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HSC English. PAPER 1. How Meaning Is Made. Meaning is made when the responder comes to an understanding of texts. There are two important areas to consider: 1. What the text means 2. How meaning is made. How Meaning is Made.

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HSC English

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  1. HSC English PAPER 1

  2. How Meaning Is Made • Meaning is made when the responder comes to an understanding of texts. • There are two important areas to consider: • 1. What the text means 2. How meaning is made

  3. How Meaning is Made • It is a good idea to think of a ‘how meaning is made’ question as having 3 parts: • 1) What is happening • 2) What techniques are used by the author to influence the reader’s thinking/understanding/response? • 3) What do the first two questions do to my understanding of journey?

  4. How Meaning Is Made • Prose: paragraph structure, sentence construction, punctuation, language level, imagery, word choice etc. • Poetry: stanza construction and length, imagery, sound techniques etc. Visual: framing, use of colour, positioning of people and objects etc. • Lyrics: textual and musical features

  5. Paper 1 • Use your reading time very carefully; it is a reading examination. • Read question very carefully, underline key ideas in the question • Don’t use highlighters, pencil or red pen • Use the letters of each question; don’t make up your own • Take note of the allocated marks for each section, leave enough time for the later question with the higher paying marks • Avoid giving large chunks of quotations, select your quotes carefully • Treat each question separately, don’t assume because you have answered it in a previous question, marks will be carried over…they won’t

  6. Question1 – a, b, c and d • Be concise with questions worth 1 or 2 marks • Answer the questions very specifically; don’t ‘rave on’ about the different types of journey if it isn’t relevant to the question • Support your answers with textual references • Use the wording of the question in your answer

  7. Question 1 - f • Leave enough time for this question • Don’t waste time with an introduction or conclusion for this question • Answer the question; stay away from prepared answers with generic insights • Support your answer with well-chosen textual references. Show the link between ideas and concepts • Quality of expression must be there to gain full marks

  8. DESCRIBE, EXPLAIN AND ANALYSE • Make sure you understand these terms and use them appropriately. • DESCRIBE: Provide characteristics and features • EXPLAIN: Relate cause and effect; make the relationship between things evident; provide why and/or how • ANALYSE: Identify components and the relationship between them; draw out and relate implications

  9. Question 3Essay Question • In your answer you will be assessed on how well you: • Demonstrate understanding of the concept of belonging in the context of your study • Analyse, explain and assess the ways belonging is represented in a variety of texts • Organise, develop and express ideas using language appropriate to audience, purpose and context

  10. 2006 HSC • Focus- Physical journeys • More than anything else, physical journeys are about the interpretation of the new • Do you agree? • Argue your point of view • In your answer, refer to your prescribed text, ONE text from the prescribed stimulus booklet and at least ONE other related text of your own choosing

  11. 2006 HSC • Focus - Imaginative journeys • More than anything else, imaginative journeys are about the process of speculation. • Do you agree? • Argue your point of view • In your answer refer to your prescribed text, One text from the prescribed stimulus booklet, and at least ONE other related text of your own choosing

  12. 2006 Paper 1 • Question 1 (a) • According to McBride how are photographers like nomads? • Either by direct quoting or paraphrasing name one way photographers are like nomads: e.g. they wander the earth, go in search of inspiration, travel in pursuit of material, have no fixed home

  13. Question 1 (b) • Choose one photo and explain the way it supports an idea expressed in the quotation • 2 marks for explaining, 1 mark for describing • Possible answers: appears to be selecting photos to construct a photo, the photographer is working outdoors with light and the camera to compose a story, the Great Wall suggests an imaginative narrative

  14. Question 1 (c) • Comment on the significance of landscape created by the writer • 3 marks for effectively discussing with aptly chosen textual reference. One example could be done very well or a few good examples explored effectively. 2 marks for discussing with some textual reference. 1 mark for describing with limited textual reference. 0 marks = no significance

  15. Question 1 ( c) • Answers could include: • The landscape is significant because it provides an evocative setting for ht ejourney to the cave • Several significant landscapes, natural, domestic, metaphorical • The cave is a place of self discovery as well as a symbol of solitude and retreat

  16. Question 1 (d) • Provide one reason for the girl’s desire to travel • 1 mark for providing one reason for the girl’s desire for different experiences • Answers may include: she wishes to escape the farm, she would like to have adventures, reading travel stories has triggered her imagination, she dreams of freedom and independence

  17. Question 1 (e) • How does the final stanza shape your understanding of the poem as a whole? • 3 marks for analysing effectively with aptly chosen textual reference (link is needed). 2 marks for explaining with textual reference and 1 mark for describing with limited textual reference some understanding of the poem

  18. Question 1 (e) • Answers could include: • There are powerful contrasts between the exuberance and vitality of the first stanzas and the sombre disappointment of the final stanza • In the final stanza the girl returns to a reality which contrasts with the world of her imaginative journey • There are cold, dark images in the final stanza compared to the light, active imagery established earlier in the poem

  19. Question 1 (f) • Analyse how any TWO of the texts emphasise the personal nature of the journey. • 3 marks for analysing effectively with support through well chosen references • 2 marks for explaining with appropriate reference to two texts • 1 mark for describing aspects of the journey with some textual reference

  20. Question 1 (f) • Markers’ Comments • Through analysis, stronger responses focused on the personal aspects of the journey in both texts and were supported with well-chosen textual references. Many candidates chose to respond conceptually while others analysed the personal nature of the journeys through a close consideration of language features

  21. Question 1 (f) • Mid- range responses explained rather than analysed the personal nature of the journey and supported their ideas with appropriate textual reference • Weaker responses tended to describe generalised aspects of journeys with limited textual references. Some weaker responses listed the focus terms: physical, inner or imaginative, without effectively engaging with the personal nature of the journey

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