English Advanced Question Thread

[studybuddy7777]

Hi AN forum enthusiasts
My paper 1 trial is on the 1st August, Modules (Paper 2) is the 2nd of Aug.
Do you (thats right a personal response ) recommend that I go in there with:
- a prepared response and try and fit it to the q/stimulus
- some key phrases to wow! the marker
- a prepared/highly planned paragraph(s) to use in the exam
- Just know the text really well
- Just wing it and hope for the best   

[jamonwindeyer]

Hi AN forum enthusiasts
My paper 1 trial is on the 1st August, Modules (Paper 2) is the 2nd of Aug.
Do you (thats right a personal response ) recommend that I go in there with:
- a prepared response and try and fit it to the q/stimulus
- some key phrases to wow! the marker
- a prepared/highly planned paragraph(s) to use in the exam
- Just know the text really well
- Just wing it and hope for the best   

Dayum, personal response 

I would go with:
- a prepared response and try and fit it to the q/stimulus : Not something I am a fan of. A bit restrictive, I think you are better of investing that effort in just knowing your text!
- some key phrases to wow! the marker: Yep! I didn't explicitly have these to memorise, but I had them in the memory bank after practice for my HSC, just because I wrote them a lot. No reason not to have some in your pocket.
- a prepared/highly planned paragraph(s) to use in the exam: Again, not a fan of detailed preparation. That said, doing some practice paragraph plans is beneficial. I went into the HSC having practiced so much that I could use some of the plans in the exam; just keep your plans flexible.
- Just know the text really well : Essential
- Just wing it and hope for the best   : In case of emergency 

GOOD LUCK! You'll smash it 

[lucyyyyyy]

Hey,

For module a I'm doing Shakespeare's Richard iii (intertextual connections). How many themes for paragraphs should we have? My teacher said 3, but are we able to do 2 really thoroughly?

Thanks!

[jamonwindeyer]

Hey,

For module a I'm doing Shakespeare's Richard iii (intertextual connections). How many themes for paragraphs should we have? My teacher said 3, but are we able to do 2 really thoroughly?

Thanks!

Hey Lucy, welcome to the forums!! Let me know if you need any help finding things 

As a rule of thumb, quality over quantity! I do think 3 themes is advantageous, and something to aim for, but it is better to do 2 really well than 3 sub-par 

[conic curve]

Do you think it's a good idea to practice past AOS short answer responses (i.e. belonging, journeys) to prepare for discovery short answer responses?

The thing is, I don't think there are many discovery short answer response practice papers out there but there are past AOS papers to practice

Also if we need feedback on our AOS papers, where can I post it? In this thread?

[studybuddy7777]

Dayum, personal response 

I would go with:
- a prepared response and try and fit it to the q/stimulus : Not something I am a fan of. A bit restrictive, I think you are better of investing that effort in just knowing your text!
- some key phrases to wow! the marker: Yep! I didn't explicitly have these to memorise, but I had them in the memory bank after practice for my HSC, just because I wrote them a lot. No reason not to have some in your pocket.
- a prepared/highly planned paragraph(s) to use in the exam: Again, not a fan of detailed preparation. That said, doing some practice paragraph plans is beneficial. I went into the HSC having practiced so much that I could use some of the plans in the exam; just keep your plans flexible.
- Just know the text really well : Essential
- Just wing it and hope for the best   : In case of emergency 

GOOD LUCK! You'll smash it 

Thanks a lot for that Jamon I'll just go in with some phrases and maybe an idea of s thesis and just know my text really well 

[jamonwindeyer]

Do you think it's a good idea to practice past AOS short answer responses (i.e. belonging, journeys) to prepare for discovery short answer responses?

The thing is, I don't think there are many discovery short answer response practice papers out there but there are past AOS papers to practice

Also if we need feedback on our AOS papers, where can I post it? In this thread?

Hey conic!! Yeah definitely I'd practice with the other Area of Studies, that section is all about developing language analysis skills, definitely beneficial to do other concepts too to get better! 

