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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 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Purpose of today’s Purpose of today’s seminar: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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Questions to be Questions to be answeredanswered

1. How does scaling apply to English?

2. What can you expect of HSC English papers?

3. What can you expect of your Oxley Trial Exams?

4. How can you prepare for The Trial?1. Information session2. Past questions and sample responses3. Mock exams4. The ratio: 1:2:35. Staff and Peer feedback6. Independent study suggestions7. Your family8. Exam Technique

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Mr Armstrong says…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

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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.

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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

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HSC English ExamsHSC English Exams

Paper 1 Paper 2 Extension 1

Reading Task

Writing Task

Comparative Long Response

Module A

Module B

Module CCritical Task

Creative Task

60 m

in 6

0

min

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Paper 1 : Area of StudyPaper 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

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Journeys

Part 1: Reading

Part 2: Writing task

Part 3: Comparative Long Response

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Paper Paper 2 :2 : ModulesModules

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

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Module CModule CModule BModule BModule AModule A

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Additional texts?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+

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Extension 1Extension 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

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DatesDates

Paper 1: Monday 16th June

Paper 2: Tuesday 17th June

Ext 1:Monday 23rd June

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Content of Oxley Trial Content of Oxley Trial Paper 1Paper 1

Standard Reading task Writing task Module A

Advanced Reading task Writing task Comparative long

response

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Content of Oxley Trial Content of Oxley Trial Paper 2Paper 2

Standard Module A* Module B Module C

Advanced Module B* Module B Module C

** **

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Content of Oxley TrialContent of Oxley TrialExt 1Ext 1

Creative Task + Critical Task

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Suggestions for your Suggestions for your study strategy:study strategy:

1. Information session2. Past questions and sample

responses3. Mock exams4. The ratio - 1:2:35. Staff and Peer feedback6. Independent study7. Your family

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1.1. Information Session 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.

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2. 2. Past questions and Past questions and sample responsessample 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

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3. 3. Mock ExamsMock ExamsDo I really have to?

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When and where?

Paper 1: Wednesday 4th June 3:45-5:50room 14

Paper 2: Tuesday 9th June 3:45-5:50 room 14

Ext 1: Thursday 11th June 3:45-5:50 room 14

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4. 4. The Ratio The Ratio 11::22::33

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

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Have you used enough Have you used enough evidence?evidence?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.

point techniques

quotes

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5. 5. Staff and Peer Staff and Peer FeedbackFeedback

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

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6. 6. Independent studyIndependent 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

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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

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7. 7. Your familyYour family

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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…

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8. 8. Exam TechniqueExam 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?)

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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.

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Purpose of today’s Purpose of today’s seminar: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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