Belonging Related Texts (1 Viewer)

[lpodnano]

Okay so there are two advanced teachers in my school. One says that you're related texts should be different (i.e. a novel and a movie) to your prescribed (i.e. poems). One teacher says that related texts are judged separately from your prescribed. E.g. Your prescribed texts are 'The Selected Poems of Emily Dickinson' and for your related you can have another poem and a novel.

So what's the verdict?

 

[Hermes1]

i recommend having different as it shows you are really versatile with your English. the other day i wrote an essay for my teacher, who is an hsc marker and she said my choice of texts would definitely have impressed the markers.

 

[Amogh]

Okay so there are two advanced teachers in my school. One says that you're related texts should be different (i.e. a novel and a movie) to your prescribed (i.e. poems). One teacher says that related texts are judged separately from your prescribed. E.g. Your prescribed texts are 'The Selected Poems of Emily Dickinson' and for your related you can have another poem and a novel.

So what's the verdict?

I've always gone with a different text type for the related text (Infact it is dictated that we choose a different text type)

 

[rawrence]

Okay so there are two advanced teachers in my school. One says that you're related texts should be different (i.e. a novel and a movie) to your prescribed (i.e. poems). One teacher says that related texts are judged separately from your prescribed. E.g. Your prescribed texts are 'The Selected Poems of Emily Dickinson' and for your related you can have another poem and a novel.

So what's the verdict?

Do different forms, you want to show the marker you can deconstruct various types of forms, having 2 poems will just seem like you're only good with deconstructing poems and you're staying away from a wider range of texts

 

[jangbang69]

OP
at my school it's imperative that we don't use the same text types,
i recommend you stick to that!

 

[Absolutezero]

Simple:

You can, but you shouldn't

 

[LonelyWolf]

Is everyone doing Shoe Horn Sonata for standard?

 

[Aluminesis]

At my school, our assessment tasks often say that we can't have two texts of the same form. While your school may not do the same, it's a good idea to get into the habit anyway. It also gives you a wider range of techniques (e.g. camera angles in film) so you aren't repeating tone, simile, metaphor, imagery over and over again.

 

[OmmU]

My teacher (who is a HSC marker) says by having different texts e.g a poem, movie, song, picture, speach etc.. allows greater sophistication within essays then if you watch two movies which is easier than reading a 500page novel.

Here are some related texts for you: http://www.insidebreak.org.au/belonging/

 

[mecramarathon]

i really can't see why they should mark you down because one of your two related text is of the same medium

obviously if all three are the same ... go figure