Ext English 1: Possibility of specifying a text? (1 Viewer)

[kirstyanne-xx]

Any thoughts or opinions on the likelihood of the paper specifying a particular prescribed text for the essay? It usually has said just two prescribed texts and texts of your own choosing.
I do Texts and Ways of Thinking, Romanticism, if it helps.
Thanks

 

[UnrealAnchovies]

unlikely, though I would prepare for it nonetheless

are you preparing an essay btw?

 

[kirstyanne-xx]

I hope they don't specify. I'll focus on 2 and take a third as back up just in case.

Not exactly, I'm extracting the techniques, quotes, analysis, conceptual links etc from my best essay I did for an assignment and memorise those, so I can adapt the analysis to the question I'm memorising my creative back to front though.

 

[ReneeApple]

How could they do that? People only study 3 texts out of a much larger list.

 

[UnrealAnchovies]

i study wuthering heights, coleridge (too many poems with this cunt) and keats

keats is the best imo

i've prepared a creative, gonna edit it til sunday night then memorise it

preparing an essay for that off-chance that it will fit, but i'm also gonna be focusing on 3 poems by coleridge/keats and wuthering heights

 

[twoey]

I don't think they would/can- if I remember correctly there are 5 texts in the module (I do Romanticism too!) and you have to study 3, so if they did specify a text there is a chance that neither of us would have studied it...

 

[13abie]

they not allowed, but they can ask you to use at least 3 texts

 

[ReneeApple]

they not allowed, but they can ask you to use at least 3 texts

Suppose I better prepare the third text that I've been intentionally avoiding then

 

[kirstyanne-xx]

they not allowed, but they can ask you to use at least 3 texts

Ouch, that would be hard. 3 prescribed plus the expected two related. If that happens I might cry haha.

 

[maryroser]

do you think that they would specify only 1 related? also how has everyone structured their essays? everyone at my school has done it different ways, most by texts others have integrated and done it by paradigms or time periods?

 

[eyeswideshut]

they not allowed, but they can ask you to use at least 3 texts

I don't think they can. 3 texts + 2 related is one biiiiiiig essay. they've never asked for 3 texts for anything.

 

[eyeswideshut]

I don't think they would/can- if I remember correctly there are 5 texts in the module (I do Romanticism too!) and you have to study 3, so if they did specify a text there is a chance that neither of us would have studied it...

yep I do romanticism and I don't think they can- its a study of Romanticism after all and not of texts, especially cos we might do different texts. its like belonging... they couldn't make you write on something.

 

[ReneeApple]

Well, they've never asked for more than 2 before. Hopefully this year isn't the year they decide excess cruelty is permissible.

 

[Absolutezero]

Not all schools study the same texts, so it's not really possible

 

[kirstyanne-xx]

Okay this is making me feel better

 

[BornToHula]

How could they do that? People only study 3 texts out of a much larger list.

This. They can't specify prescribed texts because we don't study all of them.

But I'm worried about additional texts. Could they specify at least two additional texts?

 

[kirstyanne-xx]

This. They can't specify prescribed texts because we don't study all of them.

But I'm worried about additional texts. Could they specify at least two additional texts?

Yeah Extension places emphasis on your own research and understanding. If you look at past papers it always says "texts" of your own choosing, thus 2 related texts. Always take in 2 related.

 

[Riproot]

Since there are 5 and you have to study 3 it's possible they could specify "write about at least one of A, B, C" but I highly doubt it.

 

[Riproot]

Yeah Extension places emphasis on your own research and understanding. If you look at past papers it always says "texts" of your own choosing, thus 2 related texts. Always take in 2 related.

This. They want you to be widely read for extension.