HSC Studies of Religion Question Thread

[studybuddy7777]

Hey! It's totally a matter of preference, but I always did:

Multiple Choice: 5 minutes
Question 11: 5 minutes
Section 2: 30 minutes
Section 3: 50 minutes

Depends where your strengths lie

So it would be the same for SOR II?

Q12-21: 5 minutes
Q22: 5 minutes
Section II (2): 1 hour
Section IV: 50 minutes

On top of the others you have suggested obviously. Or would we go about it differently?
Thanks again whoever helps

[nibblez16]

Hey! It's totally a matter of preference, but I always did:

Multiple Choice: 5 minutes
Question 11: 5 minutes
Section 2: 30 minutes
Section 3: 50 minutes

Depends where your strengths lie

Okay cool!!
One more thing, for a 20 marker we should have a minimum of 2-3 pages?

[ssarahj]

Okay cool!!
One more thing, for a 20 marker we should have a minimum of 2-3 pages?

2-3 pages is a really solid minimum to aim for, anything less and you probably won't have gone into enough depth. If you been preparing and actually know your content, you'll have noticed that you end up knowing more than you'll ever have time to write. So give yourself the best chance for marks by writing as much relevant and awesome stuff that you have time for! Good luck! 

[jamonwindeyer]

So it would be the same for SOR II?
On top of the others you have suggested obviously. Or would we go about it differently?
Thanks again whoever helps

I reckon it would be nearly identical! Maybe do the MC in the middle somewhere to give your hand a break from writing?

[elysepopplewell]

2-3 pages is a really solid minimum to aim for, anything less and you probably won't have gone into enough depth. If you been preparing and actually know your content, you'll have noticed that you end up knowing more than you'll ever have time to write. So give yourself the best chance for marks by writing as much relevant and awesome stuff that you have time for! Good luck! 

Exactly right - it's an unfortunate problem with SOR that you have to sacrificed learned knowledge in order to be succinct. You all probably know a lot of facts that don't seem like the knowledge you want/need right now, but become valuable for an exam. This is why people tend to waffle lots in SOR - because there's so much knowledge that it turns into a narration rather than analysis. Always be succinct! 2-3 pages great

[nibblez16]

Hello. I am sort of confused for the 2015 question on religion and non-religion. What would it exactly mean by social responsibility and how do we know what to apply?

[ssarahj]

Hello. I am sort of confused for the 2015 question on religion and non-religion. What would it exactly mean by social responsibility and how do we know what to apply?

Hey!

For social responsibility you're going to be talking about the belief system's values around their responsibility to help the less fortunate and basically make their society a better place. This includes contributing to social justice issues, equality, politics and even a general sense of community and belonging.

So the actual "answers" will depend on which religious and non-religious belief system you've chosen to talk about. Since the key word of the question is 'Compare' you should identify both the similarities and differences between the two. For example:

Christianity:
God calls Christians to make positive change in the world and "love your neighbour" (Matthew 12:31) which is seen through the contribution of charities such as St. Vincent de Paul (Catholic Church) and The Salvation Army (Salvation Army Church)

Humanism:
Since human beings are believed to be the highest form of intelligence in existence there is a strong emphasis on being positive members of society for the betterment of humanity. This is seen through organisations such as the Council of Australian Humanist Societies which lobbies the Australian government in regard to political issues such as gender and marriage equality.

So both worldviews have a strong sense of social responsibility, its just that their reasoning behind their contributions are different. 

[nibblez16]

Hey!

For social responsibility you're going to be talking about the belief system's values around their responsibility to help the less fortunate and basically make their society a better place. This includes contributing to social justice issues, equality, politics and even a general sense of community and belonging.

So the actual "answers" will depend on which religious and non-religious belief system you've chosen to talk about. Since the key word of the question is 'Compare' you should identify both the similarities and differences between the two. For example:

Christianity:
God calls Christians to make positive change in the world and "love your neighbour" (Matthew 12:31) which is seen through the contribution of charities such as St. Vincent de Paul (Catholic Church) and The Salvation Army (Salvation Army Church)

Humanism:
Since human beings are believed to be the highest form of intelligence in existence there is a strong emphasis on being positive members of society for the betterment of humanity. This is seen through organisations such as the Council of Australian Humanist Societies which lobbies the Australian government in regard to political issues such as gender and marriage equality.

So both worldviews have a strong sense of social responsibility, its just that their reasoning behind their contributions are different. 

Thank You!

[g98]

Hi, just wondering what is the difference between the contribution of the significant person and the impact of the significant person?
Thank you!

[elysepopplewell]

Hi, just wondering what is the difference between the contribution of the significant person and the impact of the significant person?
Thank you!

The way the syllabus suggests you divide it is:
-Contribution to the development of the religion
-Contribution to the expression of the religion.

Together, they make the IMPACT on the religion So, no difference so to say, but rather that "impact" is broader and encompasses the above two

Development - the way the religion spread, grew, split, etc
Expression - prayer/devotion types, traditions, etc

[g98]

The way the syllabus suggests you divide it is:
-Contribution to the development of the religion
-Contribution to the expression of the religion.

Together, they make the IMPACT on the religion So, no difference so to say, but rather that "impact" is broader and encompasses the above two

Development - the way the religion spread, grew, split, etc
Expression - prayer/devotion types, traditions, etc

Thanks!

[kavinila]

after quoting the stimulus (if its a statement) once completely, is it okay to refer to it as "the statement" thereafter? or do we have to write it out each time?

[ssarahj]

after quoting the stimulus (if its a statement) once completely, is it okay to refer to it as "the statement" thereafter? or do we have to write it out each time?

I would recommend writing it out each time. You don't have to use the whole quote every single time you want to refer to the stimulus, especially if its a long one, you can just use little snippets of it. E.g. if the quote was "A quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog" you could just use bits like "quick brown fox" or "lazy dog" or "fox jumped over... dog". Make the quote work with your sentences!

[:3]

Hey!

For the short responses, if they ask for the contributions of a significant individual in one of the questions, followed by the next one asking for the impacts the individual had, how would we go about doing this (since they're in essence the same). Do we identify in the first one and then elaborate in the second?

[levendibigd]

Hi there,  just wondering how much am I expected to write for SOR1 section 2,for 3 mark and  6 mark questions?