HSC Studies of Religion Question Thread

[jamonwindeyer]

With the 20 mark essay is there a particular structure that we have to follow to ensure we get 20/20?

Hey Mary! Not really, all sorts work, but this article contains my favourite way

[marynguyen18]

thank you Jamon

[studybuddy7777]

For baptism I have a few points I can share

Individual:
- for most denominations that practice paedo-baptism (e.g. Catholic and Anglican Church) it marks the beginning of a relationship with God
- for Catholics baptism grants the adherent eternal life and salvation
- the ceremony itself is a dedication to God and gives thanks for Jesus' death and resurrection
- for denominations where credo-baptism is practiced (e.g. Seventh Day Adventist Church) it cements a relationship with God which is deepened through bible study and prayer
- grants the adherent with formal church membership and a sense of belonging to the church community

Community:
- brings the church community together in worship
- reminds each person that witnesses the event to reflect on their own baptism and recommit to God
- involves the community in the raising of the child to have strong Christian values

In terms of linking the three aspects together, often the beliefs and core notions of Christianity (learnt in the Prelim course) are good to focus on to connect everything. I can't think of anything specific off the top of my head though.

I don't have any notes on Rabi'a Al-Addiwiyya but hopefully someone will jump in and be able to help you out soon 

Thanks for that ssarahj!! Dont bet on anyone coming forward for Rabi'a notes though, ive been asked for 6 months and still no response :/

[nibblez16]

Hello. Since I have 3 exams before Religion and Religion is basically just theory... Any tips on how to study for religion as well as stuudying other subjects. Because I havent being paying much attention to Religion lately... Thank You 
Also I do Zen Buddhism, but it does have much info but not as well, but its really easy, do you prefer writing about it if the 20 mark essay asks or not?

[elysepopplewell]

Thanks for that ssarahj!! Dont bet on anyone coming forward for Rabi'a notes though, ive been asked for 6 months and still no response :/

Please upload yours at the end of the HSC to help the next cohort of studybuddy's struggling to find Rabi'a notes!

[elysepopplewell]

Hello. Since I have 3 exams before Religion and Religion is basically just theory... Any tips on how to study for religion as well as stuudying other subjects. Because I havent being paying much attention to Religion lately... Thank You 
Also I do Zen Buddhism, but it does have much info but not as well, but its really easy, do you prefer writing about it if the 20 mark essay asks or not?

Hey there nibblez16!
Okay, so with religion, to me, it was about learning facts. I just went through my notes continuously until I had lots and lots committed to memory! I did as many past multiple choice questions as I could possibly find - they actually recycle questions with a slightly different spin fairly often! So that's definitely a point of call.
As for your essay, I think it is important that you choose what you can talk the most about. I definitely see the appeal of talking about the easiest thing because it'll be easy to organise your thoughts and arguments. Totally! But, I think that you need to choose whatever has the richest discussion and variety of points for your essay. I ran out of things to say with my Baptism essay in the HSC and I did have a bit of regret about it. I chose it because it was the simpler of the two. I think it would've been best for me to take the more complicated one just so that I opened myself up to discussion to showcase my ideas better!

[nibblez16]

Hey there nibblez16!
Okay, so with religion, to me, it was about learning facts. I just went through my notes continuously until I had lots and lots committed to memory! I did as many past multiple choice questions as I could possibly find - they actually recycle questions with a slightly different spin fairly often! So that's definitely a point of call.
As for your essay, I think it is important that you choose what you can talk the most about. I definitely see the appeal of talking about the easiest thing because it'll be easy to organise your thoughts and arguments. Totally! But, I think that you need to choose whatever has the richest discussion and variety of points for your essay. I ran out of things to say with my Baptism essay in the HSC and I did have a bit of regret about it. I chose it because it was the simpler of the two. I think it would've been best for me to take the more complicated one just so that I opened myself up to discussion to showcase my ideas better!

Alright! Thank You so much 
I just have problems with Christianity because its the hardest topic I find to learn about... But how many pages or words should a 20 mark essay be?

[ssarahj]

Alright! Thank You so much 
I just have problems with Christianity because its the hardest topic I find to learn about... But how many pages or words should a 20 mark essay be?

I would say approximately 4-5 pages for a 20 mark essay, but this would depend on your writing size and your speed. Its really important that you allow the recommended 35 minutes to write your essay - and if you're quick at multiple choice you may even gain an extra 5 minutes to spend on it. So if you went pedal to the metal for that whole time you should have written well and truly enough information for a decent response 

[tahmina]

did you go in prepared essays ?

[elysepopplewell]

did you go in prepared essays ?

Neither Jamon or I did for SOR! It's too challenging - you just don't know which section of the depth study will be asked in the extended response, and it would require a lot of your memory space to have a prepared essay. Nonetheless, having prepared ideas and memorised facts about your topics works really well - the way to get these ideas is looking through past papers, any practice questions you can find, and anything you and your peers might predict as the question!

[BPunjabi]

Does anyone have or a link to the 2012 multiple choice SOR 2 Answers?
I can only find question 11 answered.

[sudodds]

Does anyone have or a link to the 2012 multiple choice SOR 2 Answers?
I can only find question 11 answered.

http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/hsc_exams/hsc2012exams/pdf_doc/studies-of-religion-marking-guide-12.pdf

I think this is it

[BPunjabi]

http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/hsc_exams/hsc2012exams/pdf_doc/studies-of-religion-marking-guide-12.pdf

I think this is it

I must have been on the wrong post.. https://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/hsc_exams/hsc2012exams/pdf_doc/studies-of-religion-hsc-sample-answers-12.pdf

[studybuddy7777]

I must have been on the wrong post.. https://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/hsc_exams/hsc2012exams/pdf_doc/studies-of-religion-hsc-sample-answers-12.pdf

Yeah for some reason as I explained above (post deleted now maybe?), they didnt put the multiple choice with the sample answers that year for some strange reason. Weird how it is with e marking guidelines instead however.

[Aaron]

I've split the discussion forming in this thread to a separate Discussion Thread where you can continue the chat - please be aware this is a question thread, and as such should only contain questions and answers. Please direct discussion (questions can continue to be posted here) here: Study of Religion General Discussion

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