English Advanced Question Thread

[bethjomay]

Hahaha, ok awesome! Thank you! I always spend too long coming up with new ones.

[ladyofathena]

Hey there, if we're given a quote to incorporate in our creatives, are we able to manipulate the quote a little bit to fit our creative better? For example, replacing "reading" in the quote, “Yet with each reading came fresh details, new surprises", with "playing" as in performing a piece of music. Thanks!

[jakesilove]

Hey there, if we're given a quote to incorporate in our creatives, are we able to manipulate the quote a little bit to fit our creative better? For example, replacing "reading" in the quote, “Yet with each reading came fresh details, new surprises", with "playing" as in performing a piece of music. Thanks!

Hey!

I DEFINITELY wouldn't change the wording as you have above. You can't change the meaning of the quote; you need to adjust your essay for it. I think it is likely that you can change the gender of a quote (he/she) and the tense of the quote (he listened/he listens), but definitely not the content. I have no direct evidence of this being true, but I really think it's a bad idea to change the actual wording of the quote.

Jake

[ladyofathena]

Hey!

I DEFINITELY wouldn't change the wording as you have above. You can't change the meaning of the quote; you need to adjust your essay for it. I think it is likely that you can change the gender of a quote (he/she) and the tense of the quote (he listened/he listens), but definitely not the content. I have no direct evidence of this being true, but I really think it's a bad idea to change the actual wording of the quote.

Jake

I thought that was going to be a bit of a stretch haha but I did change the gender in my quote for trials so I'm glad that's okay. Thanks!

[jakesilove]

I thought that was going to be a bit of a stretch haha but I did change the gender in my quote for trials so I'm glad that's okay. Thanks!

No problem! Good luck

[bethjomay]

Hey there, if we're given a quote to incorporate in our creatives, are we able to manipulate the quote a little bit to fit our creative better? For example, replacing "reading" in the quote, “Yet with each reading came fresh details, new surprises", with "playing" as in performing a piece of music. Thanks!

Could you interpret reading as the reading of the sheet music as they play? I think that would be fairly easy to link and would be a creative take on the quote!

[marynguyen18]

what is the best way to approach paper 1? do we do it from reading task to AOS or the other way round?

[studybuddy7777]

what is the best way to approach paper 1? do we do it from reading task to AOS or the other way round?

This has come up quite a bit in the past, so I'll just say what I always say and what always gets told to me.

The paper is designed to have maximum effiency for students. Believe it or not, BOSTES doesnt actually hate you enough to mess around with this exam.. So you should do the paper cover to cover, front to back.

BUT HAVING SAID THAT, it is important you read the questions in the short answer, before you read the texts!!!!!! Otherwise youll read the question, then go through and read all the texts again and you just dont have that time.

Section I- a warm up, comprehension activity to get you used to the theme of the paper (itll be a rubric chunk)

Section II- now, given a visual or textual (?) stimulus, you will have to get your creative juices flowing (or your memory, depending on how you roll. Im not imaginative nor creative so i remember mine . KNOW YOUR END POINT FIRST. also avoid cliches (fell off a cliff and died, teen angst) and minefields (abortion, suicide)

Section III- the last section of the exam. if you need to, jot down your quotes as soon as the exam writing time commences (i did poetry for AoS, so this didnt apply to me) Plan for 5 minutes. Write for 35.

It is also CRUCIAL you keep to the time limit. 40 minutes is 40 minutes!! You dont get any longer. If you are going to struggle with the essay and say you need 50 minutes, then that leaves 35 for your short answers and 35 for your creative.

Also with the creative- memorised: 5 mins working into stimulus, 35 writing.
Unmemorised- plan for 10, write for 30.

Lastly, be confident. Own the paper, dont let the paper own you.

Hope this helps

[ssarahj]

what is the best way to approach paper 1? do we do it from reading task to AOS or the other way round?

Just going to add on to studybuddy7777 here, it's also common to go in the order Section 1 (Unseen Texts), Section 3 (Essay), Section 2 (Creative Writing).

Section 1 should always be first since you can use the reading time to read the texts and then dive straight into the questions while its fresh. Some people do the essay next while they're confident and in an analytical mindset. Also if the essay takes just over 40 mins to write its not a disaster. If you do creative writing last because if you're running out of time you can often still access those top marks by being flexible and writing a slightly shorter piece compared to an unfinished essay. 

