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Distinctively Visual - Douglas Stewart's poems
Natasha.97:
--- Quote from: beatek on July 15, 2017, 05:33:38 pm ---Hey 13cheungjn1, thank you for explaining each of Stewart's poems and how they relate back to the module. Do we have to learn ALL poems and can we just pick specific ones to write about in our trials/HSC?
As for the poem 'Moths', it's about Stewart's amazement of the moths taking flight from the tree (Such a blaze of snow ... moths in the air) and him witnessing this natural event. Same things for 'Fireflies' (because they too are flying around the landscape).
Good luck with your trials as well! :)
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Hi :) It all depends on the question they give you! The assessment I've had for Mod A specified that I had to use "at least 2", whereas in the 2016 HSC paper, there was an extract from Lady Feeding the Cats, specifically the last stanza (e-copy doesn't have it, I know this from my teacher who gave it as holiday homework), so the safest bet in my opinion would be yes, learn all the poems, but have a few overarching themes between most of the poems, put them into categories of 2-3 (imo you can't really write more than 3 otherwise your analysis could turn out to be brief, but that is based on my slow writing speed. You may be able to write 1000+ words in the time frame given, then by all means write more than 3)
So also kind of appreciation for nature? Sweet :) thanks for the clarification :DD
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beatroot:
--- Quote from: 13cheungjn1 on July 15, 2017, 05:49:04 pm ---Hi :) It all depends on the question they give you! The assessment I've had for Mod A specified that I had to use "at least 2", whereas in the 2016 HSC paper, there was an extract from Lady Feeding the Cats, specifically the last stanza (e-copy doesn't have it, I know this from my teacher who gave it as holiday homework), so the safest bet in my opinion would be yes, learn all the poems, but have a few overarching themes between most of the poems, put them into categories of 2-3 (imo you can't really write more than 3 otherwise your analysis could turn out to be brief, but that is based on my slow writing speed. You may be able to write 1000+ words in the time frame given, then by all means write more than 3)
So also kind of appreciation for nature? Sweet :) thanks for the clarification :DD
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ooh thats alot of poems to memorise :'( My assessment for this module was different because it was a group oral task and we didn't get the chance to write an essay for Stewart's poems. Thanks for the help again! :))
Just adding on from earlier, 'Moths' and 'Fireflies' also talks about the 'infinite potential' of nature and its capabilities.
Natasha.97:
--- Quote from: beatek on July 15, 2017, 06:00:32 pm ---ooh thats alot of poems to memorise :'( My assessment for this module was different because it was a group oral task and we didn't get the chance to write an essay for Stewart's poems. Thanks for the help again! :))
Just adding on from earlier, 'Moths' and 'Fireflies' also talks about the 'infinite potential' of nature and its capabilities.
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Try to use different study techniques to memorise them easily. Write flash cards for a theme and the relevant quotes, and have a different set for each poem and you should be all set :) this was the method that worked for me in my assessment!
:O it does! *Adds that to notes*
You're welcome ;D ;D
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