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Paper 1 of your final exams is focused purely on the Area of Study, and is sat by all students
studying English Standard and Advanced in Australia. The paper is designed to test you on your analysis of unseen material – that means that there is only so much planning that you can do for the paper. The paper is marked out of 45 – fifteen marks per section – and is a
total of two hours long.




Section 1 will give you a number of unseen texts (these can include story extracts, articles, poems, visual images, letters to the editor and speeches) that are usually related to each other by theme (for example, confronting or provocative discoveries). Students are required to answer a number of short answer questions on the texts – these can include one mark questions such as:

Text one – Visual text

a)    Select ONE aspect of the visual text and explore how it reflects notions of spiritual discovery.

Furthermore, they can combine a number of texts and expect a 5-mark extended response:

Texts one, two, three and four – Visual text, Poem, Transcript and Nonfiction extract

e)    Analyse the relationship between spirituality and discovery in TWO of these texts.

Generally, questions will range between one and five marks – the total mark value of Section 1 is fifteen marks.



Section 2 requires you to complete a writing task in response to a given stimulus (which is usually a visual or a quote). Generally speaking, this section normally requires you to compose a creative piece of writing that explores notions of discovery. Section 2 might look something like this:

Question 2 (15 marks)

Select ONE of the quotations as the introduction for a piece of imaginative writing that explores a revised perception of discovery.

“It was not an everyday occurrence.”
OR

“I feel like I cannot try anything new.”



Finally, Section 3 is designed to test your understanding of how notions of discovery can be
represented and explored through an extended response essay. You are required to write about a Prescribed Text, which your school will choose, and usually one or two related texts
of your own choosing. It is advised that you plan to write about two related texts so that you are prepared for any situation. An essay question for Section 3 could look like this:

Question 3 (15 marks)

‘The ramifications of an individual’s discovery can change their perspective of themselves
and the world.’

Discuss this statement with detailed reference to your prescribed text and TWO related texts of your own choosing.]]> 2016-10-05 06:15:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kristinejenifertree/6606e32vg6rs/wish/128385856