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Extension english 1: literary worlds.

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Great resource, but it looks like you've attached the PowerPoint twice and not the booklet.

You are a wonderful teacher and collaborator Luke. Thank you for all you do for the profession.

How wonderful Luke - this looks fabuous

Truly amazing work here, Luke! Thanks so much for sharing your resources so selflessly. I'm teaching 12 Ext 1 for the very first time and your work is proving invaluable. Bless you!

Thank you, that's heartening to hear :)

Very Grateful that you are so thoroughly immersed in the content and that you can share your insights and convey complexity with ease.

Thanks so much Luke. You are very generous.

Wow. This is highly informative and highly engaging. It's so evident how much work you've undertaken. A wonderful resource.

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How to Write a Section II Critical Response

As one of the most important writing skills for English Extension 1, being able to compose a critical piece in response to a complex elective question takes practice. However, to create a sophisticated response under time constrains further requires you to have a strong understanding of the syllabus and the texts you are studying.

Rationale Understanding

The first step to answering a question for your elective that you have studied throughout the year is to first ensure you have a solid understanding of the elective itself. Obtaining a digital copy or printing the syllabus yourself for your elective then highlighting keywords and forming questions out of them will be a valuable tool when revising as you now have a question bank to respond to.

Preparation: Resource Collation

Following this, tailoring your response to best meet the needs of the question comes down to ensuring you have relevant and high-level analysis on both your main and related texts. As a hot tip, really spending the time to read scholarly articles on your texts and trying your best to understand them will majorly help you as you could now have an additional perspective on the text you are studying.  

Your Introduction

As you may know, the start of your essay is undoubtedly important in ensuring you answer the question succinctly while offering unique perspectives. Employing sophisticated vocabulary that actually fits in with the question and works well with your essay holistically is another skill that will help you in answering any critical response question. Take a read of these few sentences and take a moment to first digest what this question is asking and second why it makes a strong thesis.

“The fragmentation of the socio-political climates in human history, as mirrored through paradigmatic binaries, are inextricably permeated through the dichotomy between alternate historical periods. Accordingly, the accumulation of grotesque global events catalysed the profound shift in global consciousness and is documented through the literature of the time to reflect and activate change in attitudes, perspectives and social circumstances.”

The body of your essay is the bulk of your argument and shows the marker that you truly know your texts in relation to the question being asked. Taking the time to study your analysis and find which parts resonate will you helps make it easier when it comes exam time as you have an authentic appreciation for your texts. Consistently linking back to the question is a must include as it directly shows the marker you are still answering the same question, even five paragraphs into the essay! Including literary analysis, sophisticated commentary and integration of your own opinion of the text supported your understanding of the syllabus are a few of the essential elements of body paragraph success. Take a read at the beginning of a general body paragraph about ‘Waiting for Godot’ below and make note of the sophisticated phrases, contextual detail and strong topic sentence. To see a detailed guide on how to write essays from scratch, visit our blog post “ How to Write a Full Mark Essay in Yr 7-12 “. 

“Indeed, Samuel Beckett’s absurdist drama, ‘Waiting for Godot’, manifests as an artistic rebellion, as Beckett promulgates that existential angst and individual paralysis within the era is a direct implication of ideological uncertainty. Through subverting literary conventions, Godot is able to reflect the societal dichotomies during an uncertain age, further amplifying Beckett’s attempt in divulging the malleability of truth during times of upheaval. According to Beckett himself, “to find a form that accommodates the mess” is the task of a Cold War artist; as government regulation intensified over both media and the arts during the 1940s, intentional subversion and manipulation of the form of traditional drama became a means of defying the imposed controls. Analogously, categorized as the ‘Theatre of the Absurd’, a term coined by Martin Esslin, Beckett employs notions of irrationality and incongruity of life into the drama to overturn what society generally regarded as ‘real’; undoubtedly, the premier shocked the audience as it presented a new type of theatrical performance that used unconventional methods, having nearly caused riots across Western Europe (Esslin 2) . ”

The depth of textual detail and insightful analysis of language features and form is also very important, and make sure that it continually links back to the question, your topic sentence and thesis statement. The following is a continuation of the previous segment of a body paragraph:

“ In conveying the senselessness of life and the loss of ideals, Beckett unconventionally questions existence, then immediately juxtaposes this with vaudeville humour, as the protagonists’ hapless drollery calls to mind the buffoonery of comedians and tramps, such as Charlie Chaplin and Laurel and Hardy. Nonetheless, the deadpan humour, non-sequitur commenting and the drama’s static nature are accentuated by the constant mutter of “nothing to be done”, a leitmotif depicting purposelessness and lack of understanding. Furthermore, Beckett exacerbates the deterioration of ideological certainty through the absence of meaningful dialogue, reaffirming Irish critic Vivican Mercer, stating that “nothing happens, twice”. When such stylistic and linguistic features are coupled with the Cartesian solipsism of “I think, therefore I am”, Beckett reiterates the grapple of humankind to apprehend personal identity amidst deviating socio-cultural paradigms. Moreover, the personification of existential ennui and cyclical suffering is further perpetuated by Vladimir and Estragon’s tenacious adoption of a Sisyphean repetition and struggle as the stage direction in “Yes, let’s go. [They do not move]”  becomes a mimesis for the macrocosmic attitudes of nihilism and disillusionment that predicted the anxieties of the early phases of the epoch. Notwithstanding, many critics including Martin Esslin, consider Lucky’s thinking act as a “wild schizophrenia word salad”; there is indeed a method in madness, bringing about a sense that words have been put together haphazardly to create a particular structure, and therein lies the meaning. Resultantly, Lucky’s speech may be a reflection of the play itself in concise form, producing meaning from its formlessness and lack of substance, with Beckett himself remarking that the “threads and themes of the play are being gathered together [in Lucky’s speech]”. Absurdist elements are portrayed, including Lucky’s continual repetition that everything happens for “reasons unknown”, yet repeatedly says “I resume”, underscoring that despite human efforts being meaningless, one must strive to achieve something positive .”