Hmm, if you want feedback on the short answer section, maybe just post your answers as a separate thread in the AoS section? That way it is separate and easy 

[conic curve]

Can someone here help me with summarizing notes here on this page:
http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/macbeth/themes.html

I am literally copying word for word and it is taking me too long to copy all the notes. Also lots of people and teachers say that you need to summarise instead of copying large blocks of information and I have trouble doing so because I keep copying word for word thinking everything's important when it's not (I just can't seem to tell what's important and what's not important)

Thanks

[elysepopplewell]

Hey,

For module a I'm doing Shakespeare's Richard iii (intertextual connections). How many themes for paragraphs should we have? My teacher said 3, but are we able to do 2 really thoroughly?

Thanks!

3 was always my perfect number for essays...except in Module A! I also studied Richard and I focused on two arguments instead of three. If you're looking for ideas, my essay is downloadable for free here!

[elysepopplewell]

Do you think it's a good idea to practice past AOS short answer responses (i.e. belonging, journeys) to prepare for discovery short answer responses?

The thing is, I don't think there are many discovery short answer response practice papers out there but there are past AOS papers to practice

Also if we need feedback on our AOS papers, where can I post it? In this thread?

You can usually exchange the word "belonging" for discovery with the unseen texts. Belonging and discovery have so much in common in terms of themes. I know it sounds crazy, but trust me! I did a lot of preparation based on past belonging papers, even though I studied discovery!

[elysepopplewell]

hello!
just wanna say thank you for these forums, i've been reading them and they're such a help
my question is, do you have any related text recommendations for my English module C text "Wag the Dog"?

Hey there! Have a scroll through the Module Marking forum here and look at what other Module C people used for their related text - plenty of people have studied Wag the Dog

[jamonwindeyer]

Can someone here help me with summarizing notes here on this page:
http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/macbeth/themes.html

I am literally copying word for word and it is taking me too long to copy all the notes. Also lots of people and teachers say that you need to summarise instead of copying large blocks of information and I have trouble doing so because I keep copying word for word thinking everything's important when it's not (I just can't seem to tell what's important and what's not important)

Thanks

Hey! Summarising is definitely the way to go, but I hear you, filtering the non-useful information is tricky. Sometimes it takes a few goes to remove the excess info, my study notes always started long and slowly shrank as I decided, "Nah, not useful."

Be sure to write in dot points, this removes all unnecessary words. For example:

Covered with blood and pointed toward the king’s chamber, the dagger represents the bloody course on which Macbeth is about to embark.

Becomes:

Symbolism (Dagger): Macbeth's bloody course

This way, if you are struggling to pick the best info, what you do have is as short as possible.

In general, focus on the themes and the techniques that portray them. That is the most useful info 

[elysepopplewell]

ATTENTION: MODULE C PEOPLE AND LANDSCAPES STUDENTS!!

It was brought to my attention at the lectures at UTS last week that people are on struggle street with how to formulate a response for this module and elective! If you're looking for some ideas, my essay is downloadable here and you are more than welcome to ask any questions at all.

[caitie145]

hey!
I was on HSC Hub and in the video's for area of study they were suggesting that you compare your set text with your related text. in the mid yearlies i did the complete opposite just using both the texts to support my argument and still did okay, am i supposed to be comparing them?

Thanks!

[jamonwindeyer]

hey!
I was on HSC Hub and in the video's for area of study they were suggesting that you compare your set text with your related text. in the mid yearlies i did the complete opposite just using both the texts to support my argument and still did okay, am i supposed to be comparing them?

Thanks!

What you do is absolutely okay! What I assume they mean is that you compare and contrast. So if there are differences, highlight them! If they work together, awesome as well! The one thing you could do is compare how the same idea is portrayed. For example, this novel portrays this with a simile, but the film does it with non-diegetic sound. Or something. That sort of comparison can be really powerful too 

But you are all sweet!! The two texts don't need to disagree to do well, you can definitely use them together like you did