"extract" - wrong word to use (2 Viewers)

[peeasoup]

Any reckon the way they asked for 2 extracts was a stupid way to say two different productions. 2 extracts could also mean two scenes from the play....

 

[superbird]

i agree. the wording was a little bad. we're all in the same boat anyways.

 

[senso]

I took extract as meaning two scences or at least little sections of the play.. It wasn't what i was expecting.
But i just sorta talked about different interpretations and gave examples of how they would look at sections of the play.
Crappy question though

 

[alexialight]

whoops... i thought it did mean two scenes from the play. luckily i did that as well as two different productions

 

[somborac]

i took two scenes from the play and said this production shows this scene that way and this production shows the same scini this way and same for the last scene

 

[stazi]

It can't mean two productions. How does extract mean production? If they said interpretations, or readings then yes. But extract means to select and copy out.

 

[peeasoup]

My friend asked the HSC person in the hall, and they said it meant two productions. But you never know. I did two productions....

 

[jumb]

It's DEFINATLY 2 scense, as they say, 2 extracts from the text. You assume that they want you to talk about productions aswell.

 

[miss_salty]

uh, doesn't extract mean a passage or section from your text? and then u apply whatever reading/interpretation to it.

 

[Lazarus]

The Board's glossary defines "extract" as follows:

Extract - Choose relevant and/or appropriate details

They obviously expected students to be very liberal in their interpretation of the word.

(Edit: But in this case it's being used as a noun and not a verb. It's still not a big deal.)

 

[will_17]

I was under the same impression. It would make more sense.. wouldn't it?

 

[superbird]

so were we supposed to define wat extract meant to us? cos i didnt :/

 

[= Jennifer =]

after the exam our teacher told us it meant scenes i thanked god that i interpreted it like that...i also covered my back by doing to productions and interpretations...but alot of people thought it meant two quotes or two acts so there is going to be alot of discrepancy....

 

[senso]

It's DEFINATLY 2 scense, as they say, 2 extracts from the text. You assume that they want you to talk about productions aswell.

I think the question as it sits, definately means to take scenes or something from your text as well.
But they might take it easy and let you talk about productions instead, but i think as it is written it should be two scenes or section from the play and the talk about them in reference to productions and interpretations

 

[Candypants]

I don't think extracts meant productions; that's really not the right word. For a play like Lear, they should have specified, because you don't associate the word extract with a play all too often.

But I wrote about 2 scenes and 4 productions so I think I'm okay.

 

[stazi]

Lazarus, that term is for when the question asks something such as:
'Extract information from text A and comment on it"
It's interpretation would be different in this question:
"Choose an extract and comment on it"

They're different meanings. ALso pronounced slightly differently

 

[jumb]

The Board's glossary defines "extract" as follows:

But that's when its used as a verb, which it wasnt in this case.

 

[i_am_carly]

well... i sure hope that they meant 'scene' when they said 'extract' coz i only talked about the love test scene and the last scene...damn those board of studies people and their stupid language...

 

[miss_salty]

lazarus took extract as a verb.
but in the context of the question, extract means a passage/scene.

 

[Lazarus]

They're different meanings.

Mm, yes, I suppose you're right... being used as a noun and not a verb.

Either way, I don't think it's nearly as problematic as most people are making it out to be.

(Edit: jumb and miss_salty beat me to it.)