Hi everyone,
im new on this forum, and Im currently heading into IA1, but im really confused.
We have to write a 1000-1500 word opinion column (but moreso analytical) on the book the great gatsby, and the documentary, Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream and base this column on the question, "How does the film and novel explore the best or worst of humanity?"
Using this, we have to explore one of the main concepts present within both pieces (e.g. Money, Happiness, Greed, The American Dream, Class, Honesty, Consequences, Power etc.)
I was hoping somebody could help me with this, since my teacher said that this will be the hardest assessment piece we will have to do in Unit 3 & 4 English.
Thank You! 😄

    a month later

    My English exam is on Monday, where we write an analytical essay in response to an unseen question. It's meant to be an external mock exam, so no book. I'm doing 'TKAM' by Harper Lee.

    If you guys could give any tips this weekend I would highly appreciate it. I would specifically like advice for what to do in my 15 mins planning time and how I can remember 30+ quotes on the day. Writing time's 2 hours but that might not be enough! 😢 I'll take any tips I can get.

      DumbNerd
      Hey DumbNerd,

      I haven't studied To Kill a Mockingbird (I did MacBeth) so I wouldn't be able to give any specific advice about the book. However, in the 15 mins of planning, the first thing I did was write down all the quotes that was relevant to the topic from all the 30-40 quotes I remembered. I then planned all 3 points of the analysis with the quotes I would use in each paragraph as well. By that point, you shouldn't have that much time left but if you do, I would probably start crafting the first part of the introduction on the planning paper so all you have to do is rewrite it in the real paper when its time.

      As for how to remember the quotes, I used a program called Anki. It was extremely effective for me to memorise 30+ quotes because it only required just over day to memorise which was not much time at all. I used the cloze deletion feature so I would close/hide the first half/bit of the quote and I would have to write the rest of it out. Let me know if you need any more info on Anki.

      Hopefully, that helps and feel free to ask any more questions!

      • PP

          DumbNerd
          Howdy!

          I did TKAM in year 10, don’t remember much lol but I remember planning out a few practice essays to TKAM questions and how I would approach them. I’d do at least one from like the top 3-4 themes so I was well rounded before the exam.

          I absolutely agree with everything @PhytoPlankton has said. Just wanna add on, during planning time, I suggest you plan out your paragraphs and have at least 3 quotes at hand that you know you can use to drive your argument. I was taught the PEEL structure for paragraphs, and I can explain if you want me to, just ask!

          -jinx_58

              18 days later

              jinx_58 PhytoPlankton

              Thanks to both of you so much - I got my results today and it was a 16/20, B+ !!!! 😆 I honestly did not expect to do that well since I only read half of the book yet I still pulled it off.
              Sad thing is my overall grade is 69%, when going into Lit next year requires a 70% 😡 , but I'll speak to my teacher about that.

              Anyways, I still really appreciate the advice that both of you gave and will remain positive. P.S. I had already finished my essay with 30 minutes left lol.

                    DumbNerd
                    Good on ya mate!!! It was very well deserved!! Keep up the great work, and take it easy!

                    Enjoy your holidays,
                    -jinx_58

                      2 months later

                      I'm doing general english now because my mark wasn't enough for lit. Anyways, I have my IA2 coming up and our topic is 'cultural ownership'. I was thinking of talking about K-pop since it's something I know quite a lot of lol but I can't really find many links between the two (as of now). I would appreciate if I could get any ideas or just tips for writing my speech since I'm confident in presenting.

                      Hope y'all have had a good start to this year.

                        17 days later

                        Did anyone do Romeo and Juliet monologue here? I kind of need some help ;-;

                        -Leeshi

                          Leeshi I actually did one last year so I could give you some insight. I played as the Nurse so that was fun...

                              Yes please. Like I need to add concept, time and place, aesthetics and all that. I'm playing Romeo so all I will be talking about is love.

                              The nurse is really funny 🙂

                              -Leeshi DumbNerd

                                DumbNerd
                                Here's a structure for your speech writing, hope it helps 🙂
                                Introduction:
                                • Consider using an anecdote, question or very short sentence to hook the audience
                                • Greet the audience
                                • Discuss the context of the issue – what sparked it? Why now?
                                • Define key terms
                                • Outline your point of view and state your contention clearly

                                Main body paragraphs – segment topic:
                                • Present topic.
                                • Consider if there are similarities and differences between your texts.
                                • Compare and contrast texts stating:
                                o Evidence
                                o How this positions the reader/audience
                                • Why should this matter for young people?

                                Conclusion:
                                Segment Topic: Personal Response
                                Restate your main arguments
                                Avoid repetition
                                Call your audience to action:
                                • What are the representations?
                                • Why does this matter to young people
                                Leave the audience with a strong image or idea

                                My English teacher gave me this last year, and it helped me heaps, hope it helps you!
                                -jinx_58

                                    5 days later

                                    jinx_58 I really appreciate the tips you gave cause my speech was today and I nailed it!! My classmates were saying that no one could top it and even my teacher said that I did better than other classes. Tysm!

                                    Edit 20/3 I got 25/25!! 😁

                                        8 days later

                                        does anyone have any high examples of text response paragraph/ essays on station eleven? thanks

                                        5 months later

                                        FIA3 HELP???? any tips? its the imaginative response

                                          2 months later
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                                          jcuzz2

                                          Sorry for late reply

                                          I got 23/25 which was my best mark yet for grade 11. Now Im starting Unit 3 and we are starting with IA2 which is the persuasive speech. Any tips??

                                            jcuzz2

                                            please see other post about spec maths and my post in yr 12 journey. What subjects did you take?

                                                sonia

                                                I don't do any STEM subjects. I'm currently in EA exam block and have confirmed IAs of...
                                                I do:

                                                • Subject (confirmed IA1, IA2, IA3 = max. pos. score)
                                                • Literature (25/25, 24/25, 25/25 = 99/100);
                                                • Modern History; (21/25, 25/25, 25/25 = 96/100);
                                                • Legal Studies; (23/25, 23/25, 25/25 = 96/100);
                                                • Study of Religion. (24/25, 25/25, 22/25 = 96/100), and;
                                                • Business; (20/25, 21/25, 25/25 = 91/100)
                                                • Gen. Maths; (6th subject do doesn't count)

                                                As you can see, I don't do General English. However, I am acutely familiar with the task (proofread some of my friends' IA2s) and, in the past, have been successful in public speaking competitions. If you do spec. maths, you're probably oriented towards numbers instead of words.

                                                So, what help do you need? Have you chosen a topic? Are you an adept speaker?