Hi Darcy,
It’s great that you did a question you had some experience in answering! I studied Burial Rites and did the question, “how is the reader invited to view the concept of violence in Burial Rites.” I was really surprised about this question actually because there are so many amazing concepts in the book such as truth, fate, justice and patriarchy, and I was really surprised to see that violence was an aspect worth talking about. Nonetheless, I still wrote the essay and talked about how violence is the source of Agnes’ stigma caused by generalisation of individuals based on violent actions.
I think it’s great that the qcaa allows circumstances where students can write their answers using their computer, a friend of mine is also doing this (except for maths)
I think I managed to underpin the important cultural assumptions in the book, I put a lot of emphasis on the stigmatisation of ravens and the similarity which is probably one of the most important symbols in the book so I’m glad I found a way to use them. English is not my native language and once I get home I don’t usually speak English until I go back to school but I think I’ve managed to do good on this essay, I can’t thank my English teacher enough.
I’m sure you’ll get the results you want, good luck on your next exams!
Hey XD12345,
I'm not exactly familiar with
Burial Rites but it does sound extremely interesting, so I'll pop it onto my "to read" list for the near future (probably after my exams to be honest). Your essay does sound extremely interesting though - I wish I could read but nonetheless, we're both one exam down and we have either four or five exams left! Even though we've only had one exam so far, it's a great achievement to make it through your first exam without burning out or having a self-induced anxiety attack (which I
nearly did prior to my English exam).
I think that it's great too that the QCAA allows provisions for students who may not cope under normal exam conditions due to issues such as underlying disabilities for example. I for sure, definitely wouldn't have made it through Year 11 and Year 12, without my special provisions so I'm so glad that these accomodations exist! And that's great that you emphasised the significance of the symbols in the text - for me, personally, the author's use of symbols are usually the most foreboding and obvious drivers of their personal perspective on issues such as family and violence.
Again, I'm honestly so proud of you for putting so much time, energy and effort into this exam - it'll definitely be worth it in the long run and having English as your second language is no easy feat, so it's amazing that you were able to jump over this hurdle effectively, especially if your English teachers helped you along the way too
Thanks so much and I'm sure you'll get the results you want too! Good luck for the rest of your exams too
Have a great week and kind regards,
Darcy Dillon.