English Advanced Question Thread

[kb123]

Jamon's linked the speech above

Conflict is important for any narrative, but don't box that into just being some kind of confrontation. Conflict is any kind of tension, anything that gives the narrative meat, something for the characters or readers to think about, and any kind of compelling use of plot. This carries over into speeches well a lot of the time! I surprised myself to be honest, I thought a speech would be tricky but it ended up pretty ok!

Thanks for the explanation I feel as though creative writing at school is very vaguely addressed.... Like we never have proper classes specifically on creative writing, we just get a booklet on how to do it... But its kinda hard without learning how properly...

[anotherworld2b]

Hi I was just wondering if I could get any tips on how to prepare for my English exam which is in one week

[elysepopplewell]

Hi I was just wondering if I could get any tips on how to prepare for my English exam which is in one week

Take the time to focus on your weaknesses at this point! It's important to maintain your strengths, but tackling any parts you aren't so confident in, well...the time is now! If not now, then never! Make an action plan for exactly what you want to accomplish each day, and be realistic about it to avoid disappointment if you get behind because you hoped to cram too much in!

[olliesfield]

What was the main discovery in Distant Lands? My English teacher suggested his work and said big world was a good one to do for Robert Gray poetry.

Have to decide on a related text asap! Anything you recommend for Robert Gray's poetry?

[elysepopplewell]

What was the main discovery in Distant Lands? My English teacher suggested his work and said big world was a good one to do for Robert Gray poetry.

Have to decide on a related text asap! Anything you recommend for Robert Gray's poetry?

What I take away from Distant Lands as the main discovery types are:
-New perspectives on oneself and the world around
-Intellectual, spiritual and emotional discovery.
-Transformative discoveries
-Intensely meaningful discoveries.

There are more than that...but that's what I focused on because it worked with my prescribed text well. Neighbours is another short story by Tim Winton that is pretty flash!

Have a look at this...if you're into something more modern, then this might make a great text. It's called The Boat...an interactive graphic novel

[katnisschung]

Hi everyone

Im in desperate need of an eng adv tutor for hsc
in epping and surrounds

does anyone have any contacts?

thanks 

[maybeitsgrace]

Hi,

I've recently been trying to piece together all the notes I scribbled down during my initial reading of the texts, however, I am stuck on how to set them out. Would you recommend tables under headings of titles or themes?

Also, what is a good way to select a related text? I have a few in mind but I don't know how many I should focus on.

Thank you in advance!

[jamonwindeyer]

Hi,

I've recently been trying to piece together all the notes I scribbled down during my initial reading of the texts, however, I am stuck on how to set them out. Would you recommend tables under headings of titles or themes?

Also, what is a good way to select a related text? I have a few in mind but I don't know how many I should focus on.

Thank you in advance!

Hey! I personally used tables under themes; I had one column for the quote, one column for the technique, one column for any contextual links I could make, and one column for any other info I wanted (brief description of what it might say about the theme, intention, links to other texts, etc etc) I think this is the best way to do it, it worked really well for me! While you are reading for the first few times, dot points under the headings work well too. Under theme headings just dot down the technique and quote, and what it says about the theme. Ask yourself; Could I compare this with my Prescribed Text? Is there overlap?

Related text picking is hard. Chances are you'll get given ideas in class, otherwise these forums are good bet for ideas (see our essay marking thread to see what other people did for the modules, and there is another for the AoS) try to hone in on say 2 or 3 really quickly, then spend a week choosing between them. Remember, you can always go back to another ORT if the one you pick doesn't work out; I changed my ORT for Module C between my assessment tasks and my HSC because (after feedback) I thought it worked better with something else

[elysepopplewell]

Hi,

I've recently been trying to piece together all the notes I scribbled down during my initial reading of the texts, however, I am stuck on how to set them out. Would you recommend tables under headings of titles or themes?

Also, what is a good way to select a related text? I have a few in mind but I don't know how many I should focus on.

Thank you in advance!

When I had my final essay in stone, I made some notes for it in a table form! You can download it for free here if you are interested in looking at an example!

[anotherworld2b]

Hi I just wanted to ask some quick questions for my english exam tomorrow (yr11)
What is the difference between codes and conventions? They seem to be very similiar things.
I also wanted to ask if I could get some help in listing a broad range of attitudes, values, voice and perspectives that I could possibly use for tomorrow as well specific ones for Martin Luther King's I have a dream'
So far I can only think of:
Attitudes: rebellious against authority, assertive
Values: family, respect, education
Voice: silenced, overpowered?

[jamonwindeyer]

Hi I just wanted to ask some quick questions for my english exam tomorrow (yr11)
...

Good luck for tomorrow! I'm afraid I'm not quite sure what the difference between those two things would be for your context; I've not heard of them in the HSC so not sure how they'd apply in the WACE!

It seems like you've got a solid list for MLK's speech. Remember things like justice; justice is a big element of the speech, defining it for his audience and making a vision of it powerful through rhetorical techniques. More generally, just think buzzwords. Love, justice, peace, equality, human emotions, things that are broad and then you can hone in on as you see fit

Try not to overthink it, and good luck!

[elysepopplewell]

Hi I just wanted to ask some quick questions for my english exam tomorrow (yr11)
What is the difference between codes and conventions? They seem to be very similiar things.
I also wanted to ask if I could get some help in listing a broad range of attitudes, values, voice and perspectives that I could possibly use for tomorrow as well specific ones for Martin Luther King's I have a dream'
So far I can only think of:
Attitudes: rebellious against authority, assertive
Values: family, respect, education
Voice: silenced, overpowered?

I'm not going to lie, I have no idea what the difference between a code and convention is. I'd say a convention is something that follows the traditional stylistic features and a code is a system of textual manipulations that create a whole - but I genuinely have nothing to back me up on this. I think the the MLK speech is also about empowerment, giving and receiving power, and for voice, I think proud, genuine, confident.

[anotherworld2b]

Thank you elyse and jamon for your help  . I have another quick question how many quotes would you recommend to be remembered?

[jamonwindeyer]

Thank you elyse and jamon for your help  . I have another quick question how many quotes would you recommend to be remembered?

As many as you can memorise and still get as much sleep as you need to do well there is no maximum for quotes, just do as many as feels right to you!

[anotherworld2b]

okay thank you 
I have another quick question if that's okay.
How would you effectively use metalanguage in a response?
I am currently trying to address characterization by focusing on the character's appearance but I'm not sure how to include it in my topic sentence.