English Advanced Question Thread

[elysepopplewell]

Also, with module C, for representing people and politics, with W.H. Auden, what themes could you explore?

Thank you 

I'm sorry, I don't know this text well enough to assist! If you head over to the Module marking forum, you'll scroll through and find someone who has done this text (if not one, many have) and that might give you a better
Sorry I can't be more help!

[elysepopplewell]

Hi what are your best tips for ensuring that you have properly answered the question?

1. Have you responded to the verb? By this I mean, if it required your judgement, have you made your judgement initially clear? Then, have you made it consistently clear throughout, as supported by the texts?
2. Have you taken an original approach to the question? Perhaps fusing the question with your own prepared thesis or response.
3. Have you responded to the question - all of the question? I mean, sometimes the question will be double-barrelled and it's easy to focus on just one part and forget the other. But the reality is that you need to address all aspects of the question in order to show a marker how confident you are with the module (or, at least you want to fake confidence!)

If you ask these three questions, you should have a good idea of how well you've addressed the question:)

[naeza98]

hey i was just wondering if you had any tips for module B, we are doing speeches and i just dont understand how im supposed to 7 speeches and be able to write an essay on all of them thank you
 

[jamonwindeyer]

hey i was just wondering if you had any tips for module B, we are doing speeches and i just dont understand how im supposed to 7 speeches and be able to write an essay on all of them thank you

Hey there! You definitely don't have to write about all 7 speeches in your essays! You can pick 2 or 3 that suit the question well and just write about those! For example, in my HSC I wrote about 3 speeches out of the 7 I had studied of course you can write about the 7, but that is a really tough road to take

[conic curve]

Hey

I'm having trouble comprehending what this poem "Ulyses" by Alfred Lord Tennyson is about and how it exactly relates to physical journey?

Could someone please help me out here.

Thanks

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poems/detail/45392

[ssarahj]

Hey

I'm having trouble comprehending what this poem "Ulyses" by Alfred Lord Tennyson is about and how it exactly relates to physical journey?

Could someone please help me out here.

Thanks

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poems/detail/45392

I haven't studied this poem before but after quickly reading it, it seems quite obvious that the physical journey is something to do with sailing and exploring:
Come, my friends,
'T is not too late to seek a newer world.
Push off, and sitting well in order smite
The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds
To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths
Of all the western stars, until I die.

I'm guessing that there is probably opportunity to go deeper in terms of analysis as this journey is presumably a metaphor/symbolic for something else...
Tennyson is a well-known poet so there should be bucket loads of info floating around online; try Sparknotes and even Wikipedia as two starting points for getting an overview of the themes and meaning behind the poem, which might prompt you to think about physical journeys. Good luck!

[conic curve]

I haven't studied this poem before but after quickly reading it, it seems quite obvious that the physical journey is something to do with sailing and exploring:
Come, my friends,
'T is not too late to seek a newer world.
Push off, and sitting well in order smite
The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds
To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths
Of all the western stars, until I die.

I'm guessing that there is probably opportunity to go deeper in terms of analysis as this journey is presumably a metaphor/symbolic for something else...
Tennyson is a well-known poet so there should be bucket loads of info floating around online; try Sparknotes and even Wikipedia as two starting points for getting an overview of the themes and meaning behind the poem, which might prompt you to think about physical journeys. Good luck!

Thanks for the help anyways

In Robert Frosts poem I don't get what type of feeling the narrator has, like is he/she said, regretful, upset or what?

What technique is "two roads diverged in yellow wood", "because it was grassy and wanted wear"?

What is the significance of the last paragraph? Like I can't seem to understand how the narrator feels

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/resources/learning/core-poems/detail/44272

[jamonwindeyer]

Thanks for the help anyways
In Robert Frosts poem I don't get what type of feeling the narrator has, like is he/she said, regretful, upset or what?
What technique is "two roads diverged in yellow wood", "because it was grassy and wanted wear"?
What is the significance of the last paragraph? Like I can't seem to understand how the narrator feels
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/resources/learning/core-poems/detail/44272

On a quick read the tone seems very reflective to me, a little sombre, but you could interpret it in a variety of ways, it is up to you to make your personal interpretation

"two roads diverged in yellow wood" -> Visual imagery of 'yellow,' but more importantly, symbolism. The two roads diverging is a metaphorical allusion to the decisions the audience faces every day.

