English Advanced Question Thread

[Fadwa9]

Hii,
Is it possible for the same poem prescribed in previous years to be prescribed again this year? (For Mod B)

[angiezhang9]

I was wondering what is the best way to adapt pre-prepared essays to the exam question. For example, I did a practice essay on Module B where the essay questions was "Eliot reinforces the significance of alienation as part of the human experience in his poetry. To what extent does your interpretation of his poetry support this view?"

My pre prepared points were uncertainty, alienation, lack of hope. How do I phrase my points on uncertainty and lack of hope to answer the question and not sound like I am regurgitating a prepared essay that doesn't respond to the question?

Thanks

[vyca]

For mod A, when talking about the audience, for example im doing KRIII and LFR, do I talk about what pacino and shakespeare's audience learn, or us as a modern audience?

[jamonwindeyer]

Hello. For Mod A - comparative study, Im doing Pride and Prejudice and Letters to Alice and my essay is written on the values of marriage and role of women in society. Do you think thats enough, or should I have more points aside?

Hey nibblez! I think having more points would be helpful, just to make sure you can handle any nasty questions!! If you happen to get a super specific question you want to be as prepared as possible!

[jamonwindeyer]

Hello again!

Another random question from me What sort of raw mark would you be needing to get a scaled band 6, a mid-range band 6 and a high range band 6?

I'm not sure if this information is available (but I would greatly appreciate it if any estimates could be given). Also many thanks for the answer to my last question, that's very helpful!

Hey birdwing!! My source for this is the Raw Marks Database, where students who have paid to see their exams report what their real marks were, and what their resultant HSC Exam Marks were!

Based on that, a 79% raw mark got a 91 in 2015 for Advanced. So, this roughly means that the Band 6 cut-off for English Advanced last year was 79/100. A mid range would be more in the 85% range, while to get a high Band 6, you will definitely need to score higher than 90 in the exam (probably mid 90's)

[jamonwindeyer]

can someone tell me the difference between language and form features?

A language feature is a metaphor, a simile, alliteration, close up -> something you can point to at specific points in the text! A form feature is something to do with how the overall text is constructed, including the way ideas are ordered (EG - flashbacks are a form feature) or expressed (EG - style and tone are also form features) at least that is my interpretation!!

[jamonwindeyer]

Hey guys,
These threads must be really busy, so I think my question may have gotten lost amongst all the posts.
But I was wondering what my trial marker meant when they said to contextualise my evidence; here is an example in my Mod C essay that I was told to contextualise my evidence.

"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 and what is the purpose of contextualising it?

Thanks

Hey Isaac!! Sorry your question got missed!

I'll be completely honest; I see nothing wrong with either of those!! I believe your teacher means to position where the quote falls within the text itself, give it context in that regard, but I don't view that as necessary here. The first one might benefit from it, but the second one is definitely 100% fine in my views. If instead the marker means to talk about context, you need to consider the influences on the composer that lead to these representational decisions being made.

I'll be honest; I'm a little stumped here! this is the issue with vague feedback hey! Anyone else care to tag in here?

[fizzy.123]

Hey birdwing!! My source for this is the Raw Marks Database, where students who have paid to see their exams report what their real marks were, and what their resultant HSC Exam Marks were!

Based on that, a 79% raw mark got a 91 in 2015 for Advanced. So, this roughly means that the Band 6 cut-off for English Advanced last year was 79/100. A mid range would be more in the 85% range, while to get a high Band 6, you will definitely need to score higher than 90 in the exam (probably mid 90's)

Wait i am a little confused here. Why did students pay to get their exam marks? Don't we get the marks on the results day anyways?

[jamonwindeyer]

Hii,
Is it possible for the same poem prescribed in previous years to be prescribed again this year? (For Mod B)

Hi Fadwa! Welcome to the forums! Let me know if you need help finding things!!

Nice simple question; the answer is that yes they could, but it is unlikely!! BOSTES rarely repeats themselves

[jamonwindeyer]

Wait i am a little confused here. Why did students pay to get their exam marks? Don't we get the marks on the results day anyways?

Yes yes, but these are raw marks, as in before moderation is applied to shift the marks according to Band cut-offs (read here for more explanation). Accessing those costs mad dosh

[jamonwindeyer]

I was wondering what is the best way to adapt pre-prepared essays to the exam question. For example, I did a practice essay on Module B where the essay questions was "Eliot reinforces the significance of alienation as part of the human experience in his poetry. To what extent does your interpretation of his poetry support this view?"

My pre prepared points were uncertainty, alienation, lack of hope. How do I phrase my points on uncertainty and lack of hope to answer the question and not sound like I am regurgitating a prepared essay that doesn't respond to the question?

Thanks

Hey Angie! To be honest, there is no easy way to answer this, because it is very much a matter of practice and experience. That said, I would approach your specific scenario as:

- Alienation causing the human emotion of uncertainty
- Alienation causing a lack of hope

I'm not sure what you'd do with your paragraph on alienation without knowing your text well; and this often proves the hardest thing to overcome. What to do with your paragraph when the entire essay is demanding that concept? I have no clear answer there, unfortunately, it totally depends on your paragraph and some other way you can define it

I'm sorry I can't be of more help! But this is the greatest challenge for a memorised essay, and since I didn't memorise, this isn't something I'm good at

[jamonwindeyer]

For mod A, when talking about the audience, for example im doing KRIII and LFR, do I talk about what pacino and shakespeare's audience learn, or us as a modern audience?

Hey vyca!! You can do both! They both have merit. Particularly for Shakespeare, the impact on the Elizabethan audience is different to the impact on Pacino's contemporary audience (which arguably includes us). That is something you can extrapolate on!

[MarkThor]

Thanks Ssarahj

[studybuddy7777]

Hey birdwing!! My source for this is the Raw Marks Database, where students who have paid to see their exams report what their real marks were, and what their resultant HSC Exam Marks were!

Based on that, a 79% raw mark got a 91 in 2015 for Advanced. So, this roughly means that the Band 6 cut-off for English Advanced last year was 79/100. A mid range would be more in the 85% range, while to get a high Band 6, you will definitely need to score higher than 90 in the exam (probably mid 90's)

Okay, this doesnt quite make sense for me. Say I have currently got an assessment mark (obviously unscaled and unalligned) of 81. What do you think (roughly) I need to get in the HSC in order to get a Band 5? 6?

[birdwing341]

Hey birdwing!! My source for this is the Raw Marks Database, where students who have paid to see their exams report what their real marks were, and what their resultant HSC Exam Marks were!

Based on that, a 79% raw mark got a 91 in 2015 for Advanced. So, this roughly means that the Band 6 cut-off for English Advanced last year was 79/100. A mid range would be more in the 85% range, while to get a high Band 6, you will definitely need to score higher than 90 in the exam (probably mid 90's)

Ooft thanks Jamon! That's a wicked website

Okay, this doesnt quite make sense for me. Say I have currently got an assessment mark (obviously unscaled and unalligned) of 81. What do you think (roughly) I need to get in the HSC in order to get a Band 5? 6?

If my understanding of the system is right, which it might not be hahaha, you just need to have the average of your mark and your rank's mark to be band 6. So depending on how well your grade will do, you might need to get a higher band 6 (if your rank is not so good) or you might even be able to scrape a band 5 (if your rank is really good). No one know until the results come out for what you needed