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Re: English Advanced Question Thread
« Reply #4275 on: January 18, 2019, 03:03:04 pm »
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So would you do a essay or two, then make a plan that can get molded into any question?
When I did English, I would make a plan containing quotes from the texts I studied, then I would write the essays from a snail's pace to an aeroplane's pace over time. It worked for me, especially in the lead-up to the external exam (keep in mind that most English teachers are lenient but some are extremely biased, which is why I did so crap internally). If your teacher keeps giving you low marks, which happened to me, just stick with your plan. That's what I did, and I managed to do better than the people who got 20% higher than me internally.
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Re: English Advanced Question Thread
« Reply #4276 on: January 18, 2019, 03:17:54 pm »
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So would you do a essay or two, then make a plan that can get molded into any question?

If I was in your position, I would get a few sample questions and make up essay plans for as many of those questions as possible. That way, you can see what themes you are most comfortable talking about etc. Once you've done that, then you can draft up a sample essay with your favourite points and quotes.

That being said, I do believe that memorising a model essay won't be as useful for this new module as it was for some people in earlier years. So what I would recommend is doing lots of practice essay plans so that you can be prepared for anything. :) In year 12 I made a word document in which I wrote heaps of essay plans for any practice questions I came across, which was really great because I was able to study all the different possible questions without actually having to write an essay for each one.
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Re: English Advanced Question Thread
« Reply #4277 on: January 18, 2019, 03:29:06 pm »
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Hi,

For 1984 I wrote out a thesis that worked with the rubric, so no matter what question I was given, it could be moulded into the question. When I was collecting quotes I aimed to choose quotes that showcased both an individual and collective experience and worked with what was expected from the rubric.

When making essay plans, I formatted them in a table which included paragraph/topic sentence/quote/technique/important analysis points and had quotes that addressed basic themes and human experiences. So, for example; Body1/In 1984, the collective accept what was given to them without question/(party slogan)/paradox/[and you'd write 2-3 points to expand on when actually writing]

Unfortunately, it's extremely hard to draft out essays and make plans like this as there is nothing much for us to go on, but answering a basic essay question (for e.g. "how has the complexity of human experience been portrayed in your prescribed text") may help as if you continue to look at the rubric when writing (I know how annoying this can be), you'll be prepared for whatever question would come up.

I believe you can find the common module rubric online if your teacher has not given you a copy.

Hope this helped :)
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Re: English Advanced Question Thread
« Reply #4278 on: January 19, 2019, 01:07:15 pm »
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Hey guys,

I have to write my common mod essay in a couple weeks - its on 1984 and a choice of related text (Brave New World). The question in the essay will be based on 1 of these 3 concepts:

  • The crushing of individuality
  • The abuse of power
  • The subversion of human relationships and trust

Where can I find past questions and what could be possible essay questions for these 3 concepts?

Thanks

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Re: English Advanced Question Thread
« Reply #4279 on: January 19, 2019, 02:00:01 pm »
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Hey guys,

I have to write my common mod essay in a couple weeks - its on 1984 and a choice of related text (Brave New World). The question in the essay will be based on 1 of these 3 concepts:

  • The crushing of individuality
  • The abuse of power
  • The subversion of human relationships and trust

Where can I find past questions and what could be possible essay questions for these 3 concepts?

Thanks

Hey, UStoleMyBike!

Since you have a new syllabus, there won't be any HSC past questions available. However, you can easily prepare for any possibilities by choosing quotes that relate to those three concepts for your essay and then deriving questions from the rubric to practise with. I have some sample questions which may be of help below but I'm not entirely sure where else you can find some otherwise   :) The italics are the concepts I have incorporated in the question and the bold is from the rubric.

- 'Collective agendas will ultimately involve the destruction of individuality.' To what extent does this perspective align with your understanding of the human experience in your prescribed and related texts?
- Discuss how narratives and storytelling explore human behaviours and their impact on the destruction of individuality.
- How has the abuse of power represented in 1984 and a related text of your own choosing challenged assumptions about authority in human society?
- How are ideas about the abuse of power ignited in the narrative of 1984 and a related text of your own choosing?
- How has the subversion of human relationships and trust been illuminated in your study of 1984 and a related text of your own choosing?
- How have emotions influenced the subversion of human relationships and trust in 1984 and a related text of your own choosing?

Hope these help! Let me know if you have any further questions ;D

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Re: English Advanced Question Thread
« Reply #4280 on: January 19, 2019, 04:58:18 pm »
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Hey, UStoleMyBike!

Since you have a new syllabus, there won't be any HSC past questions available. However, you can easily prepare for any possibilities by choosing quotes that relate to those three concepts for your essay and then deriving questions from the rubric to practise with. I have some sample questions which may be of help below but I'm not entirely sure where else you can find some otherwise   :) The italics are the concepts I have incorporated in the question and the bold is from the rubric.

- 'Collective agendas will ultimately involve the destruction of individuality.' To what extent does this perspective align with your understanding of the human experience in your prescribed and related texts?
- Discuss how narratives and storytelling explore human behaviours and their impact on the destruction of individuality.
- How has the abuse of power represented in 1984 and a related text of your own choosing challenged assumptions about authority in human society?
- How are ideas about the abuse of power ignited in the narrative of 1984 and a related text of your own choosing?
- How has the subversion of human relationships and trust been illuminated in your study of 1984 and a related text of your own choosing?
- How have emotions influenced the subversion of human relationships and trust in 1984 and a related text of your own choosing?

