Texts and Cultures - 'Brave New World' (GE Unit 2 Topic 2) by

W1.1. (Wednesday): Take Cornel Notes on ideas and interesting quotes as we listen to the radio play for the first time. (Link: https://youtu.be/q0FDwfNE6YE)

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This activity will support you to understand how Aldous Huxley has represented concepts, places, and people. It will also introduce you to the values, attitudes, beliefs and cultural assumptions that dominate the world of the text (here: the World State).

W1.3. (Thursday): Continue to take Cornel Notes on ideas and interesting quotes from the stimulus text. (Link: https://youtu.be/q0FDwfNE6YE)

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W1.2 (Thursday): Continue to listen to, and analyse, the stimulus text. (Link: https://youtu.be/q0FDwfNE6YE). Explore the 'EAMG' (external assessment marking guide) for the upcoming analytical essay exam. Explore question types. Check comprehension against quiz questions.

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These learning activities will support you to understand what is being assessed, the kinds of questions that have been set for external exams in the past, and also test your understanding of the text so far by way of a knowledge quiz.

W9.5. (T2): Introduction to Unit 2 Topic 2's stimulus text and its context.

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This learning will provide you with contextual information that will support you to study 'Brave New World' in Term 3.

W1.3 (Friday): Themes in focus.

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At this stage, you are consolidating your notes and organising them according to theme. This is so that you will feel confident about having good examples, evidence and explanations ready for a range of essay questions.

W1.5 (Friday): Characters in focus.

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During this lesson, the class consolidated notes on six central characters. Each student also nominated one character to focus on more intensely.

W2.3. (Friday): Literary Devices (1)

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Literary device and aesthetic style-related details support us as writers to explain HOW a concept or idea is represented in the text.

General English exam (FIA4)

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Conditions:

15 minutes planning time
2 hours writing time
QCAA conditions apply
AARAs apply (e.g. for different room, typing)

General English mock exam (FIA4 mock)

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Conditions:

15 minutes planning time
2 hours writing time
QCAA conditions apply
AARAs apply (e.g. for different room, typing)

Wednesday: No class.

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W4.5.: Continue working on second 'To what extent..?' essay. Submit your third practice essay once attempted in full. (Practice essay #3)

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Note: Irregular timetable day due to Maths exams.

W4.4.: Work on second 'To what extent...?' practice essay in planning table emailed out.

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W2.2. (Thursday): Identify CaVABs built into the stimulus text, and work on building thesis statements in response to essay questions (applying understanding of text).

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W2.1. (Thursday 18/7/24): Re-listen to stimulus text, taking notes relating to key concepts and CaVABs worked into the author's representation of the World State in 'Brave New World'.

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W2.4. (Friday): Literary devices (2)

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W4.2. (Thursday): Plan and write 'How is X represented?'-style essay response into template.

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W4.1. (Wednesday): Receive 'How is X represented?'-style essay question. Whole-class preparation for response and commence the writing process.

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The collaborative planning for a 'To what extent...?' essay question supports familiarity with essay structure, knowledge application criteria, and vocabulary for analytical writing about a text.

W4.3. (Thursday): Finish working on your 'To what extent do you agree?'-style essay response. (Practice essay #2)

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W3. Introduction to two main styles of essay questions: 'To what extent do you agree?' and 'How does the author represent...?' This week: 'How' essays in focus.

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W3.1.1. (Wednesday): Building contextual details into the introduction.

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W3.1. (Wednesday): Planning for a 'how does' essay on happiness.

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W3.4.: Students work on 'How does [author] represent [concept] in their text?" essay (Concept: 'progress', 'technocracy' or 'happiness')

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W3.2. (Thursday): Preparing for a 'How'-style essay question. (Concept: 'technocracy' or 'progress')

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W3.3. (Thursday): Students plan paragraphs beneath point sentences. (Concept: 'technocracy' or 'progress')

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W3.4. (Friday): Students work on completing their 'How does..?' essay (Concept: 'progress', 'technocracy' or 'happiness') (Practice essay #1)

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Literary devices resource with explanations and examples built in.

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Image: Excerpt from literary devices guide.

Sample essays

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Ensure that you're writing with satisfying requirements of the EAMG at the front of your mind.

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Image: EAMG descriptors for the essay exam assessment task.

Questions to support you to get to know the text in detail.

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Attached: Types of questions that may come up in the Year 12 exam (EA).

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Essay questions: You will be given a choice of two essay questions to respond to. One will have "How" in it, and one will have "To what extent" in it.

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Essay questions: You will be given a choice of two essay questions to respond to. One will have "How" in it, and one will have "To what extent?" in it.

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Attached: True past questions in QCAA General English Year 12 exam papers.

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Attached: links to online study guides

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Questions to guide listening and analysis of stimulus text.

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'To What Extent?' essay type structure guidance

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Theme notes from Act One

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Quiz

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Wednesday: Pre-mock prep.

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Wednesday: review mocks

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