Common Module
The prescribed text for the Common Module.
What is Billy Elliot?
The poet we studied this term.
Who is Ali Cobby Eckermann?
The prescribed text for Module B.
What is The Curious Incident of the dog in the Night-time?
Building skills and capacity in Creative Writing.
What is the aim of Module C?
The main argument of your essay.
What is a thesis?
Something that deviates from the norm or what is expected.
What is an anomaly?
The three sub concepts for the study of Module A.
What is Idenity is forged through connection to culture, idenity can be fractured, stolen or unacknowledged, idenity can evolve and be rejuventated?
Chrisptopher Boone
Who is the protagonist of the novel we studied?
Presenting two sides of an argument without bias.
What is discursive writing?
5 minutes reading time/2hrs working time.
What is amount of time allowed for Section II?
The overarching concept for the study of Billy Elliot
What is identity?
"heat is the love of the campfire/ the yellow kiss of the sun"
What is a line from the poem Trance?
Swindon, London, the police cell, Christopher's mindscape.
What are the main settings of the novel?
Ray Bradbury
Who is the author of The Pedestrian?
Identify language forms and features in Unseen Texts.
What is Paper 1, Section 1.
The colour yellow or blue in the film Billy Elliot.
What is symbolism or a motif?
"the constant loss of breath is the legacy/ there is blood on the truth"
What is a line from Unearth?
Narrative Voice, Unique Structure, Setting, Epistolary Narrative, Hybrid Genre, Circular Narrative, Dog Motif
What are Distinctive Features?
The purpose of a reflection.
What is a piece of writing where I reflect on writing choices, process and inspiration?
20 Marks.
What each section is worth in the HSC exam?
A seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or concept, that actually may well be true.
What is a paradox?
"tumbleweeds form an interwoven frenzy/ a fortress to guard the perimeter of the site"
What is a line from the poem 'Oombulgarri'?
Building Empathy
What is Mark Haddon's purpose in writing the novel?
A stimulus, a quote or an unfinished piece of writing.
What is the question you could be asked in the HSC?
Paper 2, Section II
What is the section that Module B is assessed in, in the exam?