Genre Study
War Poetry
Macbeth
Australian Perspectives
PHS General Knowledge
100

The name of the novel we studied in this term.

What is 'The Story of Tom Brennan' or 'Animal Farm'?

100

The war poet we focused on in this term. 

Who is Wilfred Owen?

100

Written by...

Who is William Shakespeare?

100

Define 'stereotype'. 

What is a "widely held, oversimplified idea or belief about a particular group of people"?

100

The only house to never win a house cup.

Who are Halkirk Hurricanes?

200

The term for the 'ingredients' that make up a genre. 

What are genre conventions?

200

The name given to the overarching argument in your essay, the single sentence that addresses the question in your introduction. 

What is a thesis statement?

200

The country Macbeth is set in.

What is Scotland?

200

Explain the difference between 'immigration' and 'migration'. 

What is a permanent and international move, vs. a temporary move within a single country?

200
The start and end time of Lunch 2 on a Monday. 

What is 1:08pm-1:38pm?

300

Define the 'coming of age' or 'dystopian' genre. 

What is the journey or progression of a child/young adult through difficult challenges to become an adult?

300

Identify the technique in the line: 

"As under a green sea, I saw him drowning."

What is a simile/metaphor?

300

The correct order of the death of the following characters: Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, Banquo, King Duncan.

What is: King Duncan, Banquo, Lady Macbeth, and Macbeth?

300

Identify the technique used in the line: 

"I love her far horizons,
I love her jewel-sea"

What is personification and/or repetition?


300

The disastrous event that ruined the 2023 Pajama Day.

What is a water pipe burst?

400

The assessment task for this term asked you to compose...

What is a discursive response and reflection?

400

Wilfred Owen was friends with and inspired by a fellow war poet and soldier.

Who is Siegfried Sassoon?

400
The prophecies that the witches make when Macbeth seeks them out. 

What is: beware of Macduff, Banquo's sons will be kings, Macbeth cannot be killed by anyone born of a woman, he will not be defeated until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane?

400

The name of an author from this unit. 

Who is Ania Walwicz, Dorothea Mackellar, Oscar Krahnvohl, Jacinta Koolmatrie, Margaret Catchpole, Wva Johnson, Eunice Andrada, Sara Mansour or Luka Lesson?

400

The Year 10 classes are named after. 

What are Australian Rivers?

500

5 coming of age/dystopia genre conventions. 

What are: loss of innocence, journey/transformation, individual needs vs. external pressures, struggle with identity, isolation and loneliness, confrontation with the adult world, failure/disappointment, acceptance of the world's challenges?

500

We studied the poem 'Dulce Et Decorum Est.' 

What does this title line translate to?

What is "It is sweet and fitting...(to die for one's country)"?

500

Translate the following quote from Shakespearean English to Modern English:

"Yet do I fear thy nature;
It is too full o' the milk of human kindness." (Lady Macbeth)

What is "I fear you are not ruthless enough to achieve what you want"/Macbeth is to too nice?

500
Define empathy.

What is the ability to imagine the experience of another and to share their feelings or provide understanding?

500

Name 5 current English teachers. 

Who are: Mr Single, Mr Porritt, Ms Piggott, Ms Kaur, Ms Arnold, Mr Mittwollen, Ms Maait, Ms Dixon, Ms Marin,  Ms Matthews, Ms Gonzaga, Ms Ramos & Ms Hawkins?