Rubric Readiness
Remember what?
Common mod:
Kenneth Slessor Poetry
Kenneth Slessor Poetry
Mod A:
One Night the Moon
One Night the Moon
Mod B:
Feed
Feed
Mod C:
The Craft of Writing
The Craft of Writing
100
Name all the modules you have studied throughout the HSC course.
(*Hint* You've seen these written out a GAZILLION times on handouts and PPT presentations throughout the year.)
Common Module: Texts and Human Experiences
Module A: Language, Identity & Culture
Module B: Close study of Literature
Module C: The Craft of Writing
100
In 'Feed' by M.T Anderson, what is Titus last name?
The novel doesn't give one.
100
In which NSW town did Kenneth Slessor grow up?
Orange
100
What specific technique is employed in the film whenever close-ups of the moon are shown? *N.b. Only the MOST correct answer accepted.*
Motif
100
What is the character Violet's inner conflict?
She is stuck between being her own individual, and conforming to be like her friends
100
Where is this place and why is it so amazing?
* it's where you love of English was born
* it's an important place of belonging
* it is a place where you made strong bonds to people, teachers and the place
* it is where you derived endless pleasure from kicking leaves that fell endlessly from the trees.
200
Explain TWO purposes of Module C: The Craft of Writing.
Answers from the rubric could include:
- to strengthen and extend their knowledge, skills and confidence as writers
- to learn to write for a range of authentic audiences and purposes to convey ideas with power and increasing precision
- to study prescribed texts to use as models and stimulus for the development of their own ideas and written expression
- to examine how writers of complex texts use language creatively and imaginatively for a range of purposes, to describe the world around them, evoke emotion, shape a perspective or to share a vision
- to learn to appreciate, analyse and assess the importance and power of language
- to reflect on the complex and recursive process of writing to further develop their ability to apply their knowledge of textual forms and features in their own sustained and cohesive compositions
- to generate and explore ideas through discussion and speculations.
- to engage in the stages of drafting and revising
- to experiment with a range of language forms and features (for example imagery, rhetoric, voice, characterisation, point of view, dialogue and tone)
- to develop editing skills, learning to apply the conventions of syntax, spelling, punctuation and grammar appropriately and effectively for publication
- to work independently and collaboratively to reflect, refine and strengthen their own skills in producing crafted, imaginative, discursive, persuasive and informative texts
200
Name 3 poems studied in the Common Module
Gulliver,
Beach Burial
William Street
Vesper - Song of the Reverend Samuel Marden
Out of Time
Wild Grapes
200
Identify the MOST obvious technique in the following quote and explain its effect on meaning:
"Smells rich and rasping, smoke and fat and fish
and puffs of paraffin that crimp the nose,
of grease that blesses onions with a hiss;
You find it ugly, I find it lovely."
Alliteration - creates sensory imagery of the sound of the streets.
200
Basic facts to know - answer ALL correctly to pass!
(a) Who directed 'One Night the Moon'?
(b) Who played Jim Ryan?
(c) What is the real life connection between the actor who plays Jim Ryan and the actress who plays Emily?
(a) Rachel Perkins
(b) Paul Kelly
(c) Paul Kelly is Memphis Kelly's father
200
Name two structural features of the novel.
- Short chapters
- 4 parts
- Moves between Titus' perspective and narration to the an omniscient style narration of the feed.
200
Identify 2 techniques Les Murray employs in his poem. Explain where and why he uses them, and the impact of their use.
emotive language
first person narration
truncated sentences
active verbs
repetition
300
Complete the cloze passage below from the Common Module rubric:
Students explore how texts may give insight into the a_______s, pa_______ and in_____________ in human behaviour and motivations.
Students explore how texts may give insight into the ANOMALIES, PARADOXES and INCONSISTENCIES in human behaviour and motivations.
