VCE English Question Thread

[yourfriendlyneighbourhoodghost]

Hey all!!,
Currently doing some English prep.
I was told by one of my English teachers that I would not need to write an conclusion for any of the sections of the English exam.
What do you guys think?

Hi, my teacher and many of the other English teachers at the school, said you must have a conclusion in order to satisfy the structure of the essay which gives your marks. (:

[TheIllusion]

Hey yourfriendlyneighbourhoodghost,
Thanks for your reply. Helps a lot.

[Sai Ramishetty]

Hi, my teacher and many of the other English teachers at the school, said you must have a conclusion in order to satisfy the structure of the essay which gives your marks. (:

I think this is not really applicable to Section C because the contentions are not ours. So I don’t think we need a conclusion. Note: Please correct me if I am wrong!

[darkz]

I think this is not really applicable to Section C because the contentions are not ours. So I don’t think we need a conclusion. Note: Please correct me if I am wrong!

While it isn't necessary, it does make the essay look more complete - just one or two sentences summing it up - so won't take more than 1 minute either way.

[RB04]

I am struggling with the theme of the way history repeats itself in Nine Days. The only examples I can think of is Connie and Charlotte's pregnancies before marriage and maybe the loss that Kip and Alec experience and what it teaches them. There is also the two pairs of twins, but I don't know what to say about them to make it a full body paragraph. If anyone has knowledge on Nine Days by Toni Jordan, I would really appreciate any help

[NavyBlues9]

Hi, when I'm for example I'm writing Brooks's novel. Is it okay to have the 's or should it just be s' ?? Thanks!

[Matthew_Whelan]

I am struggling with the theme of the way history repeats itself in Nine Days. The only examples I can think of is Connie and Charlotte's pregnancies before marriage and maybe the loss that Kip and Alec experience and what it teaches them. There is also the two pairs of twins, but I don't know what to say about them to make it a full body paragraph. If anyone has knowledge on Nine Days by Toni Jordan, I would really appreciate any help

I think Nine Days doesn’t repeat history, but rather contrasts between the different time periods to highlight what has/hasn’t changed over time. Connie and Charlotte are parallels by their circumstances (pregnancy and single, although different reasons for both), yet Charlotte was able to choose whether she wanted to keep the child or not, whereas Connie was pressured into an abortion by Jean.

Kip and Alec similarly contrast between the generations. Kip as a child sees very little prospects for the future following Toms death as a result of him leaving school, being poor and the war drawing closer, yet creates a fulfilling life despite the odds. Alec on the other hand sees very little limitations to his future.

However, some things remain unchanged by time, such as human nature. Although societal views had changed, the conflict and love in people’s lives is consistent over time.

[RB04]

I think Nine Days doesn’t repeat history, but rather contrasts between the different time periods to highlight what has/hasn’t changed over time. Connie and Charlotte are parallels by their circumstances (pregnancy and single, although different reasons for both), yet Charlotte was able to choose whether she wanted to keep the child or not, whereas Connie was pressured into an abortion by Jean.

Kip and Alec similarly contrast between the generations. Kip as a child sees very little prospects for the future following Toms death as a result of him leaving school, being poor and the war drawing closer, yet creates a fulfilling life despite the odds. Alec on the other hand sees very little limitations to his future.

However, some things remain unchanged by time, such as human nature. Although societal views had changed, the conflict and love in people’s lives is consistent over time.

This was very helpful. My teacher used the phrase 'history repeating itself' to describe it. But this makes a lot more sense. Thank you!

[NavyBlues9]

Hi, when I'm for example I'm writing Brooks's novel. Is it okay to have the 's or should it just be s' ?? Thanks!

Can anyone help me out with this?

[Sai Ramishetty]

Can anyone help me out with this?

Brooks’

[Coloratura]

If you forgot to include a visual analysis in Section C of the English exam, how much will this impact your score?

[jeremychoo]

If you forgot to include a visual analysis in Section C of the English exam, how much will this impact your score?

It's not ideal but also really depends on the rest of your essay, so it's hard to say. I honestly wouldn't be worrying and stressing about what might have happened in the English exam and focusing on the upcoming exams that you can actually do something about.

[ArtyDreams]

HI! Just a question out of curiosity - (Year 11 english currently)

How important is it to have framework in our introduction for the Text Reponses or Comparatives? (i.e. mentioning what we are going to talk about in each of our body paragraphs?) My teachers have always told me to do it, but I feel like it just takes up so much time and makes my introductions look really cloggy. I'm scared to not do it as I dont want to lose marks for something as simple as that, but whats the deal in year 12?

Would appreciate any answers
Thanks!!!

[Matthew_Whelan]

HI! Just a question out of curiosity - (Year 11 english currently)

How important is it to have framework in our introduction for the Text Reponses or Comparatives? (i.e. mentioning what we are going to talk about in each of our body paragraphs?) My teachers have always told me to do it, but I feel like it just takes up so much time and makes my introductions look really cloggy. I'm scared to not do it as I dont want to lose marks for something as simple as that, but whats the deal in year 12?

Would appreciate any answers
Thanks!!!

Not sure if this was effective but I’d introduce the text(s) with a bit of background info, express my contention regarding the prompt (in a way that answers the prompt) and give 2-3 sentences as a general indication of what I’ll be talking about (sub arguments). Usually a succinct intro is effective but you want it to give your assessor a clear indication of how you’ll be addressing the prompt and what your view is.

With comparative I always have a sentence with a “both texts...” to highlight the similarity aspect and a “whereas ...” sentence to show understanding of differences.

[ArtyDreams]

Thank you!

Also one more thing, in a text reponse, how do you approach a question that ends with 'to what extent do you agree?'
Whats the best way to choose body paragraphs for this?

I understand that in a 'discuss' question youd talk for and against the topic, what different is this ^ ?