By Mr Hellyer There are two English exams

By Mr Hellyer

§ There are two English exams sat at two different times. § Almost always, they are on two different days. § Paper 1 is the Area of Study(AOS) exam. § This paper is identical for both Standard and Advanced and goes for two hours. § Paper 2 is your module paper and Advanced and Standard will sit two different exams. In this paper you may find there to be upwards of 10 different questions. You only answer 3 and they are based on which text and module you have studied. § In the HSC this will go for two hours, but for year 11 it will only go for 1. 5 hours due to there only being two modules studied.

§ Today we are looking at Section 3 § - Essay questions on AOS, your given text and chosen related texts

§ Your allocated time for this exam is 2 hours of writing. § OR 120 minutes of writing. § With 3 sections, 120/3 = 40 § So 40 minutes each section § You should really try and aim to keep it at 40 minutes per section. § If you are going over your 40 minutes you are eating into your allocated tome for your other sections. § NOTE: Many students struggle to obey the time allowance which results in half finished stories or essays or questions left unanswered.

§ These are some common areas where students struggle or fall short: § https: //www. matrix. edu. au/8 -common-mistakes-hsc-english-students-make-in-their- exams/

§ Remember the questions come straight from the rubric. Go back to the rubric!! Decode every word and make sure you have a clear understanding of how your texts approach each of the key words from the rubric.

§ You should definitely have two texts up your sleeve. If you want three just in case you can, but I would definitely have two. The essay may say, at least one related text which means you can speak about both. It really depends on what your comfortable with. But don’t forget to push yourself. If you take a comfortable approach, you will get a comfortable mark.

§ 1. Identify key ideas in your related text. § 2. Compile a list of techniques and examples which explore these ideas. § 3. Compare and contrast those ideas to the ideas in your prescribed text and ask: § Which ideas are similar? § Which ideas are different? § How does the difference in medium (e. g. one might be a novel and the other a film) between your additional text and your prescribed text affect the delivery of the ideas? § 4. Construct two paragraphs discussing the differences and similarities. § - See more at: https: //www. matrix. edu. au/how-to-analyse-a-related- text/#sthash. uxxs. F 6 d. B. dpuf

§ What you really need to do first is write down what all your texts say about belonging. Try not to be too general or overarching with this statement. i. e you can belong if you try. § Try to be more specific. i. e. A sense of belonging come from mutual understanding. § As an example, lets use Mean Girls.

§ What does this movie say about belonging? 1. A sense of belonging can be created What are some other angles to approach this film? 2. 3.

§ Quick Summary (couple of words) § What techniques are used and how is meaning created through this?

§ Thing back to Skrzynecki… How does this film oppose Skrzynecki? How does this film support Skrzynecki? This is why it’s good to really think about what the text is saying about belonging.

§ The good thing about Skrzynecki is that you get to talk about different poems which give different views and perspectives about belonging. § Why this is good § Why this is bad

Learn quotes, techniques and example from ALL your texts. Start memorising that now! Write a lost and challenge yourself.