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17 Oct 2004, 1:43 PM
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| aww.. baby raccoon ^^  HSC: 2002 Gender: Undisclosed Location: Hurstville
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14 Apr 2009, 2:29 PM     | READ: Last Minute Guide to AoS You can hide this advertisement by registering. Last minute guide to Paper 1 - Area of Study!* Reading Time Read the paper thoroughly TWICE. Then focus on the section that you are going to do first and think carefully about what you're going to say and how you're going to say it. If you don't understand a question: if you can't answer the question very simply in your head ("how does the composer do this?" "he does it by doing that..") then I would leave it and come back to it when you have a bit more time to think about it. The reading time isn't there to stress you out! Oh, and another thing: read the rubrics (dot points) - they will tell you exactly what you will be marked on. * Section 1 - Comprehension Be aware of the various techniques used by composers to convey meaning: http://www.boredofstudies.org/commun...ad.php?t=10375 Answer the question - always read your answer a second time and ASK YOURSELF, "Does this answer the question?" There are rarely trick questions in this section - in fact I don't think I have ever seen a trick question. Part i) usually asks you WHAT the composer is telling you; part ii) will ask you HOW. Don't mix up the two. If it asks you to explain ONE thing, ONLY explain one thing. Allocate your writing time according to the mark distribution. For a question worth one mark, it's not worth writing a page and a half. The very last question: 'Compare and contrast' means exactly that - compare the texts you have studied in both meaning and technique. What are the similarities, and what are the differences? Which is the most EFFECTIVE text (perhaps for a particular audience) and why? For this question you DO NOT need an essay structure; you DO NOT need an introduction or conclusion. You should not retell the meaning of the plot or explain how the techniques create meaning; you have just done this in the previous questions. Jump straight into comparing the similarities and differences if that's what they're asking you to do. * Section 2 - Creative Writing Our English moderator (anti) has developed a comprehensive guide to creative writing: http://www.boredofstudies.org/commun...ad.php?t=44069 Don't be too complex: a simple idea can be very effective. Make sure your piece answers the question or the stimulus text, although this can be done subtly. * Section 3 - Extended Response * If you do this section last make sure you have at LEAST 40 minutes in which to write it. * Read the question. Make sure you understand: audience, purpose and context of the question. * Plan your response before you write it (you can write all over the question booklet if you like) - or maybe on the last page of your answer booklet (but cross it out afterwards so they don't mark it!) * Refer to the correct number of texts * Make sure you are answering the correct question - you will be talking about the specific type of journey you have studied this year (Inner, Imaginative, Physical). Standards Packages - Actual responses written by past students when they sat their HSC exams, exemplar responses scored full marks (100%) and band 5/6 responses scored 90%. They're available in the resources section on the main website. Definitions of the types of journeys: http://www.boredofstudies.org/commun...ad.php?t=25472 Questions from the old AOS on "Change" are available here; you may be able to adapt them to "Journeys": http://www.boredofstudies.org/commun...ead.php?t=9660 How to contruct an AOS Essay (from ETA): http://www.boredofstudies.org/commun...ad.php?t=44354 Lists of supplementary texts in each subforum: http://www.boredofstudies.org/commun...splay.php?f=44 * Overall Spend a maximum of 40 minutes on each section. You should find yourself finishing section 1 with plenty of time to spare, so don't waste this time - start immediately on one of the other sections, and readjust your timing of the other two sections. Spend some time planning your response before writing it. Messy writing or crossed out sections / arrows reduce the quality of your response (you won't be marked down, but it's harder to read - imagine you're a marker at 9pm who's just read fifty other responses!) Always always make sure you answer the question. I can't stress this enough. Leave some time to check your answers, and make sure they answer the question. Ask yourself 'is this relevant?'. GOOD LUCK!
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17 Oct 2004, 2:08 PM
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20 Oct 2009, 5:05 PM | i posted something in the hsc advice line forum re: creative writing.. quite interesting listening to the markers perspective on creative writing lol (Ed: Here's the link.)
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17 Oct 2004, 2:17 PM
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| aww.. baby raccoon ^^ HSC: 2002 Gender: Undisclosed Location: Hurstville
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14 Apr 2009, 2:29 PM | I should mention that Lazarus had a hand to play in the guide too! I just padded it out 
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4 Apr 2005, 10:20 PM   | Quote:
 But either way, would they actually mark you down for doing a plan that they can see?? | |
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6 Feb 2006, 4:02 PM | thank you so much *continues cramming*
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17 Oct 2004, 4:20 PM
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2 Mar 2009, 12:36 AM | THANK YOU SO MUCH ANTI AND LAZARUS! Good luck everyone...  Best wishes to all!
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17 Oct 2004, 4:25 PM
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24 Dec 2005, 4:39 PM | oooh, nicely done anti! thanks heaps! good luck tomoro guys!
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17 Oct 2004, 4:39 PM
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| aww.. baby raccoon ^^ HSC: 2002 Gender: Undisclosed Location: Hurstville
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14 Apr 2009, 2:29 PM | I've heard that people will finish an essay 'in dot points' if they run out of time, but I have a feeling that markers have no sympathy for people with poor time management 
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