Section C Discussion

[paper-back]

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.

Well... shit
As if I forgot to analyse the visuals

[heids]

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

That would be utterly ridiculous.

You might lose a mark or two, because visuals are part of the task, but if you've earned 10 marks' worth with your analysis of the writing, they're not going to take off much.

[Mc47]

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

They're always joking

I'd say 9/10 is possible without analysing visuals, although take that with several grains of salt
 

[paper-back]

They're always joking

I'd say 9/10 is possible without analysing visuals, although take that with several grains of salt
 

That would be utterly ridiculous.

You might lose a mark or two, because visuals are part of the task, but if you've earned 10 marks' worth with your analysis of the writing, they're not going to take off much.

Thanks guys. I don't think my analysis on the written elements is 10/10 but would I still be able to pull of at least a 6/7 without the visuals?

[lepeter]

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

It took me around 90 minutes (typed). I graduated in 2013 so not as quick anymore haha

[heids]

Thanks guys. I don't think my analysis on the written elements is 10/10 but would I still be able to pull of at least a 6/7 without the visuals?

Not having read your piece, I can't say, but it's definitely quite possible

[brenden]

Some general discussion in a blog I just wrote. Just jotted down my thoughts, feel free to question or challenge me. Hopefully it gives some of you guys some reassurance!

http://atarnotes.com/2015-english-exam-breaking-down-the-language-analysis/

[appleandbee]

Some general discussion in a blog I just wrote. Just jotted down my thoughts, feel free to question or challenge me. Hopefully it gives some of you guys some reassurance!

http://atarnotes.com/2015-english-exam-breaking-down-the-language-analysis/

Didn't realise that there were two audiences 

[Impulse]

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.

That was pretty much what I wrote about. I went a little further with the Mathew (changed from Matthew in the last 5 mins), but essentially the same. I just hope my analysis was objective enough.

[tashhhaaa]

I stuffed it up so bad...

I know that I can write well but I kept repeating myself and using rather pedestrian phrases & I couldn't express myself clearly

I want to die tbh

[appleandbee]

Is it OK to say that Bennett bifurcates society in her use of inclusive/exclusive language - i.e. volunteers and non-volunteers, them and us? I don't think that was her true intention, but I kind of stuck with it... It seems a little far-fetched now that I think of it. And then I said that this moiety is collapsed by Nguyen, especially as the slide is contrasted with the banner (two interlocked hands compared to a multitude of interlocked hands). Surely other people said this too?

I did mention that Bennett dichotomises the non-volunteers and volunteers. I'm not really sure if it was her true intention either, but the exclusive language she used to position volunteers as of a high moral integrity/standard was apparent especially when she elaborated on how society is unappreciative towards volunteers. She seems to be insinuating that if people weren't willing to take the initiative to volunteer, perhaps they should be more appreciative (she seems to be targeting the non-volunteers for the most part). I contrasted Nguyen's approach towards the audience to that of Bennett's but didn't pick on the difference between the two images.

[gunsforhands]

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

literally nothing they say on vcediscussionspace is true. they're trying to sabotage everyone. just ignore them. atarnotes is waay more reliable

[joe444]

As a marker ...

This is going to be 2011 all over again. Way too long and too much going on. I mean - three audiences (on stage, in the room, watching on TV), two visuals and two lengthy texts?

So, it's going to be one hell of a meeting where we complain about the fact the exams are set by people who don't actually teach Year 12 English. We'll be instructed to mark whatever students managed to do so long as they "had a go" and there will be a sense of "sorry, that was a stuff up" in the room. No way could a student cover everything on that task.

[joe444]

They're always joking

I'd say 9/10 is possible without analysing visuals, although take that with several grains of salt

No - we take off a lot more than that.

[tashhhaaa]

No - we take off a lot more than that.

As a marker ...

This is going to be 2011 all over again. Way too long and too much going on. I mean - three audiences (on stage, in the room, watching on TV), two visuals and two lengthy texts?

So, it's going to be one hell of a meeting where we complain about the fact the exams are set by people who don't actually teach Year 12 English. We'll be instructed to mark whatever students managed to do so long as they "had a go" and there will be a sense of "sorry, that was a stuff up" in the room. No way could a student cover everything on that task.

seems legit