English Ext 1, October 31st (1 Viewer)

[BornToHula]

My next exam is Extension english, so I've got till then to prepare for english, Modern and Music 1 and then I am done!

A friend of mine is wondering if anyone knows whether a text can be specified in any Essay question for Ext 1? We're doing crime writing.

 

[Vidhya]

I don't think so...since no one studies all prescribed texts.

 

[Kimbles2011]

Let's hope not! I do Textual Dynamics though...

But then again, it's the Board of Studies...they pretty much specified in Advanced Module B... :S

Good luck with extension! Feeling ready?

 

[Kimbles2011]

I don't think so...since no one studies all prescribed texts.

Exactly, we only do three of the four prescribed, so I'm not sure if they could.

 

[Some Vunt]

Let's hope not! I do Textual Dynamics though...

But then again, it's the Board of Studies...they pretty much specified in Advanced Module B... :S

Good luck with extension! Feeling ready?

But module b is a critical study so you should really know your one prescribed text/collection in detail, whereas in other modules the text is used to supplement what the module is about.
Btw, I don't know why you're all going off about it so much, they did it to standard last year. Standard.

 

[Kimbles2011]

I wasn't going off. In fact, I quite enjoyed the module b question.

I was merely pointing out that the Board of Studies can throw anything at us...

 

[Some Vunt]

I wasn't going off. In fact, I quite enjoyed the module b question.

I was merely pointing out that the Board of Studies can throw anything at us...

Not you, I meant the entire boredofstudies community in general.

 

[yours]

I have to revise what I wrote in my trials but, I don't know if you guys agree, english ext 1 has felt like a huge wank this year, in that we did practically nothing in class and just pulled something out at the last minute for the exams each time we had them.

 

[Kimbles2011]

I have to revise what I wrote in my trials but, I don't know if you guys agree, english ext 1 has felt like a huge wank this year, in that we did practically nothing in class and just pulled something out at the last minute for the exams each time we had them.

I agree...I find it quite ambiguous, particularly with creative writing. What elective do you do?

 

[mirakon]

Not you, I meant the entire boredofstudies community in general.

i don't even think its the BoS community in general, more like a few n00bs who never post and use their accounts to whine about their exams because their rote-learned prepared essay didn't fit the question and they have to blame the boardofstudies for not catering for those who know shit all about their text

 

[yours]

I agree...I find it quite ambiguous, particularly with creative writing. What elective do you do?

after the bomb

 

[Kimbles2011]

Does anybody have a brilliant creative/essay idea that they would like to share for textual dynamics?

 

[BornToHula]

Let's hope not! I do Textual Dynamics though...

But then again, it's the Board of Studies...they pretty much specified in Advanced Module B... :S

Good luck with extension! Feeling ready?

Yeah, I did Speeches for Module B and thought the question was horrible. I'd prepared for Pearson and Atwood thinking the question would be in the style of "with reference to ONE male/female/australian/political/non political speaker" hence why I picked two that covered all those possibilities.

Anyway yeah, I didn't think they'd be able to specify for Ext 1. Along with Ext 2 It'll probably count for me too as I'm not ready for modern...

 

[eyeswideshut]

anyone do romanticism? I hope my story works with the stimulus and I'm guessing the essay might be on the individual/idealism/sublime since it was on imagination and human experience 2 years ago and some weird ways of thinking/enduring relevance question last year

 

[Galladrim]

No they can't specify a text. That goes against the whole of Extension as opposed to Advanced. It's meant to allow you more scope and freedom to answer the question in the manner that you see fit. More conceptual engagement than spewing out techniques.

 

[acemusic415]

I hope the stimulus for the creative writing fucked up nor is the essay question some random question that deviates from the typical contextual question. I hope it's a solid exam, not too bad or not too easy.

 

[Kimbles2011]

I hope the stimulus for the creative writing fucked up nor is the essay question some random question that deviates from the typical contextual question. I hope it's a solid exam, not too bad or not too easy.

I completely agree. But I doubt it. We'll probably all come out thinking Wtf...
Did you do the CSSA trial?

 

[acemusic415]

I completely agree. But I doubt it. We'll probably all come out thinking Wtf...
Did you do the CSSA trial?

Yes complete mind fuck. But my teacher did say that it shouldn't be too specific as the Catholic Paper. At the same time it shouldn't be too simple. If I remember correctly, the essay question did deviate from the typical contextual - social and cultural attitudes - question.

 

[Vidhya]

I hope the stimulus for the creative writing fucked up nor is the essay question some random question that deviates from the typical contextual question. I hope it's a solid exam, not too bad or not too easy.

Last year's questions were quite easy. That could possibly mean that they throw something retarded at us this time. But it can't completely deviate from contexts and moulding conventions etc can it that's what the syllabus requires. I'm shit scared, and I don't even wanna think about the creative composition ques.

 

[Galladrim]

I wonder what I'm going to spend this weekend doing.....