2009 HSC English Texts - What are you studying? (2 Viewers)

What level of English do you study?

  • English as a Second Language (ESL)

    Votes: 15 2.6%
  • Standard English

    Votes: 128 21.9%
  • Advanced English

    Votes: 361 61.8%
  • Extension English

    Votes: 166 28.4%

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Isiebeau

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Haha I read 'The Curious Incident of The Dog In The Night-time' for fun at 15, I wish we could study it as a text, I love it.

Wondering though, if anyone else is studying The Namesake as their prose fiction text for belonging in Advanced?
 

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AOS Belonging- Romulus, My father.

Then we're doing frankenstine and hamlet
 

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Oh Hamlet! that would be fun, we're doing on of the Richard's.

Romulus, My Father - I've never studied but I bet it's a good Ancient History crossover? I know we did the Odyssey in Extension English in year 11 at that one was handy.
 

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for AOS we're doing the SIMPLE GIFT, and dear god.. it's too simple for my liking, i have decided that i am going to dedicate my life to finding some kind of deep, philosophical underlying message subliminally embedded within such a mind bogglingly SIMPLE free verse novel... -shudder-

then for mod A we're doing pride & prejudice and letters to alice, which should be relatively easy to explore connections in..

mod B is HAMLET!! which i did back in the days of yore in year 10...

& module C is 'wag the dog' which is another text that i live in fear will potentially become deathbeatingly simple. :S

i'm kinda sad that the option i originally picked didn't run.. it was awesome- it had the JUSTICE GAME included! ;'(

for ext we're doing CRIME FICTION!!! as for texts, REAR WINDOW, ANIL'S GHOST &THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND!! of which i am VERY happy with!! & i'm doing a mind-revolutionising critical analysis for extension 2 which i can't wait to create.
 

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The crucible, letters to alice, poetry of Samuel Taylor Colleridge, Letters to Alice, Pride and Prej, Wutering Heights and Birthday letters (poems but someone)
i dont actually know which ones and ad and Ex...hopefull will be the end of the year though :p
 

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Wuthering Heights i mean
oh and i think Hamlet to as the Shakespeare
 
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darnit i want to do hamlet, romulus and pride and prejudice!

i'm doing joy luck club, donne (don't know what this is?), Wit (a play) and Julius caesar.
 
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Isiebeau said:
Romulus, My Father - I've never studied but I bet it's a good Ancient History crossover? I know we did the Odyssey in Extension English in year 11 at that one was handy.
You'd think so, but nope...
Despite sounding epically historic, in actuality it's naught but a biography memoir type piece that some guy wrote about his father. Originated as a eulogy, developed into a book...
 

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Hey people
i'm doing an english essay atm...and i've jus gone blank
i was just wonderingg can i use 2 of the same quotes in one essay reflecting different aspects?
 

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mikballs said:
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AOS Belonging- Romulus, My father.

Then we're doing frankenstine and hamlet
How can you compare Module A, the Comparative Textual Study with one text.
Epic fail n00b.
 

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Re: English Level

lyounamu said:
What about Fundamentals of English?
I did fundemantals as a part of my year 11 course because english has always been my worst subject by far. I ended up winning an award for topping the subject and now all the boys in my grade have been bagging me out. I feel so embarrased.
 

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ahh
im doing standared english, dropped down from advanced :)
area of study: into the world.

+ we're doing billy elliot at a film study. its pretty great.
not sure what books though.
 

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i am studying

Standard English
biology
physics
maths ext 1
chemistry
economics

My assessments are going on now.


I am absolutely hopeless in English. I am doing simple gift for belonging and need help with preparing my speech assignement due next week. if anyone there can help.
 

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Sezenator said:
Hey people
i'm doing an english essay atm...and i've jus gone blank
i was just wonderingg can i use 2 of the same quotes in one essay reflecting different aspects?
yeah i spose. it shows you can interpret things in different ways.
do it in a way that doesnt make you look like a douche though, say something like 'another aspect of *whatever* can be seen in the same quote'
 

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AOS: Belonging

Set Texts:
  • a simple gift
  • the life and crimes of harry lavender
  • cosi
ORMs:
  • Looking for alibrandi (novel)
  • the rabbits (picture book)
  • the arrival (picture book)
  • Elizabethtown (film)
 

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i am doing immigrant chronicle by peter skrzynecki for standard english and i need an analysis of the poem postcard:evilfire:
 

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the related materials that im doing:
-The Kite Runner (novel)
-Christinas World (painting)
-Freedom Writers (movie)
 

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