English Advanced Question Thread

[jamonwindeyer]

Hi there! I'm not sure if this kind of post is allowed but I was wondering, I am doing Module B Speeches and struggling to analyse Anwar Sadat's Speech to the Israeli Knesset. I can find a lot of small arguments such as high modality and use of inclusive language but I was wondering if anyone knew of any metaphors he uses or any other higher order techniques? 
Thank you so much for your help!

Hey Nym1! Welcome to the forums!

I've got a table of techniques and such from when I studied Sadat, it might be useful for you! I've attached it to this post

[jamonwindeyer]

Hey just wanted to know if there are any threads where we could get reading comprehension tasks marked, or if we can post it here. TIA

Hey Winston! You can go ahead and use the Advanced Essay Marking forum for that purpose - You won't need to meet post count for the odd paragraph, but for a more substantial response (multiple paragraphs) you probably will

[kiiaaa]

Hey All,

For Mod C I'm studying Brave New World for People and Politics and i have noo idea how to structure my core paragraphs and what to write in them. My ideas are the oppression of the political system and the impact it has on individuals.

I'll really appreciate if you could help me out. anything tbh will help me as im so stuck hahaha

Thanks so much guys

[Nym1]

Hey Nym1! Welcome to the forums!

I've got a table of techniques and such from when I studied Sadat, it might be useful for you! I've attached it to this post

Awesome! Thank you so much! This is amazing!
Thank you!

[elysepopplewell]

This was a lot of help, thank you very much! I'll be back again when I have another mental meltdown haha

We'll still be here to help

[jamonwindeyer]

Hey All,

For Mod C I'm studying Brave New World for People and Politics and i have noo idea how to structure my core paragraphs and what to write in them. My ideas are the oppression of the political system and the impact it has on individuals.

I'll really appreciate if you could help me out. anything tbh will help me as im so stuck hahaha

Thanks so much guys

Hey! Sounds like a great idea to pursue, perhaps explore some of those specific impacts, each in their own paragraphs? For example, one paragraph could be how oppression encourages conformity and discourages individuality. Another could be how oppression inspires rebellion?

[Nym1]

Can anyone doing Judith Wright for Mod C explain the overall idea behind Hawthorn Hedge?
Thanks in advance

Hi, Hawthorn Hedge is really confusing! I broke it down into 5 questions and that helped me out a lot. I'll paste them below. I hope they help! But the rough outline of the poem is this: The poem describes a European plant, the Hawthorn Hedge planted to create a woman’s New England. The hedge was planted in an attempt to bring a familiar plant to a new place however it became a barrier to hide and isolate herself from the natural Australian landscape surrounding her.

   1. Why is it significant that Wright has chosen to focus on a plant that has been introduced into the Australian landscape?
      a. Because it is a metaphor for British colonisation and invasion. Representative of how she feels disconnected and alien in the Australian landscape due to her European heritage.
   2. What characteristics does the hedge possess? What poetic device does Wright use to represent the hedge?
      a. Described as sharp and savage, making the reader feel threatened by it. She uses repetition of the word thorn to drive home its unpleasant nature. 
   3. Consider the relationship between the persona & the hedge. The impact it has had on her? The impact of time on the persona & the hedge?
      a. The hedge was initially built to keep her safe but now prevents her from living and as time goes on she seems to become more and more like the hedge being 'unkempt' etc. The hedge was once her protector but now it prevents her from doing anything.
   4. Consider the representation of the native Australian landscape in the poem. I.e. the 'hungry ridge'
      a. I believe Judith Wright is trying to get across the point that this landscape is very foreign to an English Settler and more than anything from their perspective it is a hungry landscape that eats and destroys everything and I believe Wright is trying to get across the message that it is beautiful but it is also dangerous.
   5. Why has the persona's perspective of the native landscape changed over time? 'long ago' and 'sun dazzled'. Why do you think Wright has sought to emphasise this change in perspective in her poem?
      a. As mentioned in Q4 I think what she is trying to emphasise is that the woman did not try to integrate into the Australian way of life and tried to hold onto England as shown through the hedge and in this way her inability to let go made her fearful of the Australian landscape in a way that has had a huge negative impact upon her wellbeing.

The hedge also represents the inner doubts and fears that we plant. Note too the old woman is a synechdoche or emblematic of wider European society. You can also use the word symbolic.
I hope that helps!

[limtou]

Hi, Hawthorn Hedge is really confusing! I broke it down into 5 questions and that helped me out a lot. I'll paste them below. I hope they help! But the rough outline of the poem is this: The poem describes a European plant, the Hawthorn Hedge planted to create a woman’s New England. The hedge was planted in an attempt to bring a familiar plant to a new place however it became a barrier to hide and isolate herself from the natural Australian landscape surrounding her.

