exam structure notes: §
- time: 3 hours working, 5 minutes reading.
section 1: comprehending §
- 30%
- 2 questions available
- must answer both
section 2: responding §
- 40%
- 6 questions available
- 1 answer
- 2 are comparison questions
section 3: composing §
- 30%
- 5 questions available
- 1 answer
things to study §
comprehending §
- novel extract for text practice.
responding §
- course concepts
- stylistic choices
- tim burton style
- gothic fantasy/influence of expressionism
- context
- context of author
- context of production
- representation of society
- representation of country vs city in beetlejuice
- representation of death in society
- audience response
- how one of the texts positions audiences to respond;
- whether that be you as the contemporary 2023 audiences (how you respond), or the original audience from the time of release (eg 1980s for beetlejuice)
- climax or resolution of text
- not the whole film, but only the ending.
composing §
- ms rossenrode will highlight the questions in exam revision onenote since she probably can’t give away clues.
- practice two forms, since only 2 questions says form of your choice.
practice questions §
responding §
- Discuss how the introduction or resolution of a text you have studied encourages audiences to respond in a specific way.
- Discuss how generic conventions (subject, form, mode) have been manipulated to represent an individual or group in at least one text you have studied.
- representation of beetlejuice or some character to symbolise whatever.
- How has an understanding of context challenged your perspective of an idea or issue.
- “more challenging than the exam question”
- elaborate on an idea, not just say a theme.
- idea of
death is developed in beetlejuice
- the idea of an existence after death is developed in beetlejuice
- remember an idea is NOT one word; phrase or sentence only pls!!
composing §
- “Strength is how you shut down the voice in your head that says ‘I can’t” - Emma Xu
- Compose a text in the form of your choice in response to this quote.
- Craft a persuasive or interpretive piece that explores the notion of recovery or salvation.
- In the form of your choice incorporate the following quote at a key point in the text.
- “Be yourself; everyone else is taken”