HSC Studies of Religion Question Thread

[lcamilleri.53]

Quick Question regarding the 2016 Census Data and the Multiple Choice. My knowledge is that the data was released after the HSC exam was made so would answers to the multiple choice (e.g. what is the percentage of no religion in Australia) be based on the 2011 census. If so, is knowing the 2016 data only important for Q11 to incorporate statistics into the question
Thanks

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Quick Question regarding the 2016 Census Data and the Multiple Choice. My knowledge is that the data was released after the HSC exam was made so would answers to the multiple choice (e.g. what is the percentage of no religion in Australia) be based on the 2011 census. If so, is knowing the 2016 data only important for Q11 to incorporate statistics into the question
Thanks

Elyse went through all the census data in her video > https://atarnotes.com/hsc-revision-sor/
But I would recommend knowing it for both 2011 and 2016 because it could pop up in both MC and the 5 marker

[winstondarmawan]

Is it okay if we only know:
1947 > 2011 > 2016?

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Is it okay if we only know:
1947 > 2011 > 2016?

I guess, I know 2001 or 2006 for a couple just to show the progression. The only issue with knowing those is if it specifies 2011 and you jump from 1947 to 2011 but should be ok.

[angelahchan]

Is it okay if we only know:
1947 > 2011 > 2016?

I'd say know a few key dates as well, such as 1971 "if no religion, write none" being introduced leading to a seven-fold increase in secularism, the eradication of the White Australia Policy in 1972 leading to influx of migrants from South East Asia, 2000 Pentecostal leaders congregating to form Australian Christian Churches which could be a reason for recent slow down in Pentecostal growth.  You definitely don't have to remember all the census data that goes along with these dates, though

[angelahchan]

This is hard to say - it depends entirely on the question. For instance, take the 2013 Question:
Discuss the relationship between at least TWO aspects of your depth study and the way they contribute to Christianity as a living religious tradition.
I would personally structure this by how each area of the depth study reveals the importance of Jesus' commandment of Love and how this ethical teaching is relevant to today's Christians in making wise choices in order to be faithful followers of Christ. So in this case, your structure is simply:
PRACTICE
SIGNIFICANT FIGURE
ETHICS
And in each one you discuss the relevant details eg. in Practice for Marriage you discuss how it is a reflection of Christ's unconditional love, for significant figure how Paul viewed love as the essence of all commandments and Ethics how in reference to homosexuality, whilst maintaining homosexual acts as wrong, recent writings by teaching authorities in Christianity have highlighted the need to respect and show compassion to homosexual persons. All these relate to Jesus' commandment of love. Linking them to L.R.T should be throughout your response. For instance, these teaching authorities preaching of the need to treat homosexual people with respect is only recent and therefore adapting its teachings to suit modern times (link to LRT). Paul's teaching on the importance of love is read at marriages today (LRT). Marriage is obviously still a key practice within the Christian faith and therefore its teachings also remain relevant. That sort of thing. That's one example but as I said - it depends on the question. more often that not, divide into 3 paras to represent each section of your depth study and in each para explore how they reflect the core idea you are arguing eg. commandment of love and that will integrate it effectively and without being confusing

How much do you think we should write for each part of the integrated essay? Say a typical significant person essay has 4 body paragraphs with 1 contribution per paragraph, would we put one, or two (or more) contributions?

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How much do you think we should write for each part of the integrated essay? Say a typical significant person essay has 4 body paragraphs with 1 contribution per paragraph, would we put one, or two (or more) contributions?

It completely depends on what the question is and which contributions best relate to the set question. If you are doing all three components, I would say aim for 1 maybe 2 for each. If you do two, indicate in your intro that that part of the depth study relates better to (insert what the main idea of the question is). But yeah completely depends on the question and how each part of each section eg. significant figure fits into it

[gh971]

I always seem to write too much for short answer questions in the indepth section. Do you have any tips on how to still answer the question but more concisely?
Thanks!!

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I always seem to write too much for short answer questions in the indepth section. Do you have any tips on how to still answer the question but more concisely?
Thanks!!

I do the same thing so not really haha! I guess it would helpful to think of the short answers as mini essays in terms of the 8 markers etc. are arguments that you are making. So make sure every point you make adds to your argument. But as long as you still have a solid 45-50 mins for the essay going overboard in the short answers isn't that bad.

[dancing phalanges]

Hey Elyse - just about your video. You mentioned how the markers didn't want to hear about the settlement of Australia and its influence on Christianity (in relation to the current Australian religious landscape). I'm just a bit confused - does info such as WW1 and WW2 migration of Eastern Orthodox Christians or for Immigration - the abolition of the White Australia Policy still applicable. Is it only just the European settlement because that was 200+ years ago. I'm just concerned how recent the influences have to be, as in whether the abolition of the White Australia Policy and Vietnam/Iraq War are good enough influences to discuss or whether I need more recent examples? Thank you

[jamonwindeyer]

Hey Elyse - just about your video. You mentioned how the markers didn't want to hear about the settlement of Australia and its influence on Christianity (in relation to the current Australian religious landscape). I'm just a bit confused - does info such as WW1 and WW2 migration of Eastern Orthodox Christians or for Immigration - the abolition of the White Australia Policy still applicable. Is it only just the European settlement because that was 200+ years ago. I'm just concerned how recent the influences have to be, as in whether the abolition of the White Australia Policy and Vietnam/Iraq War are good enough influences to discuss or whether I need more recent examples? Thank you

Those are fine - Anything that happened post 1945 is what they want to hear

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Those are fine - Anything that happened post 1945 is what they want to hear

Ah okay that definitely makes sense then. Thank you

[16Elias]

How should i go about memorising all this information?

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How should i go about memorising all this information?

For the 5 markers - just go over each dot point and say it out load as if explaining it to a class, similar for Section 2 short answers.
For the essay - just memorise your quotes/scripture references with look, cover, write, check.
Both methods have worked very well for me!

[angelahchan]

How should i go about memorising all this information?

For quotes, I like using a quiz-maker to make fill in the blank quizzes e.g. the question will be "Luke 22:19___" and then I can type the answer and see if it's right