   1. Why is it significant that Wright has chosen to focus on a plant that has been introduced into the Australian landscape?
      a. Because it is a metaphor for British colonisation and invasion. Representative of how she feels disconnected and alien in the Australian landscape due to her European heritage.
   2. What characteristics does the hedge possess? What poetic device does Wright use to represent the hedge?
      a. Described as sharp and savage, making the reader feel threatened by it. She uses repetition of the word thorn to drive home its unpleasant nature. 
   3. Consider the relationship between the persona & the hedge. The impact it has had on her? The impact of time on the persona & the hedge?
      a. The hedge was initially built to keep her safe but now prevents her from living and as time goes on she seems to become more and more like the hedge being 'unkempt' etc. The hedge was once her protector but now it prevents her from doing anything.
   4. Consider the representation of the native Australian landscape in the poem. I.e. the 'hungry ridge'
      a. I believe Judith Wright is trying to get across the point that this landscape is very foreign to an English Settler and more than anything from their perspective it is a hungry landscape that eats and destroys everything and I believe Wright is trying to get across the message that it is beautiful but it is also dangerous.
   5. Why has the persona's perspective of the native landscape changed over time? 'long ago' and 'sun dazzled'. Why do you think Wright has sought to emphasise this change in perspective in her poem?
      a. As mentioned in Q4 I think what she is trying to emphasise is that the woman did not try to integrate into the Australian way of life and tried to hold onto England as shown through the hedge and in this way her inability to let go made her fearful of the Australian landscape in a way that has had a huge negative impact upon her wellbeing.

The hedge also represents the inner doubts and fears that we plant. Note too the old woman is a synechdoche or emblematic of wider European society. You can also use the word symbolic.
I hope that helps!

Thank you so much!!! :')

[kylesara]

Hi do you think it is acceptable to start my discovery essay with a quote? As in not from the text but from an outsider, as it ties in well with my thesis? Thanks

[jamonwindeyer]

Hi do you think it is acceptable to start my discovery essay with a quote? As in not from the text but from an outsider, as it ties in well with my thesis? Thanks

Hey! You'd want to be careful that the quote doesn't do all the work for you, it might come across as you not being able to formulate your own idea. However, if you take it and expand on it and use it properly, I think it could be a really unique way to do it!

[allaadareb_]

Hi, my trials are in a week and 4 days and I am really stuck on how to prepare for module B. With all my other essays I prepare and memorise the one essay which I would later adapt to the question in the exam. However with Module B having studied T.S Elliot, the question can ask for a specific poem out of the 5. I don't know how to have a great response for all 5.

[sudodds]

Hi, my trials are in a week and 4 days and I am really stuck on how to prepare for module B. With all my other essays I prepare and memorise the one essay which I would later adapt to the question in the exam. However with Module B having studied T.S Elliot, the question can ask for a specific poem out of the 5. I don't know how to have a great response for all 5.

Heya! The way that I studied/memorised for TS Eliot was I recognised that I always broke up my mod B essays into these themes - modernity, isolation, search for meaning. Thus, I wrote half a paragraph for each theme in relation to each poem (only half a paragraph because even if they prescribe you'll still probably have to talk about more than one, so each paragraph would discuss two poems). So I'd write half a paragraph on how Preludes links to the theme of modernity, then half a paragraph on isolation, then meaning, etc. etc. until I had done that for every poem

Hope this helps!

Susie

[bsdfjnlkasn]

Hey there,

I wasn't sure where to put this and if enough people will see it, but I was wondering if anyone had any practice reading comprehensions that they'd be willing to share? It's personally a weak section of mine as I struggle to express myself clearly and I believe the more practice I can get, the better. You'd also be helping out the whole community which is also a pretty cool thing. If people are willing enough to share some papers, then we could possibly look into setting up a new post for this. I'd be really appreciative to any of you who can submit something plus I'm sure you can see how important this is with trials just around the corner.

Thanks so much again!

[kiiaaa]

Hey guys

Im studying brave new world and am pulling my hair out in trying to find examples of representation ( basically anything the author has done purposely) i dont sort of get it and since my teacher has been away and i dont even know what im looking for and how word it etc
Your help is truly appreciated
Thanks a lot

[12070]

Hey, I was wondering if you had any suggestions on how to link my creative writing to the stimulus. I wrote my current one based on the compass in the 2015 HSC. The compass features a lot, and when looking at the 2016 HSC, I couldn't adapt it. Here are a few sentences so you can see what I mean.

It was during Leanne’s 75th year that she first discovered age. Age unexpectedly became a buzzing fly, landing on each bone consecutively, draining her already deteriorating memories. Age whispered in Leanne’s ears, expressing the complexity of every frown line on her forehead, not allowing her to forget about her pale hair. Maturity was a map, with an abundance of empty land, full of opportunities, desperately waiting to be explored; yet age was the compass. Age inexplicably decided on direction and would not unveil its implication.

It was during Leanne’s 78th year that Wilbur fell victim to age as the compass revealed itself in a south direction...