Who knows what they are writing on for the exam?

[alannah]

Emma and Hamlet, This Boy's Life as a back up text

[busterBluth]

Do you guys think there's any particular form of text (e.g. novel, poetry, play) that is easier to study for/score high on than others?

[iffets12345]

^ I've just heard that poetry is way more subjective and thus a bit of a risk.

[spaciiey]

Poetry is a risk. We've had it drilled into us a billion times, though our teacher is biased because he's never yet had a kid who wrote on poetry who got an A plus for the exam (even though these same kids have gotten amazing English scores so it's not due to an inability to write), and yet he's had many kids who wrote on the novels, plays, etc and who got high 40's--50. He believes it's because poetry is more subjective than the other texts...

That said, I want to write on poetry anyways just cause I'm a poetry buff, and so I've picked Harwood and Hedda Gabler.

[iamdan08]

You get marked on how well you present a plausible interpretation of the text. As long as you're interpretation of the poem is logical and you can support you're opinion, then i wouldn't say it is risky at all.

[iffets12345]

You get marked on how well you present a plausible interpretation of the text. As long as you're interpretation of the poem is logical and you can support you're opinion, then i wouldn't say it is risky at all.

From what I've seen of the examiner's report and other past student's testimony, vcaa seem to already have their own kind of idea and seldom like other varying interpretations.

[schmalex]

Poetry is a risk. We've had it drilled into us a billion times, though our teacher is biased because he's never yet had a kid who wrote on poetry who got an A plus for the exam (even though these same kids have gotten amazing English scores so it's not due to an inability to write), and yet he's had many kids who wrote on the novels, plays, etc and who got high 40's--50. He believes it's because poetry is more subjective than the other texts...

That said, I want to write on poetry anyways just cause I'm a poetry buff, and so I've picked Harwood and Hedda Gabler.

I think it's probably harder to write about the language used in poetry and the rhythm and things. Also, apparently a lot of students write about the poet's life and the poet himself, which is irrelevent. Our teacher is pushing us to do poetry because he thinks that it's generally done badly so we can impress the examiners:P