English Advanced Question Thread

[johnk21]

Hey!

To answer the first part of your question, the 2016 Yeats question was really specific (had to make detailed reference to "Easter 1916") so it would probably be best to know all the poems

What would you say is the most efficient way of knowing this??
I am currently trying to write some very concise notes on each poem, and in the event of them specifying a poem, I will just integrate quotes and techniques into my already established ideas within my pre-prepared essay (which i will of course adjust to answer the question).
Am I on the right track??
Thanks

[bsdfjnlkasn]

What would you say is the most efficient way of knowing this??
I am currently trying to write some very concise notes on each poem, and in the event of them specifying a poem, I will just integrate quotes and techniques into my already established ideas within my pre-prepared essay (which i will of course adjust to answer the question).
Am I on the right track??
Thanks

That sounds perfect!

But I think to go one step further, you need to maybe start organising your notes for the module under specific themes. That way you can start to see connections across the poems and by writing about them, elevate your response. Having notes on each poem is a great way to getting more familiar with them, and practicing adjusting your ideas to suit the question is a very valuable way to prepare. So yeah, that's what I would advise - hopefully it was helpful!

[KeelzeyMac]

Hi!
Just a quick question on how many quotes we should be memorising for Hamlet?
As of now I have 9 really good quotes that probably link to around 4 themes altogether, but I don't have a quote from every soliloquy.
What would you recommend?
Thanks in advance!

[ninaangeline]

Hey guys!

I was just wondering which related text is better to use for Module C: Representation of People and Politics. Mind you, my prescribed text for this year is BNW by Aldous Huxley.
Either;
- Politics and the English Language by George Orwell
OR
- Utopia by Thomas More

Thankyou!

[J.B]

Hi
in Mod B I always included 2 critics in my essays (one per poem). After the Trial's my teacher told me to not include any critics at all. Is this alright? Will I lose any marks for not including critics?
Thank you

[Becky234]

Hey, guys
can someone pls explain how i would answer this question?
thanks

[winstondarmawan]

Hello all!
For this question:

Question 9 – Nonfiction – Speeches

Evaluate how Pearson and ONE other speaker employ allusion and analogy to continue to allow audiences to engage with otherwise challenging social issues. 

When doing analysis, how would you approach using techniques other than allusion and analogy? Not sure if it's just me but this seems like a limiting question in terms of analysis and techniques unless there is a better approach.
Thanks in advance.

[caitlinlddouglas]

hey i am trying to get quotes/notes together about the theme of conscience in King Richard III and Looking For Richard and I was wondering how it is portrayed in LFR? Thanks!

[mjorfian]

Hello all!
For this question:

Question 9 – Nonfiction – Speeches

Evaluate how Pearson and ONE other speaker employ allusion and analogy to continue to allow audiences to engage with otherwise challenging social issues. 

When doing analysis, how would you approach using techniques other than allusion and analogy? Not sure if it's just me but this seems like a limiting question in terms of analysis and techniques unless there is a better approach.
Thanks in advance.

Hey! I don't do speeches, but this is my approach for module b citizen kane when it asks for specific features. I simply combine the specified techniques with others for each paragraph. ie. if it's asking for deep focus shots, I combine the paragraph with sound as well to prove how they go hand in hand together to portray social issues (just borrowing your q here) ie. my topic sentences would look like this:

- It is through Welles innovative utilisation of deep focus shots and musical score that he is able to represent the weakness of the human character when it submits to the corrupting influence of power and wealth.

this way you would only have to have 3/4 sentences (two examples of the specified technique being used + explanation) in each paragraph

I hope that makes sense!

[mjorfian]

Hey! just wondering how much context is needed in a mod c people + politics response? my prescribed is brave new world if that helps

[bsdfjnlkasn]

Hey! just wondering how much context is needed in a mod c people + politics response? my prescribed is brave new world if that helps

Hey! Hopefully telling you a bit about what I do may help

I study 'The Crucible' and only mention McCarthyism when discussing the text as an allegory for Miller's contemporary political discourse. So I guess you just need to ask yourself if you see the context as having influenced specific representational choices, if yes, then definitely mention it . Basically you could say that we're drawing off the ideas presented in Module A (that context influences values and form) but also making sure we focus on representation as this is what Module C specifically calls for

Let me know if you have any more questions

[winstondarmawan]

Hey! I don't do speeches, but this is my approach for module b citizen kane when it asks for specific features. I simply combine the specified techniques with others for each paragraph. ie. if it's asking for deep focus shots, I combine the paragraph with sound as well to prove how they go hand in hand together to portray social issues (just borrowing your q here) ie. my topic sentences would look like this:

- It is through Welles innovative utilisation of deep focus shots and musical score that he is able to represent the weakness of the human character when it submits to the corrupting influence of power and wealth.

this way you would only have to have 3/4 sentences (two examples of the specified technique being used + explanation) in each paragraph

I hope that makes sense!

Thank you for your insight!
My problem with this, however, is that it's very hard to do this for all the examples - and that not all examples overlap with a technique provided in the question. In this case, would it be better to cut out/minimise these techniques whilst focus on the ones provided in the question.
On second thought, that would likely decrease the quality of analysis...

[mjorfian]

Thank you for your insight!
My problem with this, however, is that it's very hard to do this for all the examples - and that not all examples overlap with a technique provided in the question. In this case, would it be better to cut out/minimise these techniques whilst focus on the ones provided in the question.
On second thought, that would likely decrease the quality of analysis...

It doesn't always have to overlap in terms of techniques, just conceptually if that makes sense? Is that what you mean? Like both examples must be about how power affect someone to act a certain way, they don't necessarily have to be from the same textual excerpt.  It's good to focus on the ones provided but it's definitely okay to use others to support your argument, so long as they fit in.

[mjorfian]

Hey! Hopefully telling you a bit about what I do may help

I study 'The Crucible' and only mention McCarthyism when discussing the text as an allegory for Miller's contemporary political discourse. So I guess you just need to ask yourself if you see the context as having influenced specific representational choices, if yes, then definitely mention it . Basically you could say that we're drawing off the ideas presented in Module A (that context influences values and form) but also making sure we focus on representation as this is what Module C specifically calls for

Let me know if you have any more questions

Okay! My essay is basically just representation everywhere through form, and then with one or two brief mentions of what it was inspired by. Is that alright do you think? Because I previously had much more context but my teacher said it wasn't module driven enough

[justwannawish]

hey i am trying to get quotes/notes together about the theme of conscience in King Richard III and Looking For Richard and I was wondering how it is portrayed in LFR? Thanks!

It's quite interesting changes which is largely due to the religiosity of the societies. For example, Pacino’s interpretation of Clarence’s murder  depicts conscience as a human instinct rather than divine command. He reduces the number of lines in the scene relating to God and damnation as they don’t really apply in our society but instead features at length scenes that reveal humanity’s flaws e.g. murder of Clarence, dream scene because they re still relevant. He believes that, like the panhandler says "we don't care about each other" and need to understand the fundamental parts of us as humanity- our conscience shapes our existence to a large factor.  And the psychoanalytical approach allows for a deeper look into Richard’s and essentially all the characters' emotions and the changing attitudes to the human experience, if you apply a post-modernist Freudian reading to it.

Let me know if you need anything to be clarified