HSC English and Originality (1 Viewer)

[So-joo]

(It might be too late to be asking this now) But how do you present 'originality' in an English essay, whilst conforming to the syllabus? How do you know when your originality 'crosses a line', where your teachers will give you in the feedback sheet that your interpretation of the text is wrong?

The most I've ever gotten in an essay is a B+, because I've relied on textbooks and other people's papers to construct my essays, and I've always had the 'mainstream interpretation' when I read the English texts by myself.

 

[nexus_lad_69]

(It might be too late to be asking this now) But how do you present 'originality' in an English essay, whilst conforming to the syllabus? How do you know when your originality 'crosses a line', where your teachers will give you in the feedback sheet that your interpretation of the text is wrong?

The most I've ever gotten in an essay is a B+, because I've relied on textbooks and other people's papers to construct my essays, and I've always had the 'mainstream interpretation' when I read the English texts by myself.

Use flowery language and being Shakespeare.

Dat elegance and flair in your writing of essays.

Like, two students can use the same techniques + quotes and similar explanations yet one student gets a bit higher due to their appealing writing style and flair.

This isn't always true but it actually happens.

 

[JINOUGA]

an interpretation of a text is never wrong unless you can't back it up with technical analysis and justifying how the technique conveys a certain view.The only times the marker will criticise your interpretation will be when you can't back up how you came up with that and if this interpretation is not consistent throughout the poem

 

[Bobbo1]

an interpretation of a text is never wrong unless you can't back it up with technical analysis and justifying how the technique conveys a certain view.The only times the marker will criticise your interpretation will be when you can't back up how you came up with that and if this interpretation is not consistent throughout the poem

+1, as long as you have the analysis and evidence there you can't go wrong. Tbh, HSC is more about HOW you write rather than WHAT you write about, as long as you are within the confines of the given question of course.

 

[jenslekman]

+1, as long as you have the analysis and evidence there you can't go wrong. Tbh, HSC is more about HOW you write rather than WHAT you write about, as long as you are within the confines of the given question of course.

you can't really say that - it's a really an equal balance between the two i guess.

 

[such_such]

We learnt originality for EX1, and from what I remember, nothing is 'original' and that all texts are borrowed in one way or another. Basically, they want the writer (you) to have some sort of an opinion. All textbooks and teachers provide you with information, and it's up to you to form your own interpretation on your texts. That's usually what distinguishes an A student from a B student.