English Advanced Question Thread

[Mada438]

Hello!
I'm looking for a lot of band 6 responses for essays and creative writings. I've so far only found two and they are both essays, I was wondering where I could find plenty more?
I'm looking for responses that involve discovery with "The Tempest" and Module A with "The Great Gatsby" and Elizabeth Barrett Brown's Sonnets. Are there any particular sites that I can hop onto? 

Also, where can I find the markers notes or advice about responses?

Hey!
So in terms of websites, i don't know many, but ask your teachers. Your teachers are a great resource to use and they're sure to have some band 6 essays and creatives they can dig up for you. All you must do is ask! (I know my teacher has a mt everest sized pile that she shows to us!)
A good website you could use is https://hscmarking.com.au/ They don't have many examples of essays you can look at, but they're a great resource to look at when getting responses marked. They can mark your essay and give you some really good feedback within 48 hours! Here is one such example that got 13/15. It can give you an idea of the feedback you can get (The actual essay was from the AOS unit 'belonging' though  ). But if you draft up an essay, they're a good place to start refining your ideas.

They also do the same with creative writing!! Here's one that got 14/15 with some good feedback
They're definitely a resource worth using!!
Also, remember what i said about using your teachers!
Other then that, i don't know much else!
But good luck! 

[prickles]

Hello!
I'm looking for a lot of band 6 responses for essays and creative writings. I've so far only found two and they are both essays, I was wondering where I could find plenty more?
I'm looking for responses that involve discovery with "The Tempest" and Module A with "The Great Gatsby" and Elizabeth Barrett Brown's Sonnets. Are there any particular sites that I can hop onto? 

Also, where can I find the markers notes or advice about responses?

You do know that this site itself has many amazing essays on the 'Notes' section?
They won't have feedback on them, but there would be some on your texts that are definitely near or at a band 6 standard

[fishbiscuit]

Thank you so much!
I tried asking my teacher but they weren't really helpful :/
I didn't know they had essays on here, thank you so much!!

[prickles]

Thank you so much!
I tried asking my teacher but they weren't really helpful :/
I didn't know they had essays on here, thank you so much!!

No problem, just make sure all the state/year etc is fine, and maybe try putting your texts into the 'keywords' search bar - I had a quick look through and there should definitely be some essays that analyse your chosen texts

[Asereta]

Just wondering, if I wanted to put a technique that has to do with the structure, for example 'an informal one stanza free verse', do I have to give an example and how would I do that?

[Potatohater]

Just wondering, if I wanted to put a technique that has to do with the structure, for example 'an informal one stanza free verse', do I have to give an example and how would I do that?

If you can find an example you can include it like 'the informal one stanza verse "example" shows (effect)'
If you can't find an example just make sure you talk about the effect. The effect is one of the most important parts when giving evidence.
So yeah, you don't need a quote for structure but if you can find one that's always good.

[prickles]

Can anyone help me with a technique from this quote?
"It’s an older, more age-warped washing line I reach up to now"
Is personification stretching it a bit too far? Saying that the washing line has aged?
Thanks

[Opengangs]

Can anyone help me with a technique from this quote?
"It’s an older, more age-warped washing line I reach up to now"
Is personification stretching it a bit too far? Saying that the washing line has aged?
Thanks

Hey, prickles.

Some techniques that pop into mind:
Tautology - "older, more age-warped" - tautology is used to give direct emphasis on a given subject. In this case, the emphasis is on the washing line.
Motif - washing line - again, the washing line is being deployed. A motif or symbol is used to represent an abstract idea with something physical and imaginable.
Metaphor - ^

[owidjaja]

Hey!
So I have a 4-5 minute speech due soon and I'm starting to get a bit paranoid with my analyses. So the question is: 'An individual’s discoveries and their process of discovering can vary according to social context and values. How is this statement shown to be an accurate assessment of different experiences of discovery in your set text and own text?' When it says 'social context and values' does this mean the composer's context and values that were included in the text?

On a side note: is it possible for me to upload my analysis of the quotes I will be using in my presentation?

Thanks in advance

[Opengangs]

Hey!
So I have a 4-5 minute speech due soon and I'm starting to get a bit paranoid with my analyses. So the question is: 'An individual’s discoveries and their process of discovering can vary according to social context and values. How is this statement shown to be an accurate assessment of different experiences of discovery in your set text and own text?' When it says 'social context and values' does this mean the composer's context and values that were included in the text?

On a side note: is it possible for me to upload my analysis of the quotes I will be using in my presentation?

Thanks in advance

Hey, owidjaja!

It should never be about the characters themselves within the text, but rather the composer's ideas about discovery. Characters, themes, and central ideas are affected by the social, historical and personal context in which the composer is in (you'll do more of this in Module A), so shift it to how the composer reveals these notions through the characters. Not by what the characters discover.

[owidjaja]

Hey, owidjaja!

It should never be about the characters themselves within the text, but rather the composer's ideas about discovery. Characters, themes, and central ideas are affected by the social, historical and personal context in which the composer is in (you'll do more of this in Module A), so shift it to how the composer reveals these notions through the characters. Not by what the characters discover.

So let me just clarify. In my speech, I was using a quote from Prospero's monologue (‘These our actors, as I foretold you, were all spirits, and are melted into air, into thin air; And like the baseless fabric of this vision.’). In my analysis, I was including ideas such as Prospero's commentary towards impermanence of life and relating to Shakespeare's ideas towards impermanence within the theatrical world ('all the world's a stage'), along with some literary techniques in the quote.

Am I on the right track or am I going off on a tangent?

[Opengangs]

So let me just clarify. In my speech, I was using a quote from Prospero's monologue (‘These our actors, as I foretold you, were all spirits, and are melted into air, into thin air; And like the baseless fabric of this vision.’). In my analysis, I was including ideas such as Prospero's commentary towards impermanence of life and relating to Shakespeare's ideas towards impermanence within the theatrical world ('all the world's a stage'), along with some literary techniques in the quote.

Am I on the right track or am I going off on a tangent?

Hey, owidjaja.

That sounds fine. As long as your analysis isn't heavily focused on the text itself, but rather the concept driven by this module. You've acknowledged the composer, and linked it back to the composer's social context so that should be fine ^_^

[owidjaja]

Hey, owidjaja.

That sounds fine. As long as your analysis isn't heavily focused on the text itself, but rather the concept driven by this module. You've acknowledged the composer, and linked it back to the composer's social context so that should be fine ^_^

Thanks for the clarification!

Also, at the moment my speech notes are at 1573 words. Is that too much for a max. 5 minute speech?

[Natasha.97]

Thanks for the clarification!

Also, at the moment my speech notes are at 1573 words. Is that too much for a max. 5 minute speech?

It really depends on your speed, mine was ~900 words for 4 minutes!

[prickles]

Thanks for the clarification!

Also, at the moment my speech notes are at 1573 words. Is that too much for a max. 5 minute speech?

This speech to word converter says that 1573 words woud take 9 minutes, but I have used it before and it is massively overating. I would still say 1573 is a few too many, but timing/practice is the best way to figure it out. As Jess said, it depends on your speed, and how nervous/how many mistakes etc you make.

Edit: P.S. Good luck - I hate speeches