[birdwing341]

Just going to add on to studybuddy7777 here, it's also common to go in the order Section 1 (Unseen Texts), Section 3 (Essay), Section 2 (Creative Writing).

Section 1 should always be first since you can use the reading time to read the texts and then dive straight into the questions while its fresh. Some people do the essay next while they're confident and in an analytical mindset. Also if the essay takes just over 40 mins to write its not a disaster. If you do creative writing last because if you're running out of time you can often still access those top marks by being flexible and writing a slightly shorter piece compared to an unfinished essay. 

Was going to say the same thing For myself I know that my essay is a bit longer than the 40 mins allocated, so I'll want to have it out of the way so I know how much I can embellish my creative/cut down

[marynguyen18]

Just going to add on to studybuddy7777 here, it's also common to go in the order Section 1 (Unseen Texts), Section 3 (Essay), Section 2 (Creative Writing).

Section 1 should always be first since you can use the reading time to read the texts and then dive straight into the questions while its fresh. Some people do the essay next while they're confident and in an analytical mindset. Also if the essay takes just over 40 mins to write its not a disaster. If you do creative writing last because if you're running out of time you can often still access those top marks by being flexible and writing a slightly shorter piece compared to an unfinished essay. 

This has come up quite a bit in the past, so I'll just say what I always say and what always gets told to me.

The paper is designed to have maximum effiency for students. Believe it or not, BOSTES doesnt actually hate you enough to mess around with this exam.. So you should do the paper cover to cover, front to back.

BUT HAVING SAID THAT, it is important you read the questions in the short answer, before you read the texts!!!!!! Otherwise youll read the question, then go through and read all the texts again and you just dont have that time.

Section I- a warm up, comprehension activity to get you used to the theme of the paper (itll be a rubric chunk)

Section II- now, given a visual or textual (?) stimulus, you will have to get your creative juices flowing (or your memory, depending on how you roll. Im not imaginative nor creative so i remember mine . KNOW YOUR END POINT FIRST. also avoid cliches (fell off a cliff and died, teen angst) and minefields (abortion, suicide)

Section III- the last section of the exam. if you need to, jot down your quotes as soon as the exam writing time commences (i did poetry for AoS, so this didnt apply to me) Plan for 5 minutes. Write for 35.

It is also CRUCIAL you keep to the time limit. 40 minutes is 40 minutes!! You dont get any longer. If you are going to struggle with the essay and say you need 50 minutes, then that leaves 35 for your short answers and 35 for your creative.

Also with the creative- memorised: 5 mins working into stimulus, 35 writing.
Unmemorised- plan for 10, write for 30.

Lastly, be confident. Own the paper, dont let the paper own you.

Hope this helps

thank you both so much

[marynguyen18]

Was going to say the same thing For myself I know that my essay is a bit longer than the 40 mins allocated, so I'll want to have it out of the way so I know how much I can embellish my creative/cut down

thank you as well ill try remembering all this advice

[studybuddy7777]

thank you both so much

No problems at all! Feel free to pm me anytime in the 2-3  😁😱 days we have left till Paper 1! Glad i could help

[isaacdelatorre]

Hey guys,

I just had a question.. What exactly is the purpose or effect of enjambment. In most poems this is used; but when I use it as a technique, I'm unsure of what the intended effect is.

Any thoughts?

[studybuddy7777]

Hey guys,

I just had a question.. What exactly is the purpose or effect of enjambment. In most poems this is used; but when I use it as a technique, I'm unsure of what the intended effect is.

Any thoughts?

Enjambment is a way a writer can change the rhythm (length, syllables etc) of their poems. The rhythm in poetry is often created by meter.

So basically it is just like in Shakespeare's text(s) where he uses iambic pentameter vs prose. Just a different amount of beats on every line (if you will) which puts the emphasis on something different then if it was just written out normally.

Like all literary techniques, enjambment is just another manipulation of a sentence and poets use these regularly.

Hope i help

Also according to this website
Enjambment lines usually do not have a punctuation mark at the end. It is a running on of a thought from one line to another without final punctuation. It is used in poetry to trick a reader. Poets lead their readers to think of an idea then, on the next line, give an idea that conflicts it.