with a really shit piece anyway) which meant i just didn't have enough time :\

It matters a little bit. More than it would in an LA piece, but I'm sure you'll still score a pretty high range response. A mate of mine scored 57/60 in his exam without concluding any of his three essays, so it's all good! Two of my pieces were unfinished for a 56/60. Don't let it stress you out man, you prepped really well, I'm confident you'll score highly

(btw I spent literally 90 minutes on LA so cop that)

Moral of the story is: stuff ups happen, and they don't ruin everything.

I spoke about how the jury is a microcosm for 1950's american society plagued with xenophobia and racial attitudes, the misogyny demonstrated by juror 10 as well as his overtly bigoted demeanour.. umm i mentioned how the weather is a fluctuating medium which promotes juror indifference and potentially polarises the jurors when changing to a non guilty verdict. i spoke about how juror 3's personal attachment to the case stimulated intolerance.. used 'leaping into the breach' and managed to swing in juror 10's 'smart bastards' quote
But i dont know, i dont even know if that makes sense lol... oh well what's done is done

Sounds mad!

[christianb]

what'd you guys think of the A christmas carol prompts?

[AmericanBeauty]

Can someone please tell me if what I did was OK for text response? I did Wilfred Owen. I am terrible at making topic sentences and ideas up on the spot to match the prompt so if I did ... woo! If not

'How do Owen's poems expose the tragedy of war.'

First para - I spoke about the imagery that shows complete character degradation. spoke about bearing witness to debilitating truths of war like 'flesh corrupted lungs' of fallen comrades and shit. I continuously linked it back to 'tragedy.'

Second Para - this is me trying to be complex and go both ways. I said something like 'Owen attempts to romanticise his depictions of war, but in the end the tragedy of war is supreme over all beauty at war.' Then I was speaking about the chronological shift in poems going from like happy environment things like the sun being 'kind' to being 'fatuous' and being more idealistic. As such whilst Owen tries to highlight the goodness in war, tragedy prevails. something like that.

Third paragraph - I spoke about unfortunate circumstances that the speakers of the poems found themselves in, typically forced into positions due to the propagates of the war. I spoke about going to war and dying for their parents being tragic for the soldiers, i spoke about the tragedy of the environment turning against them as soldiers were stuck in 'teeth of traps' and were 'at the bottom (of the hole) of its throat stuck in phlegm' which I made seem unfortunate for soldiers (continuously linking back to the word tragedy). Lastly I wrote about the treatment of soldiers having their humanity omitted by the propagates of the war or by those who 'dealt paws of the war and madness' or some shit. Made it seem like they were misfortunate in their treatment at war.

Is all this on topic? I CONTINUOUSLY linked back to the word TRAGIC and had the word TRAGEDY opened in front of me the whole time in the dictionary. lololol!!!