Yep, that's the one...although more generally it's an appeal to the academic creators of post-postmodernism to CONSIDER the possibility of applying grand idealism (or grand narrativism, whatever your view) to literary theory. Check out the 2004 Major Work thread.
And no, we shan't (how I...
Well, here you go...
I'm not including my title page (which is about 500 k because of the picture), but this is the first in NSW English Extension 2 major work for 2004. It's called
The Nine Cities of Troy: A Requiem for Utopia All criticism welcome!
Young Writer's Showcase, my Major Work
Right ! Yes, they are looking for a 'broad mix' and the 'best representation of diversity' of major works in the Young Writer's Showcase. And this from the horse's mouth: you won't find out until, probably, February. Yes, not every work that gets 50 gets...
Academia
Oh right - you mean the '50 footnotes a page' critical responses? I know what you mean. And yes, they're unreadable. But they're the best examples of the form, I guess....
a tip for 2005: blur text types, they like it (it's postmodern). I did a short story but gave it a...
Subjectivity
Yeah, English Extension 2 is subjective - but there are a few sure fire ways of getting marks.
One: cover an original concept. Teachers are sick of Sylvia Plath critical responses, and they're VERY sick of angsty teenage short stories. Two: make sure the ideas come from your 2...
Showcase
Hey everyone, it's Charles Prestidge-King here (yeah, I came first).
I was shortlisted, but my answer for (do I have a 50?) is -
NO, you don't have to get a 50 for your work to be shortlisted. Last year there were 6 50s in the state, and I think thats a general trend - and there are...