300
Complete the opening lines to 'This Land is Mine' from 'One Night the Moon'. (*Extra respect to those who sing the lines!*)
This land is ____
All the way to the ___ _____ ____
Every break of ___
I'm working ____ just to ____ __ ___
This land is mine
All the way to the old fence line
Every break of day
I'm working hard just to make it pay
300
Read the following excerpt:
"I saw Time flowing like a hundred yachts
That fly behind the daylight, foxed with air;"
(a) What poem is this taken from?
(b) Identify the main technique and explain its effect on meaning.
a) Out of Time
b) the repetition and personification of the line “And Time flows past them like a hundred yachts” that is introduced at the start of the poem brings the reader back to the harsh truth, that time is unrelenting and while moments may offer brief respite.
300
Identify and describe the effect of THREE language techniques used in the following lines from the opening song 'I don't know anything anymore':
"I see her face everywhere
I hear her voice across the air"
Hyperbole/Metaphor: 'I see her face everywhere'
Metaphor: 'I hear her voice across the air'
Sensory imagery of sight/sound: 'I see'/'I hear'
Rhyme: 'Everywhere'/'Air'
First person: 'I'
300
Why is the second section of the novel called "Eden"?
Because it is the beginning of a relationship and gives the allusion to Paradise/ utopia.
300
After writing a creative piece, there are many questions you might ask yourself during the editing process to check the quality of your work. What are THREE of these questions?
Answers may include:
- Have you successfully achieved your artistic purpose?
- Have you used language forms and features to create meaning?
- Have you used symbolism, imagery, rhetoric, voice, characterisation, point of view, dialogue and tone to establish your purpose?
- Have you used simple and complex sentences to create meaning throughout your response?
- Is the meaning within your sentences clear?
- Have you proofed your spelling, punctuation and grammar?
- Have you received feedback from your peers and your teacher?
400
Complete the cloze passage below from the Module B rubric:
Students explore and analyse the particular id___ and cha____________s of the text and understand the ways in which these ch_____________s establish its di_________ qualities.
Students study one text chosen from the list of prescribed texts. They engage in the extensive exploration and interpretation of the text and the ways composers (authors, poets, playwrights, directors, designers and so on) portray pe____e, ideas, set_____ and sit_______ in texts.
Students explore and analyse the particular IDEAS and CHARACTERISTICS of the text and understand the ways in which these CHARACTERISTICS establish its DISTINCTIVE qualities.
Students study one text chosen from the list of prescribed texts. They engage in the extensive exploration and interpretation of the text and the ways composers (authors, poets, playwrights, directors, designers and so on) portray PEOPLE, ideas, SETTINGS and SITUATIONS in texts.
400
This question has THREE parts. Identify the correct name of the poem from which these quotes have been drawn:
(a) "Time, you must cry farewell, take up the track,
And leave this lovely moment at your back!"
(b) "Small, pointed, black, like boughs of musket-shot."
(c) "To pluck them from the shallows and bury them in burrows
And tread the sand upon their nakedness"
(a) Out of Time
(b) Wild Grapes
(c) Beach Burial
400
Read this poem excerpt:
"MY cure of souls, my cage of brutes,
Go lick and learn at these my boots!
When tainted highways tear a hole,
I bid my cobbler welt the sole."
(a) What poem is this taken from?
(b) What technique is being employed in this excerpt, which causes an accumulation of violent imagery?
a) Vesper- Song for the Reverend Samuel Marsden
b)
400
What grammatical distinction (technique), obvious through juxtaposition, causes subtle tension in the following dialogue between Rose and Albert's wife, leading to Albert's wife slamming the door in Rose's face:
Rose: Is the black tracker here?
Albert's wife: Albert's not here.
"Black tracker" is a common noun. Describing Albert by his racial features (adjective) and job/skill (noun), rather than his name, strips him of his identity and shows Rose's superior white voice and condescension to Albert as being 'lower' in social status than her.
"Albert" is a proper noun. Referring to him by his correct name restores his identity and power as equal to Rose and deserving of equal respect.
