Advanced English Module A: Comparative Study of Text and Context

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Advanced English Module A: Comparative Study – Julius Caesar and The Prince
BySave My HSC 22 May 201718 December 2017

Students who have written a number of essays may be lulled into a false sense of security when approaching a comparative essay. This is a very different kind of essay to one that focuses on a specific text that may ask for related material to strengthen its arguments. With Module A: Comparative Study of Texts…

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Context for a HSC English Essay: How to Guide
BySave My HSC 15 February 201727 October 2017

Context. There’s a great word! But what is it? If you are an Advanced or Extension student, you have probably been wondering about how to use context for a HSC English essay. Let’s start with the basics. Regardless of the complexity of a topic, every piece of learning in the study of English as a…

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Metropolis and 1984 Comparison
BySave My HSC 4 April 201615 December 2017

The key thing that advanced module a wants you to focus on is context. Metropolis and 1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four) are two great texts with a great deal of similarities to focus on this particular concept. How does context shape how composers perceive the world? How does when and where they live impact how they construct…

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Advanced English Module A: Comparative Study of Texts and Context

Comparing Texts and Contexts
BySave My HSC 5 February 201410 April 2014

(with reference to Frankenstein and Blade Runner) The comparative study of texts and context can be murky waters for many, but that boils down to a lack of understanding at what the question is asking. Context generally refers to what is happening outside the text at the time it is being created – this can…

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Advanced English Module A: Comparative Study of Texts and Context

Practice Questions for Frankenstein and Blade Runner (Advanced English Module A, Elective 2: Texts in Time.)
BySave My HSC 6 July 201110 April 2014

One of the most challenging things about writing an English paper is maintaining a good flow whilst answering the question effectively. Memorizing what you want to say would help if you knew the question at hand but each year the HSC questions change which means you need to develop a skill other than memorization. As…

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Advanced English Module A: Comparative Study of Texts and Context

Module A: Elective 1- Exploring Connections
BySave My HSC 4 July 201124 July 2014

The first elective in module A focuses on the connections between texts and the benefits of looking at connections between texts that exist across time. The syllabus states that students will explore “meanings of a pair of texts and how they can be shaped and reshaped by considering the nature of the connections between them.”…

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Advanced English Module A: Comparative Study of Texts and Context

Advanced English Module A: Comparative Study of Texts and Context
BySave My HSC 30 June 201118 July 2015

This module requires you to compare texts and explore them in relation to their contexts. You will have to read/view two texts and compare their themes and the different ways they reflect their social, cultural and historical context. You will also have to consider the language used the purpose and audience, the values and…

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Advanced English Module A: Comparative Study of Text and Context

Advanced English Module A: Comparative Study – Julius Caesar and The Prince

Context for a HSC English Essay: How to Guide

Metropolis and 1984 Comparison

Comparing Texts and Contexts

Practice Questions for Frankenstein and Blade Runner (Advanced English Module A, Elective 2: Texts in Time.)

Module A: Elective 1- Exploring Connections

Advanced English Module A: Comparative Study of Texts and Context

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