Tips for Section 1 ? (2 Viewers)

[yasminee96]

Also with section 1 are people doing two techniques or 1 for the two markers?

2 ideas + technique and quote for each...just incase the marking guidelines are crappy..

 

[Recondit]

dont loose your shit






But seriously don't spend time in section one waffling irrelevant stuff - get straight to the point so you can maximise time spent on other sections

 

[titaniumwithin]

I just do it in order tbh.

 

[Youi_]

1,2,3 OCD

 

[freakingout2013]

1, 3, 2.

I find doing section one gets me into the right frame of mind, and I need as much time as I can for my essay. (It's about 1,600 words eek!) I can always manipulate my short story so it's less wordy.

 

[kietkiet]

Copypasta from HSC memes on Facebook:

Some last minute tips for everyone,

Tips for English paper 1 Section 1.

Can you please share these.

Unseen Text
-All answers must start with a thesis on belonging.
-1 mark questions need a two part sentence (in depth)
-1 mark per technique and analysis
-Don’t use the same technique in the same question.

Ways to answer for Images:
-colour (E.g. Red = passion, anger, hell. Blue = peace, harmony or coldness.)
-Body language and gaze (Facial expressions, gestures, stance or position. Gaze is the direction of the subject’s eyes)
-Background and foreground (easy giveaway techniques that can be used anytime the element in question is in the BG or FG)
-Salience (If the element is the most prominent [in ur face] part of the image, then salience is a technique)

Ways to answer for Transcript (Interview):
-Imagery (any adjective is imagery)
-personal pronoun (I, he, she, they, me him etc. Pick out the pronoun and you have a technique)
-Simile
-metaphor

Ways to answer for fiction extract:
-POV (first or third person is a technique in itself, indicate its effect on belonging)
-Imagery (again adjectives)
-Simile/Metaphor

 

[moocow920]

I do 1,2,3 paper 1 because I usually squeeze in just under time for sections 1 and 2 so I have longer to spend on essay. Did B,C,A for paper 2 in trials and will probably do the same again

 

[Sy123]

1, 3, 2.

I find doing section one gets me into the right frame of mind, and I need as much time as I can for my essay. (It's about 1,600 words eek!) I can always manipulate my short story so it's less wordy.

wtf

 

[Spiritual Being]

wtf

lol 1600 essay hahahahahhahahaha

I could write that in 50 mins, but he'll def get marked down for not being concise enough

my essay is 1080 words

 

[Sy123]

lol 1600 essay hahahahahhahahaha

I could write that in 50 mins, but he'll def get marked down for not being concise enough

my essay is 1080 words

Yea I'm aiming for around the 1100-1150 mark, I'm not a very fast writer though so that might change

 

[Menomaths]

I haven't seen my girlfriend for weeks because of all this writing.

 

[twinklegal19]

1) The whole paper usually has a general theme to it running through all 3 sections. Doing short answers first usually gets you into the mind set of that theme, so you can adapt it for your creative/essay.

2) I use the 10 minutes reading time to read through all the texts in short answers, then answer them first whilst they are still in my memory.

+1

lol 1600 essay hahahahahhahahaha

I could write that in 50 mins, but he'll def get marked down for not being concise enough

my essay is 1080 words

lol my memorised belonging essay is only 800 words with one related (I have a backup 200 word paragraph on another ORT in case though)

I can only write ~1000 words in 40 mins

 

[Spiritual Being]

+1



lol my memorised belonging essay is only 800 words with one related (I have a backup 200 word paragraph on another ORT in case though)

I can only write ~1000 words in 40 mins

Yeah that's good.

Having 1600 words is like saying to the marker "yeah, mark me down for not being concise" and then, shit, 500 word creative.

 

[Sy123]

My writing is small, but I still write around the same as average but I end up using less pages, will the hsc markers think that I'm not writing that much or will they recognise that the lack of pages is due to size?

 

[j1mmy_]

My writing is small, but I still write around the same as average but I end up using less pages, will the hsc markers think that I'm not writing that much or will they recognise that the lack of pages is due to size?

[url]http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/hsc_exams/pdf_doc/2012-hsc-sample-writing-booklet.pdf
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Edit: 2013 Version
http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/pdf_doc/2013-hsc-engstd-adv-paper1-writing-booklet-mockup.pdf

 

[Spiritual Being]

My writing is small, but I still write around the same as average but I end up using less pages, will the hsc markers think that I'm not writing that much or will they recognise that the lack of pages is due to size?

[url]http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/hsc_exams/pdf_doc/2012-hsc-sample-writing-booklet.pdf
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FUCK that booklet is so small.

But see that booklet sy? We were given a sample response. Their introduction spanned for two pages over that HSC booklet.

 

[Makematics]

I write like 200 per page, and can probs only write 4 pages max in 40 mins

 

[ocatal]

I write like 200 per page, and can probs only write 4 pages max in 40 mins

The 2012 exemplary essay for Hamlet was only 4 pages.

 

[Makematics]

The 2012 exemplary essay for Hamlet was only 4 pages.

Yeah but usually i cant write fast enough and end up not finishing i seem to finish reasonably quikly for maths though... Strange...

 

[kpopism]

I haven't seen my girlfriend for weeks because of all this writing.

i havent seen my tumblr for about a week. . .i feel your pain man

i went into my trials with a set goal, 1 - 3 - 2
then when the the exam started i completely forgot about it and did 1 - 2 - 3