"wanted wear" -> Alliteration and Personification

The last paragraph? It's up to you to make your personal interpretation, I can't tell you the significance because what I find significant is likely to be completely different to what you find significant.

Consider the last three lines:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

That (in my opinion) summarises the purpose of the poem. What significance does it have for you?

[imtrying]

Hey:)
So basically with Module C, I'm having a lot of difficulty in defining exactly what 'politics' or 'political motivations' are? One of my teachers basically defined it as 'a person trying to get ahead and obtain a higher position,' but I feel like that might not work for some questions.
If say I used a related text like To Kill A Mockingbird and discussed the politics of race and how this was represented, would this still be correct?

[Lauradf36]

Random question: when they give you a quote in a "to what extent" question, do you need to put the quote in your thesis? E.g., "Politics are always an expression of the personal.' Evaluate to what extent this is true in..." etc.?

[ssarahj]

Random question: when they give you a quote in a "to what extent" question, do you need to put the quote in your thesis? E.g., "Politics are always an expression of the personal.' Evaluate to what extent this is true in..." etc.?

The short answer: Yes

The longer answer: Try to incorporate the given quote into your thesis while also providing a judgement (agree/disagree/bit of both). Including the quote demonstrates that you've actually read the question and that your essay is actually going to argue for or against it. Check out this question and matching start of an introduction for a Mod B essay...

‘An inherent tension between stability and change is revealed through characterisation in Winton’s Cloudstreet.’ To what extent does your interpretation of Cloudstreet align with this view?

Tim Winton’s Cloudstreet reveals the inherent tension between stability and change through exploration of the complex ways in which individuals attempt to navigate this in everyday Australian life. The novel is a post-colonial historical text that characterises the struggles of working class Australians during the mid-1900s presenting universal concerns within families that remain relevant to readers today.... etc. etc.

Post back if you need more clarification 

[Lauradf36]

The short answer: Yes

The longer answer: Try to incorporate the given quote into your thesis while also providing a judgement (agree/disagree/bit of both). Including the quote demonstrates that you've actually read the question and that your essay is actually going to argue for or against it. Check out this question and matching start of an introduction for a Mod B essay...

‘An inherent tension between stability and change is revealed through characterisation in Winton’s Cloudstreet.’ To what extent does your interpretation of Cloudstreet align with this view?

Tim Winton’s Cloudstreet reveals the inherent tension between stability and change through exploration of the complex ways in which individuals attempt to navigate this in everyday Australian life. The novel is a post-colonial historical text that characterises the struggles of working class Australians during the mid-1900s presenting universal concerns within families that remain relevant to readers today.... etc. etc.

Post back if you need more clarification 

Oh good, because that's what I normally do, I just wanted to check if that was necessary or not! Thanks

[jamonwindeyer]

Hey:)
So basically with Module C, I'm having a lot of difficulty in defining exactly what 'politics' or 'political motivations' are? One of my teachers basically defined it as 'a person trying to get ahead and obtain a higher position,' but I feel like that might not work for some questions.
If say I used a related text like To Kill A Mockingbird and discussed the politics of race and how this was represented, would this still be correct?

That is absolutely fine! Essentially, it is up to you to define the idea of politics and political motivations however you think most effective. If you think politics is racially motivated, and that works with your ORT, then that is fantastic! Frame your Thesis around that idea, clever interpretations impress the markers because they stand out amongst the crowd

[Lauradf36]

Another random question - when quoting plays e.g. Shakespeare, do you have to reference the line numbers of quotes? I only referenced the act and scene (and even then it was probably not right) because my brain is not number-oriented at all!

[jamonwindeyer]

Another random question - when quoting plays e.g. Shakespeare, do you have to reference the line numbers of quotes? I only referenced the act and scene (and even then it was probably not right) because my brain is not number-oriented at all!

Definitely not! I mean, I suppose you could, but you definitely don't have to, you don't even need to remember Act and Scene numbers if you don't want to