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

  1. “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.
  1. Craft a persuasive or interpretive piece that explores the notion of recovery or salvation.
  2. In the form of your choice incorporate the following quote at a key point in the text.
  • “Be yourself; everyone else is taken”