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2008 English Trial Exams

2008 English Trial Exams. An information session for all Year 12 Students. Purpose of today’s seminar:. To remind you about the big picture in terms of scaling To explain the HSC papers To inform you about your Trial Examinations To suggest some study strategies

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2008 English Trial Exams

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  1. 2008 English Trial Exams An information session for all Year 12 Students

  2. Purpose of today’s seminar: To remind you about the big picture in terms of scaling To explain the HSC papers To inform you about your Trial Examinations To suggest some study strategies To build your confidence about your ability to succeed in English

  3. Questions to be answered • How does scaling apply to English? • What can you expect of HSC English papers? • What can you expect of your Oxley Trial Exams? • How can you prepare for The Trial? • Information session • Past questions and sample responses • Mock exams • The ratio: 1:2:3 • Staff and Peer feedback • Independent study suggestions • Your family • Exam Technique

  4. 1. How does scaling apply to English?

  5. Mr Armstrong says… English in the HSC: Scaling processes separate for different courses – cannot influence each other Not compared to other students but to the outcomes for the course Your internal assessment is moderated against your HSC English exam results

  6. Why English is important to your UAI? It is the only common course Impacts on other courses through scaling UAI calculated using separate marking process: marks are spread from 0-100 while in HSC they are only spread from 50-100 No courses are scaled up! Elastic band analogy.

  7. English sets the standard for each course for UAI scaling UAI is not scaled according to other years but how every ‘biology’ (eg) student has performed in all their other subjects It is possible to get a UAI in the 80s-90s while doing Standard English Your best two units of English must count in your UAI

  8. 2. What can you expect of HSC English papers?

  9. HSC English Exams 40 min 40 min 40 min Reading Task Module A Creative Task 60 min 60 min Writing Task Module B Critical Task • Comparative • Long Response Module C Paper 1 Paper 2 Extension 1

  10. Paper 1 : Area of Study • All Students – Standard and Advanced! • 40% • 15 marks per section • 1 x 120 min exam (+ 10 min reading time): • 40 min part A: reading task • 40 min part B: writing task • 40 min part C: long response: set text + own choices

  11. Part 1: Reading Part 2: Writing task Part 3: Comparative Long Response Journeys

  12. Paper 2 :Modules • Different for Standard and Advanced • 60% • 20 marks per section • 1 x 120 min exam (+ 5 min reading time): • 40 min Module A • 40 min Module B • 40 min Module C

  13. Module B Module A Module C

  14. Additional texts? Standard: • Area of Study: 2+ • Module A: 2+ • Module B: NONE • Module C: 2+ Advanced: • Area of Study: 2+ • Module A: NONE • Module B: 2+ critical perspectives • Module C: 2+

  15. Extension 1 • 25 marks per section • 1 x 120 min exam (+ 5 min reading time): • 60 min writing • 60 min reading • texts: • 2 of 3 set texts • 3+ additional texts

  16. What can you expect of your Oxley Trial Papers?

  17. Dates Paper 1: Monday 16th June Paper 2: Tuesday 17th June Ext 1: Monday 23rd June

  18. Content of Oxley Trial Paper 1 • Standard • Reading task • Writing task • Module A • Advanced • Reading task • Writing task • Comparative long response

  19. Content of Oxley Trial Paper 2 • Standard • Module A* • Module B • Module C • Advanced • Module B* • Module B • Module C * *

  20. Content of Oxley TrialExt 1 Creative Task + Critical Task

  21. How can you prepare for your Oxley Trial Exams?

  22. Suggestions for your study strategy: • Information session • Past questions and sample responses • Mock exams • The ratio - 1:2:3 • Staff and Peer feedback • Independent study • Your family

  23. 1. Information Session This PowerPoint will be available on the Oxley Learning site to be downloaded. Explain it to the people who support you in your study and use it as part of a discussion about how you will study successfully for all your exams.

  24. 2. Past questions and sample responses • Handouts available today: • Past HSC papers for each course • High-range and mid-range sample responses published by the Board of Studies • Markers’ comments • Attempt the questions – within time limit, by hand • Make a table analysing markers’ comments • Critique the sample answers according to the marking grids

  25. 3. Mock Exams Do I really have to?

  26. When and where? Paper 1: Wednesday 4th June 3:45-5:50 room 14 Paper2: Tuesday 9th June 3:45-5:50 room 14 Ext 1: Thursday 11th June 3:45-5:50 room 14

  27. 4. The Ratio 1:2:3 You all know how to structure paragraphs, but have you used enough evidence in them? Verbal learners: SETEEL, SEE… Visual learners and mathematical logical learners will benefit from using this ratio

  28. Have you used enough evidence? point techniques 1:2:3 Total of 6 “marks” per paragraph. • Underline where you have used each of these things and give yourself a “total score” for each paragraph, 1 mark for each underlined thing. quotes

  29. 5. Staff and Peer Feedback • Submit completed, timed, hand written responses for marking by your teacher. • Trust each other! Use the set marking guidelines or nominate 3-4 a few things you’d like your friends to comment on, eg: • Focus on key terms of the questions • Focus on key terms and requirements of the module • Register, tone, vocabulary • Links between texts • Quantity and depth of supporting evidence

  30. 6. Independent study Rewriting notes Summarising and re-sorting existing notes Re-reading and re-viewing texts to gain BETTER info (not just more info) NB: ipods Study groups… useful for some learners WHOLE PAST PAPERS, TIMED FOR 2 HOURS AND 5 MIN

  31. Selection of additional texts: • Choose texts which are RICH in RELEVANT CONTENT • Choose texts which MAKE YOU LOOK GOOD! • RANGE of text types • Make links between CHARACTERS and SETTINGS - not just plot - in terms of: • Concepts • Use of language forms and features

  32. 7. Your family • If family members are willing to assist you,prepare meaningful things that they can help you with: • Verbal Testing / Memorisation: • Lists of quotations + the techniques employed • Venn diagrams or tables you want learn by heart • Key terms of the Area of Study/Modules from syllabus documents and other vocabulary (eg linking words, comparing words...) • Creating an exam environment: • Ask them set up silent exam-style sessions for you to complete past papers

  33. Also, with respect to (and for) your family: Manage your stress well; Direct it appropriately. Give ‘n’ take: when you need a break from study, do the vacuuming, wash the car, mow the lawn…

  34. 8. Exam Technique • Read the whole paper, especially all instructions • As soon as you are allowed to write: • circle the questions that apply to you • make notes on the exam paper • Make a conscious decision about the order in which you will answer the sections of the paper (eg. easiest to most difficult? most time consuming first?)

  35. Use time well: • Deliberately allow time for reviewing answers and editing • Write a breakdown of time on a spare piece of paper, Eg. 9:00 Section 1, 9:38 Section 2; 10:16 Section 3; 10:54 check • Use mnemonics as memory cues • Plan ALL your extended responses (10+ lines) on the inside cover of the exam booklet, then cross out plans once you have completed the answer.

  36. Purpose of today’s seminar: To remind you about the big picture in terms of scaling To explain the HSC papers To inform you about your Trial Examinations To suggest some study strategies To build your confidence about your ability to succeed in English

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