Eng Ext 1 & 2 Predictions/Thoughts (6 Viewers)

[englishmath52]

also, i feel like every time i see a 25 mark creative they throw me off like where do i even start??
eg for the 2022 s1 q: Read Texts 1, 2 and 3 on pages 4–5. Consider the ideas about Literary Worlds that are common to Texts 1, 2 and 3. Use these ideas as the basis of an imaginative response where you create a world with characters who represent divergent points of view.
can anyone help with this how would i go about not just this creative but those in general

 

[erin_4school]

This is actually my first time practicing critical writing so I don't even know if my response is good or not.

I basically based my entire essay on the reader-writer response and how the construction of the text only guides understanding, not dictates it. And also intertwined how the author actually creates like atmosphere and stuff to present the same experience through diverging perspectives. I used text 1 and 3 btw.

Here's the intro and 1st BP (I can't be bothered to type up the rest). Can someone please give feedback. I think I'm lacking in analysis quite a bit. This is 435 words btw so far

wait q how do u know the texts r abt australian landscapes? r we meant to just assume the text is abt australia?

 

[Trial&Error]

wait q how do u know the texts r abt australian landscapes? r we meant to just assume the text is abt australia?

Yehh... good question. Text 3 mentions sydney specifically but i realised now that text 1 doesn't so i just assumed. I don't know if that would be a huge problem or not tbh

 

[qweeosh]

Yehh... good question. Text 3 mentions sydney specifically but i realised now that text 1 doesn't so i just assumed. I don't know if that would be a huge problem or not tbh

text 1's author is Australian so technically it would work. However, you prob wouldn't know that in the exam so the assumption is a bit risky. So maybe just change the main thesis point to be about land instead of specifically australian landscapes.

 

[ilovejoji69]

guys i think i may be cooked. so there's only 1 other person in my class and my teacher has basically been absent since trials i usually get rly good marks (+90% on every assessment since yr 11) but my school is rural and hasn't had a humanities band 6 in YEARS. so obv the standards are so low i have no idea if i'm actually doing well or if im just a big fish in a small pond... and seeing some of the stuff yall are talking about right now is making me more than a little worried, like we have never ONCE discussed literary theory as even something relevant to the subject in any way, we basically only learnt about 2 of our prescribed texts, and we have not practiced anything related to section 1 i literally just winged it (wung it? what's the correct tense here lol) during trials and only got a 21/25 (and even that was a miracle tbh considering i did it in 40 minutes)... anyway i don't really know where i'm going with this i'm just panicking a bit since i obviously want to do well and i feel very unprepared now haha

ITS OKAY U HAVE TO BE COOKED BEFORE U CAN BE SERVED!!

nah fr. dw, im in ur position too. ive gotten good marks on ee1 but i also dont know if thats in relation to my class or if its actually good enough. ive also never prepared for section 1 properly, always make it up on the spot lol. bu the point is that u took ee1 for a reason, presumably cause u enjoy english and are relatively good at it. at the end of the day, theres not rlly a right answer with eng, even if u deviate from what others are doing u can still do well!

also, dw too much ab literary theory, it isnt something you necessarily need to get a good mark (as ive recently learned ).. especially for section 1, showing that u have a good understanding of literary worlds, their purpose and construction etc. is way more important. i think just try not to look at this thread and do past papers with a peaceful mind, you wont benefit from comparing or stressing yourself out more

 

[erin_4school]

is this kinda how a s1 analytical 15 marker would look? its just one para cause i wasnt bothered to type up the other ones (using the abbotsleigh 2022 trial paper from thsc)

How does Yan Ge invite readers to explore new horizons and arrive at new conclusions by inviting them into a world different from their own?

quick note - i realised i did the whole thing thinking it wasnt "Arrive at new concl" but "provide insights" cause i was doing two papers at once lmao sorry

[intro]

Through the development of his imaginary world of Yong'an City as a mimetic metonym for our societies/world?, Yan Ge's postcolonial parable invites readers to reconsider their values surrounding social class through the development of the "mythical beasts." Within the opening, Ge initially invites the reader to question the nature of his imagined society through his explanation and definition of the word "beast," stating " [its meaning] shifted to the object of the hunt...prey" and its connotations as the "absence of humanity...savagery and wildness." Through this visceral animalistic imagery Ge immediately establishes a societal separation, highlighting the development of an "other" within his imagined collective world. This is reinforced through his introduction of the "sorrowful beasts" and "flourishing beasts," illuminating the dehumanisation of minority classes within Ge's world through their anthropomorphic label, thus providing insights into our world by acting as a reflection of societies degradation of people groups due to their physical differences. Moreover, through his description of the sorrowful beasts seclusion, "dormitories for the cotton mills...where many of the sorrowful beasts have worked for years since...they settled here," the narrator illuminates the cycle of poverty and exploitation within minority groups due to their lack of education and separation from wider society. Thus, Ge forces us to recognise Yong'an as a mirror of our own historical and contemporary realities, highlighting the collective subjugation and unethical exploitation of migrant workers, ensuring a societal re-evaluation of reader values regarding our contextual understanding of equality. Furthermore, through the narrators description of the beasts through ingrained stereotypes, " they love mung beans...prefer the cold and dark...they fear trains," Ge highlights the unconscious prejudice held by societal majorities, with the collectives stereotypical assumptions allowing for the continued suppression of the beasts within Ge's world as they rationalisation the seclusion of the sorrowful beasts from modern society, "they hate...satellite tv" as cultural norms. [link to our world...providing insight.... + concluding sentence].

