English Advanced Question Thread

[imtrying]

In module c, for this question: Evaluate how representation of political events and actions alter the way in which people perceive politics and political figures. In your response refer you must refer to your prescribed text and at least ONE other text of your own choosing.
Am I talking about the way the responder/audience perceives politics or the other characters perceive events?

[lha]

This sounds really stupid but im at the point where i literally cant write. Like my hand wont write proper words and im so incredibly slow at writing (i can write approx 800 words in 40 minutes  ) and all of my friends can write over 1000. How do you write faster but make your words readable?? Someone PLEASE HELP

[jamonwindeyer]

Hey guys for AOS creative should i create more than one creative so i dont get screwed over by the stimulus' provided ?

Thanks

Hey Deng! You can definitely explore that, you could also just try and change some small things about your current creative to make it more adaptable!! This is what I did, I had several small variations on my main idea that I could use to address different potential stimuli

[jamonwindeyer]

In module c, for this question: Evaluate how representation of political events and actions alter the way in which people perceive politics and political figures. In your response refer you must refer to your prescribed text and at least ONE other text of your own choosing.
Am I talking about the way the responder/audience perceives politics or the other characters perceive events?

Definitely much more of the former, you are looking at how composers represent aspects of politics in ways to sway their audience!

[jamonwindeyer]

This sounds really stupid but im at the point where i literally cant write. Like my hand wont write proper words and im so incredibly slow at writing (i can write approx 800 words in 40 minutes  ) and all of my friends can write over 1000. How do you write faster but make your words readable?? Someone PLEASE HELP

Hey lha! Don't stress! This article might be worth a look! Besides that, I think 800 words in 40 minutes is good! I've seen your essays, you are a strong writer, you could easily crack the high range of marks with essays of that length. By all means try to improve a little, but don't let it freak you out!! Quality > Quantity

[BPunjabi]

Hey lha! Don't stress! This article might be worth a look! Besides that, I think 800 words in 40 minutes is good! I've seen your essays, you are a strong writer, you could easily crack the high range of marks with essays of that length. By all means try to improve a little, but don't let it freak you out!! Quality > Quantity

For all mods, how many words can a person write in an average of 45 mins?

[jamonwindeyer]

For all mods, how many words can a person write in an average of 45 mins?

I think that very much depends on the person, but I would expect an average HSC Advanced English student writing a non-memorised piece on the spot could probably churn out about 800-1000 words in 45 minutes. Some could do more, some could do slightly less. For what it is worth, for non-memorised pieces, I would likely be at the 1000 word mark (or I would have been at the time)

[isaacdelatorre]

Hi guys,

In my Mod C trial, the marker said I had to contextualise my evidence. I'm not exactly sure how to go about this, or what the reason for contextualising quotes is - as I thought that would just be unnecessarily retelling the plot

Any help would be greatly appreciated

[jamonwindeyer]

Hi guys,

In my Mod C trial, the marker said I had to contextualise my evidence. I'm not exactly sure how to go about this, or what the reason for contextualising quotes is - as I thought that would just be unnecessarily retelling the plot

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Hey Isaac! I would agree with that interpretation to be honest! Was there any sentence you could give as an example where that feedback was applied? Perhaps the marker meant that you needed to contextualise the evidence by ensuring there is a reason you are using it, or  giving contextual details about your composer/text, not the plot?

[isaacdelatorre]

Hey Isaac! I would agree with that interpretation to be honest! Was there any sentence you could give as an example where that feedback was applied? Perhaps the marker meant that you needed to contextualise the evidence by ensuring there is a reason you are using it, or  giving contextual details about your composer/text, not the plot?

Hey Jamon,
Sure thing, my text is Arthur Miller's the crucible and my related is Lee Daniels' The Butler

"Miller deliberately represents the shared theocratic political perspective as corrupt with materialistic ideals, evident as "they preached nothin' but golden candlesticks for 20 weeks until they had them." Through hyperbole, Miller positions readers to negatively view the theocracy's corrupt abuse of power."

"The shared political perspective of the white majority have control over the black slaves, exemplified through the low angle shot of the white Ms Annabelle, whilst she says "I don't even wanna hear you breath!" exemplified through the commanding tone."

How should I go out about contextualising the quote?

[Celeriac]

Hi 

In my practise recently I've been trying to embed quotes into my sentences more. However, sometimes it comes across as awkward and I was wondering if you had any tips for doing this in a sophisticated way (should I give an example)? I usually end up making a mess by trying to include the quote, technique and analysis (or sometimes just part of the analysis) in the one sentence.

 Also, should techniques always be ascribed to the composer rather than characters? I've also found this a bit awkward at times too especially when it's a quote of dialogue rather than narration.

[birdwing341]

Hi!

I have a quick question over how the English exams are actually marked! Is it done by schools? And if so, do the markers have a specific knowledge of our core texts or would they receive texts they are comparatively less familiar than?

And I'm pretty confident they get double marked right?

Thanks in advance

[RuiAce]

Hi!

I have a quick question over how the English exams are actually marked! Is it done by schools? And if so, do the markers have a specific knowledge of our core texts or would they receive texts they are comparatively less familiar than?

And I'm pretty confident they get double marked right?

Thanks in advance

For every course, BOSTES hires a team of examiners every year. Whilst it's not uncommon for a certain person to be marking more than two years in a row, they always need to apply to do so. They also must declare if or if not they have a relative or someone they know sitting an exam.

Examiners are trained every year to ensure that how they mark will always comply to BOSTES' standards and the syllabuses.

I now take information from my English teachers in Yr 10, 12 and my physics teacher in Yr 12.
For something like English, marking is a bit more painful because a ton of examiners just sit in one big hall (potentially stuffy) and mark. There will be a small bunch of senior markers with greater experience, and they mark with a ton of other examiners. Every marker is assigned one unique question to mark.

Every section is marked twice with the exception of the comprehension. If the marks between the teachers are close, then in general the average (rounded up if necessary) is taken. If there's huge discrepancy, the senior marker will also mark the paper and make a judgment.

Due to the nature of options in which texts are studied, in general one text is examined first. This is usually a popular one (e.g. Module B - Hamlet). The way these essays get marked becomes a standard to how the essays are marked for all the other texts.

Note that the examiners are more interested in how you tackle the rubric, not your description of the plot. That way, the markers have a focus as to what needs to be marked. In this way, any teacher can mark any essay for any text.

This is also the case with virtually every single subject. The one unique exception is mathematics, which can be marked at home due to its black-and-white nature.


(Examiner and marker got juggled interchangeably, but they mean the same thing here.)

[bethjomay]

I was wondering if anyone had any advice/ideas on how to study for paper 1, section 1! I've done pretty much all the questions I've been able to find, but there hasn't been many!

[kb123]

I was wondering if anyone had any advice/ideas on how to study for paper 1, section 1! I've done pretty much all the questions I've been able to find, but there hasn't been many!

Hi!

There are heaps of papers from other schools on this website! Just select English Advanced >  English Trial Paper 1 (AOS Discovery).
For P1, S1, all you have to really know how to do is how to identify and analyse techniques while answering the question in a sophisticated and structured response. Make sure you give evidence and quote the texts, etc. It is really straightforward and the easiest section to get marks in.

Hope that helps!