Hope these help! Let me know if you have any further questions ;D

Angelina  ;D

Thanks

I have another question: what technique/literary device could you say has been used in this quote:

"The two aims of the Party are to conquer the whole surface of earth and to extinguish once and for all the possibility of independent thought"

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Re: English Advanced Question Thread
« Reply #4281 on: January 19, 2019, 05:07:37 pm »
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Thanks

I have another question: what technique/literary device could you say has been used in this quote:

"The two aims of the Party are to conquer the whole surface of earth and to extinguish once and for all the possibility of independent thought"

Hi, there's a whole bunch of techniques you could use:

- Sibilance in the second half of quote - "surface, extinguish, once, possibility etc."
- Hyperbole - "whole surface of Earth", "extinguish once and for all".
- Connotations of totalitarianism.
- Tone is very important here! The writer has a blatant pessimistic attitude towards the party, owing to perhaps their own experiences. Definitely something you could expand on.  :)
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Re: English Advanced Question Thread
« Reply #4282 on: January 19, 2019, 05:22:32 pm »
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Thanks! How about this one:

“Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.”

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Re: English Advanced Question Thread
« Reply #4283 on: January 20, 2019, 12:44:16 pm »
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Hi!

In the quote "you call me disbeliever, cut throat dog and spit on my Jewish gaberdine" (Merchant of Venice)
Could you say he was using zoomorphism for "cut throat dog"? Or would there be a better technique for it? Thank you so much :)

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Re: English Advanced Question Thread
« Reply #4284 on: January 20, 2019, 02:23:30 pm »
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Thanks! How about this one:

“Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.”

Hi UStoleMyBike!
 The best I could find within this quote is the emotive language in 'loved' and 'understood' which invites the reader to sympathise with Winston's situation.

Hope this helped!
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Re: English Advanced Question Thread
« Reply #4285 on: January 20, 2019, 02:29:02 pm »
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Hi!

In the quote "you call me disbeliever, cut throat dog and spit on my Jewish gaberdine" (Merchant of Venice)
Could you say he was using zoomorphism for "cut throat dog"? Or would there be a better technique for it? Thank you so much :)

Hi elewisdando!
When analysing Shakespeare I always have a look at the English translation, so for this quote it would be "You say I believe in the wrong religion, call me a cut-throat dog, and spit on my Jewish clothing". In this sense, I don't think zoomorphism is the best technique for this quote. The first one that came to my mind after reading it was religious allusion, this could work if you bring in the context of Shakespeare's time within your analysis.
What do you think?

Hope this helped :)
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Re: English Advanced Question Thread
« Reply #4286 on: January 20, 2019, 03:54:32 pm »
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Hi!

In the quote "you call me disbeliever, cut throat dog and spit on my Jewish gaberdine" (Merchant of Venice)
Could you say he was using zoomorphism for "cut throat dog"? Or would there be a better technique for it? Thank you so much :)

Hey, Elewisdando.
If you definitely want to use Zoomorphism it should work fine.
Specifically, I think it could even come under the category of: Dysphemistic Epithets (The use of animal names, such as “pig,” “bitch,” “rat,” “dog,” or “snake.” to cause offense).

Hope this helps :)
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Re: English Advanced Question Thread
« Reply #4287 on: January 21, 2019, 12:39:19 am »
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Hey guys

For the common module (texts and human experiences), how do you integrate your related and prescribed text in terms of paragraph form? I've already done a three-paragraph essay with 2 quotes of each text in each paragraph (seperated by theme) - is this the way to go in terms of cohesiveness? I've seen some past essays (e.g 1984 and Metropolis) where they decide to separate by text and do two/four large paragraphs. What to do?

thanks in advance

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Re: English Advanced Question Thread
« Reply #4288 on: January 21, 2019, 07:50:02 am »
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Hey guys

For the common module (texts and human experiences), how do you integrate your related and prescribed text in terms of paragraph form? I've already done a three-paragraph essay with 2 quotes of each text in each paragraph (seperated by theme) - is this the way to go in terms of cohesiveness? I've seen some past essays (e.g 1984 and Metropolis) where they decide to separate by text and do two/four large paragraphs. What to do?

thanks in advance

Hey! In truth, both forms are okay! So the form you've done is an integrated form, and the text-by-text way is non-integrated. In general, non-integrated essays are easier to write. However, I do think students tend to be more analytical when they write in the integrated form. But you do you! Ultimately, what you put in the paragraphs is more important than this decision :)

For what it is worth though, pretty sure Emily our English lecturer strongly encourages integrated responses, and it is what she used in her essays, and what I used in mine :)

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Re: English Advanced Question Thread
« Reply #4289 on: January 21, 2019, 05:27:33 pm »
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Hi so for the questions that are set for assessments, is it necessary that they come from the syllabus. So if it it set on the syllabus, is it best to comprise notes based on the different points of the syllabus. Such as for the common module have notes on human emotions and qualities, anomalies and paradoxes etc...