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  1. SarahMary

    Practice Questions for Creative Writing?

    *you have been asked to write a feature article for your school magazine. the topic is " journeys" *you are the host of a radio program called modern day journeys. interviewthe composer of your prescribed text on this topic with ref. to techniques used to present the journey in their text...
  2. SarahMary

    practice questions

    and of course for all the questions the standard "in your answer, you should refer to your prescribed text, one text from the stimulus booklet and at least one text of your own choosing"
  3. SarahMary

    practice questions

    ok, here we go ppl, just a few to get you started... *Discuss how effective the composers of the texts you have studied in the AOS have been in representing physical journeys that have challenged our thinking and broadened our understanding of the world. *How has your study of journeys shaped...
  4. SarahMary

    Are you exams squashed?

    the only part of my time table i don't like is physics on one day then ancient the next....
  5. SarahMary

    The Town Where Time Stands Still

    " genii loci" means the spirit of a place/ peculiar character of a place/ it's heart and soul/ also guardian spirit or at least that's what's in my notes...
  6. SarahMary

    Stimulus booklet

    only one from the stimulus booklet, then your prescribed text, and at least one text of your own choosing
  7. SarahMary

    AOS - Section 1 last q

    there's usually a few things u can use to "compare and contrast" in the earlier q's... sort of leading you to techniques/themes that are common in both texts. I just tend to use those and throw in a couple of others
  8. SarahMary

    Supp Texts - Inner

    i like life as a house, it's a good one to use. i also like peter pan (the book or the movie) it's good for the contrast between wendy's inner journey ( coming to the realisation she has to grow up etc....) and peter's lack of one (wanting to remain a boy forever, refusing to change/ grow up etc.)
  9. SarahMary

    What Pen?

    Papermate Flexigrip Medium Blue, comfortable and unlikely to run out when there's still ink in it. Also it somehow makes my writing neater
  10. SarahMary

    Anyone in same prob with formulas

    also 'flashcards' may help. WRite the formulas you're having the most trouble remembering on cards, and get a friend to est you
  11. SarahMary

    Anyone in same prob with formulas

    when you're doing past papers, do you write the formulas down before you start the question? i find that helps. also some formulas can be made to be more easily remembered (eg. Simpson's Rule- h/3[end values+FOTE] (FOTE= four odd, two even)
  12. SarahMary

    Feature Article vs. Newspaper Article

    this is just a generalisation but normally newspaper articles use more formal language and are more 'fact based', whereas feature articles are more to do with the writer's opnions/experiences with the subject area, and use less formal language. i associate newspaper articles with newspapers(...
  13. SarahMary

    how many poems do u need 2 do?

    go with the guy on the advice line. They're all experienced HSC markers so i spose they'd know best. There's also the possibility that your teacher was making you do three just for practice I don't know, in my opinion, i'd be going with 2...
  14. SarahMary

    how many poems do u need 2 do?

    i don't think you would get marked down at all, provided you do those 2 poems in sufficient detail.
  15. SarahMary

    How many texts to be included in Mod C??

    2 related text plus the prescribed text: i'm doing Komninos too. I'd say use 2 poems if you can
  16. SarahMary

    who's up for teaching

    i was going through that, and then i thought "could i handle a bunch of 30 littlr kids for 30 hrs+ a week?" i picked secondary teaching
  17. SarahMary

    Urgent Question

    nah, you're right with just the one. the q's usually say"your prescribed text ONE text from the stimulus booklet, and at least ONE text of your own choosing"
  18. SarahMary

    On line Study Group

    ok, even though there's only 2 days 2 go... Inner journey: Cosi Image: When the wind blows Ways of living: Komninos Close Study of text:We all Fall down i have notes and essays on most of these. just PM me with ur email addy, and i'll send them to you
  19. SarahMary

    The Weetbix Advert

    i think the idea is that if you eat breakfast in general before an exam you'll perform better (which, incidentally is true), but since they're trying to flog weet-bix, they shamelessly put in weet-bix instead of 'breakfast', as if it is the only thing that will work. P.S.- the ad is starting to...
  20. SarahMary

    Monologues online???

    try here. they had some decent ones last year. http://www.theatre.asn.au/list.php?f=19&t=5578&a=2
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