400
What role does the Corporations play in the novel?
The antagonist
400
What are four things you need to include when reflecting on your writing processes in MOD C?
*explain your intentions
*discuss text form and purpose
*discuss and analyse of own effective use of literary techniques
*explain influences and links with MOD C text/s and COW
500
Complete the cloze passage below from the Module A rubric:
Through their responding and composing students deepen their understanding of how language can be used to af____, ig____, re____, ch_______ or dis____ prevailing assumptions and beliefs about themselves, individuals and cultural groups.
Through their responding and composing students deepen their understanding of how language can be used to AFFIRM, IGNORE, REVEAL, CHALLENGE or DISRUPT prevailing assumptions and beliefs about themselves, individuals and cultural groups.
500
Identify the text forms of Module C.
Imaginative
Informative
Discursive
Persuasive
500
Describe THREE examples of either anomalies, paradoxes or inconsistencies evident in Slessor's Poetry.
Wild Grapes - “harsh sweetness” of the grapes, accentuating a gentleness that is simultaneously grating.
Gulliver - Slessor compares being human to being incarcerated – using paradoxical imagery of prisons to give insight into the pains of human existence.
Gulliver - Paradoxical statement of “for God’s sake, call the hangman” suggesting that the only freedom from the many pains of human existence is death.
Beach Burial - paradoxical for a war poem, suggesting that the loss and destruction is more keenly felt after, rather than during, the conflict.
Vesper The paradox of a member of the clergy who would prefer to whip the damned but still uses the words of the Good Book and God as an indictment to the human experiences of abuses of institutional power
Out of Time - This paradox challenges our assumptions about time being experienced by humans as a constant – and is primarily shown through the personification of “Time” and the “Moment” as forces in conflict.
500
This question has TWO parts.
In the feature song, 'This Land is Mine', Jim Ryan and Albert Yang's disparate identities and cultural views of the world are represented through clever use of film techniques.
(a) Explain how juxtaposition is used in the vocal delivery of the song to show the differences between Albert and Jim's view of land ownership. Be specific in describing how the juxtaposition has been created.
(b) Identify and describe the effect of TWO film techniques used to emphasise the distinction between the two men.
*Watch from 13:20 to 16:00* https://vimeo.com/groups/427426/videos/194625175
(a) The contrast between settler and indigenous and is juxtaposed when they sing as a duet. Jim refers to the land as tenancy and ownership in terms of a contractual agreement, represented through Jim’s nasal, strident tone in singing “this land is mine”, asserting the ownership of his land. In contrast, Albert conveys a universal affinity and connection to the environment, time, ancestors and land custodianship, as expressed in his deep baritone voice in singing “this land is me”, affirming his holistic connection with the land.
(b) Panning shot: Perkins uses a panning shot to display Jim striding back and forth on his land, ordering the men to spread out across the line, demonstrating Jim’s profound sense of ownership over his land.
Tracking shot: In contrast, Perkins uses a steady tracking shot to emphasise Albert's affinity/alignment with the land.
Close-up shot: Continuous close-up focus on Albert as he delivers his first lines of the song limits view of background, implying he is one with his environment. In contrast, the panning shot of Jim traversing the land continually shows the dominance of the vast rural landscape and Jim's comparative insignificance and powerlessness.
Juxtaposition/Editing: The disparity between both protagonists is shown when she directs Jim and Albert to walk off in opposing courses, displaying a physical representation of their opposing viewpoints.
500
Identify FOUR themes in the novel.
*Must be phrased as statements, not single words*
Answers may include:
- Consumerism and its destructive effects on the environment and degradation of the human spirit
- Technology and its dehumanising effects
- The degradation of the natural world the environment
- The breaking down of language and education and how that affects communication.
500
Identify 3 techniques Linda Burney employs in her 'First Speech'. Explain where and why she uses them, and the impact of their use.
* emotive language
* anecdote
* high modality
* rhetorical question
* metaphor
* tricolon