English Advanced Question Thread

[eyw00400]

Hi!
I'm currently doing a Mod A essay on 1984 and Metropolis, and I was wondering, could someone perhaps offer some advice or
suggestions on how to talk about German expressionist techniques, especially the use of  mis en scene?
It's quite a significant stylistic feature in Lang's text but I'm not sure how to discuss about it without it sounding tokenistic or awkward.

[jamonwindeyer]

Hey guys,
Do any of you guys have an documents with techniques, quote and analysis for ModA- jc and prince or mod C- Bnw and a related. I just got snaked on by a friend a while ago. I made notes with him on google docs and I was meant to do two mods while he did two mods. Finished my part and he blocks access to his stuff which i really needed >->
Kinda trusted him thats why :/
Any help would be appreaciated ty got trials next week

What a loser! Don't worry, we'll never block access to our free notes, I bet there is stuff in there

[jamonwindeyer]

I'm just going to repost this cause I think it was missed in the bundle of questions, but if you only have time to check the thesis that is perfectly fine! I know you guys are super busy!

Hi Guys!
I was wondering if you could please check if my intro is ok! This is for module C (people and politics) and my texts are Brave New World and I met the Walrus 

Representation of people and politics inevitably involve the representation of important values.

Through presenting confronting political models regarding the human experience, a composer is influential in providing provocative yet anthropological truths relevant to society. Nice Thesis - It is a little broad but the question is broad too, I think it works well.  In representing political issues through a variety of mediums, a composer's habitual expression and language provide a perspective on important humanistic values, often shaped by their personal context. These two setences sort of say the same thing, if you get what I mean?  In the form of a dystopian novel, Huxley’s ‘Brave New World’ is representative of his fears for the over-bureaucratisation of society and the misuse of technology leading to the dehumanisation of man, reflected through his fascination for satire and characterizations representative of various aspects of political hierarchies. Nice introduction of text, covers some stylistic features as well as thematic concerns. Josh Raskin too adopts a satirical style in his short animatic film ‘I met the Walrus’,coupling voiceover from the Beatles musician John Lennon with hyperbolic pen sketches, indicative of his progressive point of view while also representing Lennon’s political perspective across a visual medium, illustrating the extent of his concerns regarding power and conformity. Perhaps a tad too long a sentence there. While both composers present thought-provoking ideologies in disparate forms, their common motivations are clear in advocating for political transparency, urging against political indifference through social rebellion.

I think this is a fantastic introduction! Great stuff Annabelle

[jamonwindeyer]

Hi!
I'm currently doing a Mod A essay on 1984 and Metropolis, and I was wondering, could someone perhaps offer some advice or
suggestions on how to talk about German expressionist techniques, especially the use of  mis en scene?
It's quite a significant stylistic feature in Lang's text but I'm not sure how to discuss about it without it sounding tokenistic or awkward.

Hey! I can't specifically help, but perhaps seeing how others have approached the analysis might shed some light?

[left right gn]

Hi,
What are the techniques in:
“You can’t expect me to keep a straight face about fathers and mothers. And who’s going to get excited about a boy having a girl or not having her”.
I'm guessing rhetorical question in the second half, but what about the first?

[Annie657]

Representation of people and politics inevitably involve the representation of important values.

Through presenting confronting political models regarding the human experience, a composer is influential in providing provocative yet anthropological truths relevant to society. Nice Thesis - It is a little broad but the question is broad too, I think it works well.  In representing political issues through a variety of mediums, a composer's habitual expression and language provide a perspective on important humanistic values, often shaped by their personal context. These two setences sort of say the same thing, if you get what I mean?  In the form of a dystopian novel, Huxley’s ‘Brave New World’ is representative of his fears for the over-bureaucratisation of society and the misuse of technology leading to the dehumanisation of man, reflected through his fascination for satire and characterizations representative of various aspects of political hierarchies. Nice introduction of text, covers some stylistic features as well as thematic concerns. Josh Raskin too adopts a satirical style in his short animatic film ‘I met the Walrus’,coupling voiceover from the Beatles musician John Lennon with hyperbolic pen sketches, indicative of his progressive point of view while also representing Lennon’s political perspective across a visual medium, illustrating the extent of his concerns regarding power and conformity. Perhaps a tad too long a sentence there. While both composers present thought-provoking ideologies in disparate forms, their common motivations are clear in advocating for political transparency, urging against political indifference through social rebellion.

I think this is a fantastic introduction! Great stuff Annabelle

Thanks so much Jamon! So grateful for all the help this week

[jadzia26]

I just got my mark back for my Module C essay exam and it's the worst one I've done in year 11 and 12. I'm so guttered that i got a high C but I just want to ask if there are any ways I can review this effectively to ensure I don't make the same mistakes. My criticisms were that my analysis was far too brief and not developed enough. Any tips on how to properly review and improve an essay? I will be re-sending this to my teacher once i try and fix it up

[eyw00400]

Hey! I can't specifically help, but perhaps seeing how others have approached the analysis might shed some light?

Thank you!

