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not Lauren but I shall answer your questions to the best of my abilities.
When writing a text response, should we write our body paragraphs in order of importance or in reverse order of importance? As in write our best ideas first or write them last?
It doesn't really matter that much. As mq123 has said, you should write in the order that flows the most. Say your body paragraph is about these:
(assuming a thematic prompt)
1. Major characters and how they show a certain theme.
2. Minor character and how they show a certain theme.
3. Symbols and how they show a theme.
4. Events and how they show a theme.
You can order your essay in 1,2,4,3 or 4,1,2,3. Just as long as the order makes sense, and as long as you can link your paragraphs to the next, then you should be fine.
i know this is vague, but what are lets say the 3,4,5 most common mistakes students make in Language Analysis?
again, what the are most common mistakes for context and text response? thank you
edit: more q's
1) again , really vague, but with a quote bank, roughly how many quotes should one have? a rough number would be nice, i know its vague , but thanks 
Common mistakes in Language Analysis (In my opinion)Technique spottingThis is when in a language analysis, all you do is to spot out the techniques, but you do not analyse the effects, as in the how and the why. Eg. The writer uses a mired of questions. Then, he uses a personal anecdote. And so on... This is called language analysis for a reason. Your aim is to
analyse the language intentions, not to write every technique you can think of down.
Missing the "how" or the "why"This is very similar to the above, but is more about the lack of analysis instead of none at all. Eg. There is a personal anecdote, encouraging the readers to feel sympathy for the writer.
Being repetitiveWith something like language analysis, it is very common for people to be repetitive as it is a very structured piece. Sometimes, this can be due to a lack of
vocabulary. Other times, the structure of the essay is formulaic, which are responses that examiner are already sick of. (I've been told off for this)
Evaluating rather than analysingPretty much what is says. Sometimes, this is done unintentionally but it is nonetheless a mistake I've seen people make (and I am an offender too). Eg. Piece A is more persuasive than piece B, this piece is very persuasive, this piece is not very persuasive overall.
About your quotes question...An examiner talk about context in my school quite recently, and for context, he said that you need to memories 10-15 quotes about your context. That means that for text response, you may need ~20 quotes. On the contrary, it is better to memories 15 really good quotes you can apply to any essay topic than to memories 30 quotes that you are rarely use in your text response essays. Do not let these numbers be definitive as you should focus on memorising quality quotes as opposed to many really not-so-good quotes.
The government should Ban the current Australian policy on asylum seekers(or something like that. I'm aff, and just need help on the argument for human rights. Don't know how to explain why rights are important.
Think about the UN declaration of human rights. Read them carefully. They had came after the world wars where governments were very cruel to the minorities. Also, we've been roasted by the UN for a policy as such. You could argue that it makes us a cruel nation in terms of how we treat refugees and that does not make for a good rep. overseas. Like what would other countries think of us. (Of course when you are actually debating, don't put it in my words as this is too casual for DAV). As I probably explained it badly, I suggest ask anyone doing global politics 3/4 about this issue. They probably know better than me.
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