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Band E4s - which elective? (1 Viewer)

For those of you who got Band E4s, what elective did you choose for the HSC?

  • Revenge Tragedy

    Votes: 4 11.8%
  • Crime Fiction

    Votes: 9 26.5%
  • Speculative Fiction

    Votes: 2 5.9%
  • The Individual and Society

    Votes: 8 23.5%
  • Postmodernism

    Votes: 8 23.5%
  • Retreat from the Global

    Votes: 2 5.9%
  • Acts of Reading and Writing

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • The Language of Sport

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Gendered Language

    Votes: 1 2.9%

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ujuphleg said:
But overwhelmingly, the majority of the EE1 candiature do Individual and Society the Post-Modernism.
The majority of the state does Genre: Crime Fiction...

Oh and 47/50: Revenge Tragedy
 

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While I'm on this thread, I may as well ask what I did on another thread that hasn't been replied to yet:

In order to get 47+/50 in Ext 1 English, is it necessary to research criticism on the particular topic you're studying, as well as the specific prescribed texts? Would it be necessary to go to the uni library and look up extra material, or is it sufficient just to learn and analyse the texts by yourself?
 

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~ ReNcH ~ said:
In order to get 47+/50 in Ext 1 English, is it necessary to research criticism on the particular topic you're studying, as well as the specific prescribed texts? Would it be necessary to go to the uni library and look up extra material, or is it sufficient just to learn and analyse the texts by yourself?
Firstly, it is extremely important within TAWOT anyway, to research the founding basis for your elective. Id assume this is much the same as genre and language. This involves contextualising, analysing an evaluating not only the influence and importance of the elective when it was concieved of, but also its modern day influence. Name-dropping is a MUST. It shows you have researched the elective (or, more accurately, you havnt researched the elective but you just want lots of marks). Generally this should be done throughout the introduction, but also througout the body also.

Secondly, why would you try to put things into your owns words and regurgitate your own mindless philosophies and criticisms when you can steal someone elses who is, no doubt, a hundred times better qualified to analyse and critique texts as you are and regurgitate theirs?

Follow my STAR guide to great english marks...

Structure +

Time Management +

Ability to adapt responses +

Regurgitation +

= Top marks in HSC English
 

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absolution* said:
Firstly, it is extremely important within TAWOT anyway, to research the founding basis for your elective. Id assume this is much the same as genre and language. This involves contextualising, analysing an evaluating not only the influence and importance of the elective when it was concieved of, but also its modern day influence. Name-dropping is a MUST. It shows you have researched the elective (or, more accurately, you havnt researched the elective but you just want lots of marks). Generally this should be done throughout the introduction, but also througout the body also.

Secondly, why would you try to put things into your owns words and regurgitate your own mindless philosophies and criticisms when you can steal someone elses who is, no doubt, a hundred times better qualified to analyse and critique texts as you are and regurgitate theirs?

Follow my STAR guide to great english marks...

Structure +

Time Management +

Ability to adapt responses +

Regurgitation +

= Top marks in HSC English
Hehe...thanks :)
As for name-dropping - would it be permissable to give direct quotes from critics throughout an extended response?

And what's the best place to start for criticism? What's the best uni library? (or the worst, so I know not to go there :)): Sydney, UNSW, Macquarie? And how about the State Library?
Sydney and UNSW are a bit inconvenient for me to get to, but I'm sure I could make the effort one day.
 

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Quotes are great. Anything to show you have engaged yourself within the elective. But still, bringing up names aptly also works a treat. As many as possible.

Best uni for criticisms is Fisher Library at USYD. Thats where i got all of my Yeats stuff from for advanced. Use the internet to hone in on the particular books you want before you go though coz its a bloddy big library.
 

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absolution* said:
Quotes are great. Anything to show you have engaged yourself within the elective. But still, bringing up names aptly also works a treat. As many as possible.

Best uni for criticisms is Fisher Library at USYD. Thats where i got all of my Yeats stuff from for advanced. Use the internet to hone in on the particular books you want before you go though coz its a bloddy big library.
Yea...lol
I've asked this somewhere else as well - but are you allowed to borrow books from uni libraries and/or make photocopies? Otherwise, I'll just stay there for one whole day - so much to look up anyway.
 

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Unless you actually go to the uni you cant borrow books. Photocopying facilities at Fisher are huge, and relatively cheap. I photocopied a whole 300 page book once. Cost me just over $8.00.
 

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absolution* said:
Unless you actually go to the uni you cant borrow books. Photocopying facilities at Fisher are huge, and relatively cheap. I photocopied a whole 300 page book once. Cost me just over $8.00.
Hmm - did you photocopy that all yourself, or ask a librarian to do it for you? Coz that'd have to take you ages...
And yea, it does sound cheap: about 2-3c/page - not bad, considering most libraries charge 20c/page. It's cheaper than actually buying the book :confused:
 

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absolution* said:
Unless you actually go to the uni you cant borrow books. Photocopying facilities at Fisher are huge, and relatively cheap. I photocopied a whole 300 page book once. Cost me just over $8.00.
certain schools have a deal with the uni. I.e. i can borrow books from unsw, usyd and macQ
 

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rofl. there arent really librarians around. and i think is was more like 5c p/page except i photocopied multiple pages at once :)
 

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wrx said:
certain schools have a deal with the uni. I.e. i can borrow books from unsw, usyd and macQ
really?
hah. not at my shitty surburban school. do you go to fort st?
 

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absolution* said:
rofl. there arent really librarians around. and i think is was more like 5c p/page except i photocopied multiple pages at once :)
Lol...either way I thought it sounded strange:
1. Librarians don't usually do it for you
2. Wouldn't it have taken a fair while to photocopy 300 pages even @ a couple of pages per "scan"?
 

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wrx said:
certain schools have a deal with the uni. I.e. i can borrow books from unsw, usyd and macQ
For me, even borrowing from UNSW or USyd would be a pain coz I'd have to return them - Macq = not as bad, but still not great. Although since it would be for the HSC, I wouldn't mind so much...
 

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I hate revenge tragedy. It soo boring. I'm sick of stupid conventions and crap. Its easier then Adv.

I always borrow from UTS. All you have to do is pay like $5 and show id that you actually go to a high school. Usyd has the best library in my opinion though. I only go to UTS more because my sister goes there.
 

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i goto a public school in south west sydney. my school organised for ext2 to get library cards at fisher.
 

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The whole year 12 exteng1 class did Revenge Tragedy and they all get E4's
 

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