Section C Discussion

[coconut stripes]

damn i only wrote about one visual, will this hurt my score? I just wrote about one because i thought they would convey the same 'symbolism'?

I spent much of last night chanting 'don't forget the visual... Don't forget the visual!' Aaaannd guess what I did? I forgot the visual. Well, only the second one, I analysed the first. Sigh... Here's hoping our study scores don't go down too much.

[lepeter]

Sample response for those interested (intention is not to dampen anyone's spirit but offer another perspective).

[schooliskool]

Sample response for those interested (intention is not to dampen anyone's spirit but offer another perspective).

Was this in 60 mins? If so, jeez :/

[imaware]

In terms of comparing and contrasting did we have to do it in depth?
pretty sure i compared the first speech based on arguments then said "conversly" and analysed the next speech.
Any opinions?

[Orson]

Did so bad. I wrote 6 pages worth (I have massive handwriting when under pressure), but it wasn't as good as other essays I have written. Thinking along the lines of a 6.

I was like WTF when I saw it because it was so big!

[Google Chrome]

I was so surprised to see 2 speeches this year, it was only on Monday when I was joking to my students about there being speech comparative  . Hope everyone did well, Stasiland prompts weren't to difficult.

[hollidaisies]

I found analysing the pieces relatively straightforward, however I could be full of false confidence and receive a horrible result haha.
For the first speech I wrote that she was 1. Trying to talk up bigsplash and 2. Praising volunteers/justifying the award, and for the second piece I said he was attempting to show he is worthy of receiving the award etc.
The more I think about it, it was a relatively strange piece compared to the vast majority of the practices I've done.

[Krakyn]

I preferred last years Section C (and really all the previous years I had done up to '08), just because they seemed more argumentative.

Here's how I structured my Section C. I'm sure I phrased things better in the exam

Intro:

- Mentioned that the use of social media/technology has enabled volunteering on a global scale, and has generated interest and attention to the efforts of volunteers, generating praise for their work.
- The 'bigsplash' award is presented annually to a worthy volunteer organisation
- The CEO of 'bigsplash' Stephanie Bennett presented this award before the audience at the event gathering. In her speech, she contented was that volunteering is a significant undertaking in Australia, and that Australia should do more to recognise the efforts and contributions of volunteers.
- In contrast, in his acceptance speech, Nguyen (I spelt this surname incorrectly so many times, then corrected myself) proposed that volunteering is it's own reward, and that all individuals who are "lucky enough to live in comfort" should help others and volunteer.

P1 on Bennett

- Appreciative and enthusiastic tone
- Use of statistics to emphasise the significance of volunteering in Australia (1/4 of Australians)
- Use of economic figures to emphasise the vast contribution (if volunteers were paid minimum wage, would amount to billions per year)
- Uses rhetorical question to signpost the next portion of her speech "what would we do without them?"
- Lists of the assistance which volunteers provide in short, rapid succession, overwhelming the audience and persuading them of the vast scope of the contribution which volunteers make.

P2 on Bennett + Bennet Visual

- Subtle shift in tone as she becomes critical, almost attacking.
- Utilises inclusive language to involve the audience, make them feel responsible "we, to our great shame" "we take it for granted"
- Suggests that we need to be more appreciative of volunteering efforts
- The banner between the lectern is included to highlight this
- The empower hand raising/assisting the unempowered hand is commonly associated with helping those less fortunate/in need, but in the context of the speech it is suggested that Australians should assist and recognise the effort of volunteers, who are usually the ones providing this assistance.

P3 on Nguyen + Nguyen Visual

- Mention contention
- Begins speech in a humble, thankful tone
- "Disagrees" by highlighting that "volunteering is it's own reward"
- Argues that "those that have lived in comfort" should assist those who are doing tough - uses anecdote of "home's been wiped out in a flood" to appeal to morality and goodwill, empowers the audience to involve themselves by volunteering and assisting others
- The visual Nguyen has chosen to include in his organisation's application is a close up of hand clumped on top of one another.
- This visual suggests that volunteering and making a difference is the small efforts of many which together create a large impact.
- Furthermore, the faces of individuals in the image are not shown, suggesting that they do not require recognition for their efforts, and reinforcing that "volunteering is it's own reward"

Small conclusion.

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That's just what I did, doesn't mean I was right and there are definitely different ways of approaching it (e.g. not from an argumentative / contrasting stance).

Hopefully I did alright, none of us will know until we get our results back. Hope you guys all did well - I liked the other to sections, so hoping for the best

Thanks for your support everyone, especially Lauren - your practise  exams helped heaps! Good luck to you all with the rest of your exams!

[appleandbee]

This was the worst, and basically fucked up my entire exam, I basically kept repeating myself. D:

[cameotodd]

Did anyone else feel that the script book's pages were so small? Lol I literally wrote till all the way till the end for section C haha, and Krakyn, I feel like I structured my analysis exactly the same as yours with similar points   

[cosine]

Yeah same I totally screwed myself over for the analysis and context, probably even the text response. So unhappy of my performance far out, 3 hours is just not enough time... Regretting life rn

[redcracker]

i wrote that it was all a big corporate advertisement. the whole thing was televised and her association of the awards with charity is to paint her company in a favorable light.  the second speech is the product of genuine altruism, and while both promote charity and give pretty good reasons for doing so, they obviously come from very different places.

i felt it was pretty tough, but also don't really see vcaa penalizing kids who didn't take this line. hopefully im not over analyzing the whole televised business? then again their logo literally had dollar signs spraying out

[Orson]

Did anyone else feel that the script book's pages were so small? Lol I literally wrote till all the way till the end for section C haha, and Krakyn, I feel like I structured my analysis exactly the same as yours with similar points   

I asked the dude whether I can have another book, and he said they don't provide extra books because of the stickers, and he then gave me a sheet of loose leaf paper. I know that they have to give you extra books, and not loose leaf (read the front) so I just tried to squeeze it on the last page (not the blank page that says don't write). I don't think it would get processed to be honest (if the rules are as strict as they say)...

[paper-back]

Is it true that you only get 4/10 if you don't analyse the visuals?
I'm not sure if the guys on VCEDiscussionspace on Facebook are joking or not anymore

[cameotodd]

Is it true that you only get 4/10 if you don't analyse the visuals?
I'm not sure if the guys on VCEDiscussionspace on Facebook are joking or not anymore

Well the task is to analyse both written and visual features, not sure if it would be as low as 4/10 tho, probably a bit higher than that.