The Concepts
JCC/The Crucible/Frankenstein
Paper 1 Skills
Ransom/Persepolis
Paper 2 Skills
100
When a text or character undergoes a change of some sort.
Transformation
100
What was the main reason Mary Shelly wrote Frankenstein?
It was a competition to see who could write the best ghost story.
100
What should your reading strategy be?
Read once for understand.
Read twice/ annotate with the guiding question.
Read a third time if you have enough time (recommended).
100
What is a splash?
A borderless panel that takes up the full page or a large portion of the page.
100
What is the most important 'job' to accomplish in Paper 2?
Answer the question!
366
How does one text we have studied demonstrate the concept of 'creativity'?
Student answer
366
What is Miss Field's favourite line in "The Crucible"? Hint... It's two words. And who said it?
"More weight"
366
List at least 4 text types that you could be given.
Student justification
366
How does Malouf challenge the notion of a 'hero'?
He challenges the idea of a traditional 'Homeric' hero that focuses only on skill in battle and a desire for glory to a more modern interpretation that looks at strength of character and overall growth.
366
What does compare mean in the context of Paper 2?
It means to look at how authors have used similar features across their texts to achieve the same outcome.
573
What is the difference between 'perspective' and 'representation'?
Perspective in the view/lens that you read a text through. Perspective can be impact by many different factors. Representation is about how closely a text showcases reality/ an idea/ a situation.
573
What does the mass hysteria in Salem reveal about the townspeople?
That they are using the panic to further their own interests/ deal with their rivals e.g., getting land in the Putnam's case.
573
What is happening in this comic panel?
Student justification.
573
State at least three key symbols from Persepolis and analyse why they are significant in the text.
Student justification
573
What does contrast mean in the context of Paper 2?
To look at how authors use different choices to communicate their message.
780
How do writers facilitate 'communication'?
Through their authorial choices, style and structure. Assumptions about the readers' knowledge may also have been made.
780
How does Garner demonstrate the unreliability of memory in JCC?
She recounts an encounter with a past classmate at the airport who is adamant that they did not have their mouths washed out with soap while she is adamant that they did.
780
What features does an online use article use to communicate their message?
Student justification.
780
Which god meets Priam and Somax on the road and what are they disguised as?
Hermes. He appears as a young Greek solider.
780
Do you compare and contrast or just pick one?
Do both! It's in the marking rubric!
1000
List the seven concepts
Identity, culture, creativity, communication, perspective, representation and transformation.
1000
What is a poppet?
A little hand sewn doll.
1000
In the 2023 November exam was there an article about netball in the paper?
Yes.
1000
What is Miss Field's favourite scene in Ransom?
The scene where Priam puts his feet in the stream and the fish try to nip his toes.
1000
What is Miss Field's favourite phrase for describing the length of an effective introduction?
"Get in, Get out."