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This is my second creative piece that took me ages to write, but I finally got out of writers block today and motored through it! So it is still technically ~in progress~ but if anyone has time to have a read, it'd be cool to get some opinions.

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Where to from here for you? Have you adjusted this since I've looked at it or are you intending to keep it this way, and just prepare applying to a stimulus? Again, you've done a stellar job here.

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Hi! I was just wondering if I should keep Extension 1 English right until up to the HSC next year. It is my 11th unit and my other subjects are Physics, Chemistry, Ext 2 Maths and English Advanced. I am considering dropping it after trials since I don't really like writing essays or creative writing... Like I ranked 2nd this year in Ext English (4th in Advanced), but in Phys and Maths Ext 1 I ranked 1st (and I would've have topped Chem if I hadn't f***** up one test damn it aha)... What do you think? Is it worth putting in another heap of effort (I had spent nearly the same amount of time for Ext English as I had for Adv, and it's worth half the units...) just for 1 safety unit that might not even count? Or should I keep it so half of my advanced mark is replaced by a hopefully higher extension mark?

In my opinion, if you don't love it, drop it . Extension English is a big commitment, it takes a lot of time and a lot of effort, since its completely different from Advanced. And since you don't like writing essays and creative writing it doesn't make sense to put yourself through an extra 2 pieces of writing in the HSC. At the end of the day you've done FANTASTIC in everything else in Prelim, (and you're doing Extension 2 Maths) so if you keep that up marks and scaling aren't going to be an issue for you at all. Some people like having a 'safety unit' but in the end it can be a waste of time. Minimise your work load, enjoy what you're studying and you'll maximise your results 

Here is my creative piece for After the Bomb! This got me a 25/25 in trials, however I'd like to see what areas I could possibly improve on to make sure I can maintain this mark. My objective with this piece was to mirror the 'House Un-American Activities Committee' (HUAC) within the domestic sphere. Is this made obvious enough, or do I need to include further detail? Thanks

I know I've just given you so many convoluted ideas, so I am totally open to you posting back and ironing out anything I've said that doesn't make sense. You should be immensely proud of this, it is definitely worth the top mark - I'm just trying to iron out any doubts a marker could have so that you can maintain that level!

Thank you so much!! Everything you've said has made complete sense – I honestly wasn't so definite about my creative since I wasn't sure about whether or not I'd be able to portray it correctly. I'll definitely go over it to refine everything you've said Also, my initial intention with the chair was for it to be for questioning - however reading over it now I realise how the idea of liberation doesn't fit in with that idea either. I'd considered it to be an electric chair but I wasn't sure how I would portray it that way. For this portrayal, where I have "She was out, she would find her happiness elsewhere, soon enough." would I be able to replace it with something along the lines of this? "She would find her happiness elsewhere, soon enough," is what I told myself in an attempt to paint my actions as righteous. I knew it wasn't true. She was gone - for good.

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Hey Elyse! Just wondering if i could get some feedback on my ext 1 creative piece whenever you can. My study this year was of Science fiction which personally I hate and can probably be reflected in my piece as I know it's not really the best. My teacher has told me that the plot is kind of cliche but I plan to use this piece for my HSC anyway (just because I could not bring myself to write another science fiction story) and was just wondering how well you thought it could do?

