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    speeches

    I found Keating's speech at · Paul Keating, 'Funeral Service of the Unknown Australian Soldier', 1993 (download the MP3 at Paul Keating Remembrance Day speech But if anyone has any links to the AUDIO of any of the other speeches I would be greatful. cheers
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    journeys wat texts to use

    the road not taken by robert frost is an oldie but a goodie. it was part of a compulsory booklet that was dumped after last years hsc but you will find heaps of info or cheat notes if you prefer. It is good for a general discussion of journeys but also physical and inner journeys
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    Trials: When are they? Are you ready? How were they? (merged)

    hey I have a crazy idea. BUT, first I need to work out how to make a new thread to post it on (help). What if lotsa people post their trial exams here. It would be heaps easy for stuff like paper 2 in English. The way I see it the more practice papers I get to see the more practice I get. I've...
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    CSSA paper

    all good and well but can someone please post the questions for the creative writing and the analytical (or the whole damn paper) here for us public school kiddies to check out at practice PLEASE. Best of luck for the rest of the trial exams. ditto section II preferably after you've done it...
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    Does School affect Scaling much?

    okey so you go to a shit school and I accept that there are conditions there that are adverse to your success as mentioned by a previous post. However, kids from shit schools do get into uni. Most importantly they do so on their own merit. Not because of a tutor at $90 per hour or because their...
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    Text Titles in Essays

    underline titles of novels, inverted comma's for songs and poems but dont get too caught up in it all in exams the examiners dont care that much especially in standard english. if your submitting something like an analysis for extension then check out any sitethat expalins the "harvard system"
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    RAW pamphlet heeeelp!!

    I think I can help but I need more info about the assignment. what are the details given to you on the actual assessment task? Is a purpose of the pamphlet given? I have a few good ideas. I'll check back later to see it you have explained the task in more detail
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    Approximate UAI Please...THX!!!

    look the game is on and it is not even half time. I agree with the last post are you doing standard of advanced? but the problem is it dont really matter untill you do the final HSC because your school mrks get assessed against your final hsc marks so just study study study. Look based on your...
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    Parents Divorced

    yep but only 3 or 4 uai points. speak to year advisor or head teacher welfare. the akward thing is you might need to ask mum or dad to get a letter from the lawyers dealing with the divorce or separation but your school should have people more in the know than me like counsellors and stuff.
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    Raw and related texts

    The mini-series scales of justice will be available in your school library. It demonstrates police corruption. "bringing them home" the gov report on the stolen generation and the abuse within the institutions designed to protect aboriginal kids I think non fiction texts are the way to go...
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    How many texts from stimulus

    one past q I've seen has asked for at at least one related text of your own choosing. I'm planning on having two. That way I can choose which one to use depending on the nature of the question
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    Practice Essay Question

    note the sneaky buggers could ask for 2 pieces of related material. "the journey is more important than the destination." Discuss. In your answer refer to the core text studied on class, the stimulus booklet and atleast 1 piece of related material. Compose a speech for the next group of year...
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    Funny Exam Answers

    Re: funny HSC answers? university politics exam q - was gough Whitlam a good prime minister?(you have 1 hour to answer this question. Answer yes.
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    Funny Exam Answers

    Re: funny HSC answers? in an english exam was written Her singing sounded like music to his ears
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    Script writing question

    if it is not with the composer it will be with characters from the texts or critiques
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    Anyone else a bad procrastinator?

    I used to be a bad procrastinator but as of tomorrow I'm never going to procrasticate again. No wait I meant procrastinate. I gotta go I've got an assignment to do but I wanna get a dictionary and look for words that mean the same a procrastinate, or I'm going to watch David Letterman, I haven't...
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    Script writing question

    you will be asked to write as if it were an interview between the composers of the texts. As the interviewer have some questions to ask. So if it is HSC Area of study (journeys) what does your text have to say about the concept of the journey? What was the purpose of composing the text? how do...
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    Visual text for Changing Self...

    edvard munch (spelling is questionable) "the sream" it is the realisation of the futility of existence. You will find lots of good analysis on the net for the painting, better than I could do. but to help you link it to change, it is the moment of realisation that our existance is futile there...
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    HALF-YEARLY EXAM. Green legs and spam.

    further to your dilemma is that the teachers would love you to link the texts. However, this is not so hard. Remember, it is not just about what they have in common. How do they differ (contrast). So for example Big yellow taxi - Paradise and the song and Forever young are both pop songs. How...
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    What are you currently Reading?

    this other than that Richard Brautigan. Very funny.
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