2nd paragraph = their physical description = suppression as physical characteristics (their silence + anthropomorphism, "just like humans," and the continued chopping down of flourishing wood = commodification of culture + intergen destruction of culture)

 

[erin_4school]

Yehh... good question. Text 3 mentions sydney specifically but i realised now that text 1 doesn't so i just assumed. I don't know if that would be a huge problem or not tbh

yeah i mean from reading the other two they r both abt australia and it mentions the continent of water or smthn so thats probs a relevant assumption (i just hadn't read the other 2 text options yet whoops)

 

[soph235897]

is this kinda how a s1 analytical 15 marker would look? its just one para cause i wasnt bothered to type up the other ones (using the abbotsleigh 2022 trial paper from thsc)

How does Yan Ge invite readers to explore new horizons and arrive at new conclusions by inviting them into a world different from their own?

quick note - i realised i did the whole thing thinking it wasnt "Arrive at new concl" but "provide insights" cause i was doing two papers at once lmao sorry

[intro]

Through the development of his imaginary world of Yong'an City as a mimetic metonym for our societies/world?, Yan Ge's postcolonial parable invites readers to reconsider their values surrounding social class through the development of the "mythical beasts." Within the opening, Ge initially invites the reader to question the nature of his imagined society through his explanation and definition of the word "beast," stating " [its meaning] shifted to the object of the hunt...prey" and its connotations as the "absence of humanity...savagery and wildness." Through this visceral animalistic imagery Ge immediately establishes a societal separation, highlighting the development of an "other" within his imagined collective world. This is reinforced through his introduction of the "sorrowful beasts" and "flourishing beasts," illuminating the dehumanisation of minority classes within Ge's world through their anthropomorphic label, thus providing insights into our world by acting as a reflection of societies degradation of people groups due to their physical differences. Moreover, through his description of the sorrowful beasts seclusion, "dormitories for the cotton mills...where many of the sorrowful beasts have worked for years since...they settled here," the narrator illuminates the cycle of poverty and exploitation within minority groups due to their lack of education and separation from wider society. Thus, Ge forces us to recognise Yong'an as a mirror of our own historical and contemporary realities, highlighting the collective subjugation and unethical exploitation of migrant workers, ensuring a societal re-evaluation of reader values regarding our contextual understanding of equality. Furthermore, through the narrators description of the beasts through ingrained stereotypes, " they love mung beans...prefer the cold and dark...they fear trains," Ge highlights the unconscious prejudice held by societal majorities, with the collectives stereotypical assumptions allowing for the continued suppression of the beasts within Ge's world as they rationalisation the seclusion of the sorrowful beasts from modern society, "they hate...satellite tv" as cultural norms. [link to our world...providing insight.... + concluding sentence].

2nd paragraph = their physical description = suppression as physical characteristics (their silence + anthropomorphism, "just like humans," and the continued chopping down of flourishing wood = commodification of culture + intergen destruction of culture)

omg i was literally just doing this paper, that's so so good!!

 

[erin_4school]

omg i was literally just doing this paper, that's so so good!!

omg thank god! i was so confused for a hot sec reading the q and seeing a 2 parter where they r both analytical lmao. what paragraph points did u do for part a?

 

[soph235897]

omg thank god! i was so confused for a hot sec reading the q and seeing a 2 parter where they r both analytical lmao. what paragraph points did u do for part a?

i know I was so confused, I couldn't tell if they wanted a discursive for the second one or not! I did it quite similarly with one paragraph on character (looked at how they were characterised, dehumanised, reductively looked at etc), and then the second kind of on broader dynamics that craft the world (the setting with the cotton mills, them cutting them down etc)

 

[kittyc4tkittycar]

predictions anyone?

 

[Trial&Error]

You what’s so nerve wracking? Everyone always being so active on this thread. So many people were asking so many questions last week, I actually got concerned the exam was last Tuesday lol. And today as well, I had to double check the dates cause I’m so paranoid.

So just to confirm, it’s on Tuesday 1:50pm (timing is kinda annoying).

 

[englishmath52]

You what’s so nerve wracking? Everyone always being so active on this thread. So many people were asking so many questions last week, I actually got concerned the exam was last Tuesday lol. And today as well, I had to double check the dates cause I’m so paranoid.

So just to confirm, it’s on Tuesday 1:50pm (timing is kinda annoying).

yep

 

[englishmath52]

around how many pages does everyone write for a 25 marker critical/imaginative

 

[Trial&Error]

around how many pages does everyone write for a 25 marker critical/imaginative

I wrote almost the whole booklet (minus 1 page) in 1hr, but I’m aiming to do section 2 first in ~45mins so I’ll probably write more than that.

 

[erin_4school]

I wrote almost the whole booklet (minus 1 page) in 1hr, but I’m aiming to do section 2 first in ~45mins so I’ll probably write more than that.

same

 

[KellyMc]

I hate 25 mark criticals so much, I just feel repetitive. But I hope its just a workable question and then I should be okay. I can't wait to be done omg.

 

[erin_4school]

I hate 25 mark criticals so much, I just feel repetitive. But I hope its just a workable question and then I should be okay. I can't wait to be done omg.

yeah like i have to read the text like 20 times before i can find enough info to make 4 paragraphs that are different arguments lmao

 

[KellyMc]

yeah like i have to read the text like 20 times before i can find enough info to make 4 paragraphs that are different arguments lmao

I know, I normally do 3 paragraphs but even that is difficult, like my arguments get pretty lost half way because I forget what the text was even about lol

 

[cgoals]

If Question 2 asks for 3 texts can you still do two prescribed two own choice