HSC Studies of Religion Question Thread

[LegalEagle24/7]

Hi 
can someone please link me to Elyse's summary notes? I went to the lecture and she mentioned them but I still cannot find them. Also, the updated census data please. As the old census data is in the complete course notes. Thanks xx

[Natasha.97]

Hi 
can someone please link me to Elyse's summary notes? I went to the lecture and she mentioned them but I still cannot find them. Also, the updated census data please. As the old census data is in the complete course notes. Thanks xx

Hi! As far as I can tell, these are all of the notes that Elyse has uploaded onto the Notes page:

A’isha Bint Abu Bakr – Study Notes
How does Islam work as a dynamic living tradition?
Significant Practice: Baptism
Essay: To what extent is Baptism the central rite of Christianity?
Paul of Tarsus: Significant Person in Christianity
Bioethics in Christianity
Sexual Ethics in Islam: Study Notes
Highly marked assignment: Christian bioethics
Highly marked assignment: Paul of Tarsus

[jamonwindeyer]

Hi 
can someone please link me to Elyse's summary notes? I went to the lecture and she mentioned them but I still cannot find them. Also, the updated census data please. As the old census data is in the complete course notes. Thanks xx

Hey! The updated Census data you are referring to is on the product updates page, the exact URL should be in the front cover of your notes!

Edit: Here they are!

[HTzakos]

Hey everyone,
Does anyone know if we need to reach a certain number of posts (like in the English forums) before posting an SOR essay for marking?
Thanks
Hayley

[jamonwindeyer]

Hey everyone,
Does anyone know if we need to reach a certain number of posts (like in the English forums) before posting an SOR essay for marking?
Thanks
Hayley

Hey Hayley! You can post your piece here, you need 50 posts to have it looked at by a moderator, but you don't need it for peer feedback!! Heaps of people are helping out atm so I'm sure it will be looked at

[winstondarmawan]

Hello!
Just asking to see what is the best study plan leading up to the HSC SOR Exam. Not sure if it's better to spend my time doing past papers or just studying scaffolds and notes and seeing how I would adapt.
TIA.

[georgiia]

Im not sure if anyone has asked already but does anyone have any predictions for the 5 marker or even the short answer and essay parts (I only do 1 unit) ?

Thanks!!

[jamonwindeyer]

Hello!
Just asking to see what is the best study plan leading up to the HSC SOR Exam. Not sure if it's better to spend my time doing past papers or just studying scaffolds and notes and seeing how I would adapt.
TIA.

Maybe a good mix of both! Practice is essential but doing broader study might be more useful to you - As long as you are challenging yourself and not just reading from notes and hoping it sinks, I reckon you'll be okay!

[angelahchan]

Im not sure if anyone has asked already but does anyone have any predictions for the 5 marker or even the short answer and essay parts (I only do 1 unit) ?

Thanks!!

My teacher predicts that it'll be on post-1945 rather than Aboriginal Spirituality since it's been AS for the past two years,  especially because of the 2016 census and increased secularism. As for predictions in short answer and essay, the CSSA trial is a pretty good prediction (since idk which religions you do), but basically whatever topics were last year you can expect that it's less likely they'll do a repeat (and look at previous years as well to see if there's something they haven't covered recently)

[elysepopplewell]

Hi 
can someone please link me to Elyse's summary notes? I went to the lecture and she mentioned them but I still cannot find them. Also, the updated census data please. As the old census data is in the complete course notes. Thanks xx

LOVING your username! See Jamon's comment above for the link to the updated data Thanks for coming to the lecture!

[georgiia]

My teacher predicts that it'll be on post-1945 rather than Aboriginal Spirituality since it's been AS for the past two years,  especially because of the 2016 census and increased secularism. As for predictions in short answer and essay, the CSSA trial is a pretty good prediction (since idk which religions you do), but basically whatever topics were last year you can expect that it's less likely they'll do a repeat (and look at previous years as well to see if there's something they haven't covered recently)

Cool Thanks
I do Islam and Christianity

[mjorfian]

My teacher predicts that it'll be on post-1945 rather than Aboriginal Spirituality since it's been AS for the past two years,  especially because of the 2016 census and increased secularism. As for predictions in short answer and essay, the CSSA trial is a pretty good prediction (since idk which religions you do), but basically whatever topics were last year you can expect that it's less likely they'll do a repeat (and look at previous years as well to see if there's something they haven't covered recently)

I just did a bit of a trend check for the past 6 years (2010 -2016) and they've basically done everything except

 • account for the present religious
landscape in Australia in relation to:
– Christianity as the major religious
tradition
– immigration
– denominational switching
– rise of New Age religions
– secularism

I feel like they're going to give us a quote regarding the 2016 census and ask us to give reasoning for it and talk about trends maybe??

[angelahchan]

I just did a bit of a trend check for the past 6 years (2010 -2016) and they've basically done everything except

 • account for the present religious
landscape in Australia in relation to:
– Christianity as the major religious
tradition
– immigration
– denominational switching
– rise of New Age religions
– secularism

I feel like they're going to give us a quote regarding the 2016 census and ask us to give reasoning for it and talk about trends maybe??

thanks for looking that up! I think the paper was written before the census came out though so idk if they will have quotes (not entirely sure when the paper was written - after googling it says the exam committee meets from october to april in developing the paper), but I think they could definitely incorporate the census somehow

[mjorfian]

thanks for looking that up! I think the paper was written before the census came out though so idk if they will have quotes (not entirely sure when the paper was written - after googling it says the exam committee meets from october to april in developing the paper), but I think they could definitely incorporate the census somehow

yeah true! I honestly have no clue but I think that dot point would be our best bet because they haven't asked things twice so far

[Lachlan Morley]

Hi All,

Is there a general checklist for Relgion Depth Study short answers

In every short answer i try and include - content, 2 quotes and a reference to varients

Is there anything else i should try and include