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ENGLISH LAB HELPFUL TIPS FOR EXAM
ENGLISH LAB HELPFUL TIPS FOR EXAM
SECTION C
SECTION C
Know your text types
In the exam you could get any text type or combination of text types to analyse. Sometimes the background information will identify the text types – but not always! You need to be able to recognise the text type, know its conventions and language style, and be able to refer to these in your analysis.
Be sure that you can recognise and refer to the features of:
an opinion piece
a letter to the editor
a newsletter
a speech transcript
an interview transcript
a blog
a website
a report
a promotional flyer
a series of comments on a blog or opinion piece.
Remember too that you should be able to recognise different types of images or design elements, including the following:
a cartoon
a photograph
an illustration
a text overlay (text placed over an image)
fonts
hyperlinks
PowerPoint slides.
Section A
Section A
Practice Exam Topics
Practice Exam Topics
‘Sunset Boulevard criticises the act of creating films purely to make money.’ Discuss.
“I didn’t argue with her. You don’t yell at a sleepwalker.” To what extent do the characters of Sunset Boulevard fail to come to terms with the reality of their circumstances?
“Look at this street. All cardboard, all hollow, all phoney. All done with mirrors.” How does Wilder create a world with such distinction between what is real and what is not?
Sunset Boulevard reveals the corrosive obsession with fame. Discuss
“Well, in the end he got himself a pool.” How does Wilder’s film expose the human cost of Hollywood?
‘Hollywood is triggering of greed, ambition and egotism.' Discuss.
Section B
Section B
Crafting Texts - Framework: Personal Journeys
Write like a human; not a robot - let it come from the heart and write something you would be proud of
Your story is unique - let that shine. Think about what you have written in the past - how has your story changed or remained the same? You are full of stories; there are countless ways of looking at your stories.
Bring different lens as you approach the title provided to you by the exam paper - any arguments, questions, ideas you have surrounding the stimulus
What is your journey?
What do you have to say? What do you think about the world? What issues do you care about and want to talk about? What do you spend hours and hours doing? Find the journey in these things. Find the movement from one point to another.
Ensure your writing is relevant to the ideas surrounding 'Personal Journeys'
Your writing needs to reflect a clear understanding of the title and make use to at least one of the stimulus material provided.
Section B Practice Material ✍️
Section B Practice Material ✍️
Section C
Section C
Argument Analysis
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