[left right gn]

What is the best way to study for Mod B? i've heard people memorizing whole essays or just intro/quotes/possibly conclusion. But what is the most effective way, especially for Yeats where they can specific a poem?

[TheFreeMarketeer]

What is the best way to study for Mod B? i've heard people memorizing whole essays or just intro/quotes/possibly conclusion. But what is the most effective way, especially for Yeats where they can specific a poem?

I would say memorising an essay, for the analysis, structure, etc.. is pretty important. Also remember that Module B is a critical study, so ensure that you memorise names of critics, their works, etc...

[justwannawish]

Hey, I was wondering if you guys could look at a practice question we had to answer. It was: Does Looking for Richard offer new insights about deceit or simply affirm those offered in King Richard III? And we had to write a body paragraph for Richard III. which I copied below

Spoiler

Shared discourse about deceitful manipulation provides insight into the changing zeitgeist and social reception of texts. Both Shakespeare and Pacino manipulate Richard’s consummate ability to adopt roles to suit their contexts, representing his manipulation as an unethical deceit of God and free-willed self agency, respectively.  For the Shakespearean audience, Richard’s manipulative rise to power subverts Elizabethan Divine Order with the usurpation of the divinely ordained monarch. The playwright intentionally critiques Richard’s limitless duplicity to endorse the Tudor line of his benefactor, Elizabeth I, a descendent of Richmond, Richard’s foil and defeater. Richard’s ambitious manipulation cheats even his own family as he plays the dutiful brother. Claiming he “will deliver or else lie for [Clarence]”, Richard seemingly promises to take his brother’s place, with Shakespeare’s ambiguous pun instead enabling him to lie about Clarence. Shaping his façade around illicit double meanings, designed to further his power, Richard’s “naked villainy” makes him “seem a saint when most [he] play(s) the devil”. As the soliloquy of the vice character mirrors his indifference for his corruptive nature, the juxtaposition of religious imagery elucidates how he abuses the social belief in Providence with his defiance against god.

[TheFreeMarketeer]

Hey, I was wondering if you guys could look at a practice question we had to answer. It was: Does Looking for Richard offer new insights about deceit or simply affirm those offered in King Richard III? And we had to write a body paragraph for Richard III. which I copied below

Spoiler

Shared discourse about deceitful manipulation provides insight into the changing zeitgeist and social reception of texts. Both Shakespeare and Pacino manipulate Richard’s consummate ability to adopt roles to suit their contexts, representing his manipulation as an unethical deceit of God and free-willed self agency, respectively.  For the Shakespearean audience, Richard’s manipulative rise to power subverts Elizabethan Divine Order with the usurpation of the divinely ordained monarch. The playwright intentionally critiques Richard’s limitless duplicity to endorse the Tudor line of his benefactor, Elizabeth I, a descendent of Richmond, Richard’s foil and defeater. Richard’s ambitious manipulation cheats even his own family as he plays the dutiful brother. Claiming he “will deliver or else lie for [Clarence]”, Richard seemingly promises to take his brother’s place, with Shakespeare’s ambiguous pun instead enabling him to lie about Clarence. Shaping his façade around illicit double meanings, designed to further his power, Richard’s “naked villainy” makes him “seem a saint when most [he] play(s) the devil”. As the soliloquy of the vice character mirrors his indifference for his corruptive nature, the juxtaposition of religious imagery elucidates how he abuses the social belief in Providence with his defiance against god.

Personally, I thought it was really good. Nice topic sentence, good fleshing out of the thematic concept, you have a nice dose of context and a relevant analysis (although, if comfortable, maybe you can add a bit more).

Be careful not to be overly verbose but other than that, well done.

[left right gn]

I would say memorising an essay, for the analysis, structure, etc.. is pretty important. Also remember that Module B is a critical study, so ensure that you memorise names of critics, their works, etc...

Wouldn't it be multiple essays, as they can ask for a specific poem to be discussed

[elysepopplewell]

What is the best way to study for Mod B? i've heard people memorizing whole essays or just intro/quotes/possibly conclusion. But what is the most effective way, especially for Yeats where they can specific a poem?

I studied Yeats. I memorised and prepared some key phrases or terms that I'd use to discuss Yeats' oeuvre, and they were things like "textual integrity" and what not - nothing secretive or insane, but just things that I knew I had to talk about in every Mod B essay, so I just prepared some phrases that sounded sophisticated so I could insert them as appropriate. I never memorised an essay for Module B for this reason, but I did memorise chunks of the poems and their analysis. I didn't sit down with the task of memorising the poems, but as I spent so long studying and analysing the poems, naturally they stuck to mind. My notes on Yeats are in the notes section if you haven't already accessed them. For me, remembering the analysis for Yeats' poetry was also not such a difficult task because I was genuinely fascinated with the depths of his work and the way he managed to create what was on some levels almost a riddle! I thought it was fascinating enough to remember little bits and bobs here and there that it became natural to recall parts/chunks of his speeches.

[rheafromikea]

How do you answer specific essay questions about one idea relating to a text- how do you write more than one paragraph since each paragraph is a new idea? Thanks