Hey! A lot of people feel this way about Science Fiction I didn't study it, thankfully, but I did dystopian texts for Ext 1 in Year 11 so I have some ideas about the topic Spoiler Synopsis: In a totalitarian society set 100 years in the future where cold hard logic is the only accepted expression of personality, a brother and sister grow up with a passion for creativity which becomes a secret that they must keep between themselves or be executed and used as an example for the rest of society. When political strife arises the two set out to hack into the government's system and globally share musical performance videos which becomes a means of uniting a torn and dystopian society which has long since forgotten the importance of personal expression. A fine line between right and wrong “Father you cannot be teaching her this, if anyone was to find out we would all suffer! What you are doing is completely dangerous and I will not have my daughter involved!” “If you remember correctly, you loved performing. You used to play for your mother and I after supper every evening.” “Times have changed. We are no longer living in a free will society, I think this is too much telling and not enough showing this isn’t the 21st century anymore and it certainly isn’t the same government as when I was growing up. She is my daughter and what I say goes, you need to respect my wishes. No more music, understand?” There was a brief silence to what I assumed meant an untold agreement, my heart dropped and I felt tears welling up in my eyes. A moment passed and then I heard shuffling coming from the other side of the door, i quickly ran upstairs and hurried down the hall towards my room, closing the door softly behind me, hoping I hadn’t been caught eavesdropping.  “- he is so cool and I’m so jealous he has the latest holographic 360 watch! I’ve been asking my parent for months to get it for me-“ A holographic 360 watch seems like something in 20 years time for me, not 100 years. If you're trying to replicate the entering of a conversation, perhaps use an ellipsis rather than a hyphen at the start? “Kayla are you okay?” When my group of my friends noticed that I had stopped, they joined me and followed the direction of my eyes. The remarkable lines and intense detail in the image painted on the white brick wall of the school's entrance captivated everyone. None of us in our lifetimes had ever seen such colours and such beauty, in fact none of us had ever seen a piece of art before, not even in the history books. I remember my grandfather telling me about it, I believe they called it graffiti art and it was apparently very big in the 21st Century. Again, telling instead of showing You've showed in the start of the sentence, so it's suitable to drop this bit As my eyes continued to wonder over the image, taking in as much detail as I could, the bell rang shattering our moment of wonder Two uses of "wonder" in a sentence - consider adjusting. and in a daze we were swept by the tide of students into the school grounds, my friend Laura guiding me as I stumbled along continuing to stare. xxx “You sound really good.” My head whipped up and my heart began to beat rapidly, my eyes widened and my brain began to swirl with a million thoughts as I attempted to come up with an explanation. “I’m not going to tell anyone.” The breath I hadn’t known I had been holding was released as I took in that small sentence. I didn’t speak – I didn’t know what to say – what could I say? I had just been caught in a crime, something so remarkably illegal that death was the penalty. How are you supposed to respond? He lifted his finger and swept out of the room the bottom of his coat flying behind him, my eyebrows creased as I continued to sit in silence, utterly confused and slightly afraid. He returned a moment later holding his computer, software manufacturer and what looked like our grandfathers old sketching pad. He silently set the pad in front of me, I placed the acoustic guitar next to me and lifted the pad, opening the pages and flipping through. The further I went the further a sense of familiarity washed over me, I stopped on the last page and gasped. I looked up at my brother, eyes wide and mouth open. “I have my own secrets to keep.” “The image on the wall, that was you.” He nodded, a small, nervous smile on his face. “What you do is amazing, I’d give anything to be able share my music with the world” “Maybe you can…” He grabbed my arm and pulled me along beside him, I had no idea where he was taking me. He lead me down the hall and into the basement. He released the hold he had on my hand and began to move things around the room like a tornado sweeping through. I stood in the centre spinning in circles watching his every move, still completely confused. The darkness from the lack of windows and the cobwebs and layer of dust that covers every inch of the room made for an eerie atmosphere. He placed a chair in the centre and ran back upstairs leaving me to stare behind. He returned with my guitar and pushed me down on the chair, placing the guitar in my lap. “Play something.” “What?” “You’ll see.” I didn’t hesitate, it was like my body had a mind of its own, the music flowed naturally filling the empty silence of the room and in that moment nothing mattered. Getting caught didn’t cross my mind, in that single space of time, it was just me and my guitar. When the song faded out, the silence returned, I looked back over to my brother who was wildly smiling. “Be prepared to silence the world.”  Love this!!!! xxx As I made my way to school the following week, it felt like any other ordinary day. I met up with Laura and the rest of the group and we stopped off at our usual coffee house before making a beeline to the school gates. The idle chatter between us seized as we noticed a commotion up ahead. The front of the school’s entrance was packed with people. We ran the rest of the way to school and stopped just short of the back of the group and that was when I allowed my other senses to work. Everything was quiet for a split second before I began to hear my voice but it wasn’t me. And it hit, that was what Johnny had meant by silencing the world. He had recorded me and used his computer engineering skills to send the video viral. A sense of elation spread through every cell of my being, he had made the impossible happen and my one desire come true. Ultimately he had today the best day of my life and I couldn’t ask for more.  Suddenly my phone began to ring, I parted from the crowd and quickly answered my parents call but I really wished I hadn’t. “Kayla, you need to come home right now! It's your brother. He's been taken!” I really like this story, I got chills at the end. I didn't predict the brother, I predicted she was going to be in trouble. So I enjoyed the twist! I think there are a few incidents of you explicitly telling what was happening when I could have worked it out anyway (I pointed them out) - so just remember, there is a balance you have to find here with a scifi story. I think to elevate your work, you should add in some jargon. Something that's true to your own world that you've created. I think you might find that making up some simple terminology (something for big brother, maybe something for intelligencia, something like that) will elevate your story into a new time!! You should be proud of this! I didn't think it was cliche

Makes complete sense, good thing extension isn't for another 2 weeks hahaha plenty of time to fix this up.  Thank you so much!!

Not a worry! If you want to run with the jargon idea, feel free to run it past me if you want opinions on what is too far fetched and what makes a good word, etc.

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