Free HSC Year 11 English Advanced Flashcard Review
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What is the core idea of Reading to write?
Close reading of quality texts develops the skills and techniques you then use in your own writing.
Name four qualities of a quality text.
Economy, coherence, resonance and originality (deliberate, layered language that rewards rereading).
What four elements make up the textual relationship?
Reader (responder), writer (composer), text and context.
Define context of reception.
The time, place and values of the reader when a text is read, which shape interpretation.
What does it mean for a text to position a reader?
It uses choices like point of view, connotation and structure to invite a particular attitude or judgement.
What is feature spotting?
Listing techniques without explaining their effect; it earns few marks.
What does PAFT stand for?
Purpose, Audience, Form, Tone — a first step for unfamiliar texts.
What does TEE stand for in analysis?
Technique, Evidence, Effect.
Give one effect of a series of short sentences.
Creates tension, abruptness or finality, slowing or punctuating the reading.
What is the difference between revising and editing?
Revising changes content, structure or meaning; editing refines expression such as word choice and syntax.
What should a reflection on your writing include?
Specific choices, the influence of texts read, intended effects, metalanguage and possible refinements.
How can a writer challenge a convention?
Deliberately subverting expected form features, e.g. telling a story through emails, for a purposeful effect.
What four kinds of context shape meaning in narratives?
Personal, social, historical and cultural contexts, which affect both composition and reception.
What is the difference between context of composition and context of reception?
Composition is the composer's circumstances; reception is the responder's circumstances, which can change a text's meaning over time.
Define mode.
The channel of communication: written, spoken, visual or multimodal.
Define medium.
The material or technology that carries a text, e.g. print, screen, audio, stage.
What does the 'gutter' do in a graphic narrative?
The space between panels invites the reader to infer what happens between moments, creating participation and pace.
What is intertextuality?
The relationships between texts through allusion, adaptation, appropriation, parody, pastiche or shared conventions.
How is appropriation different from adaptation?
Adaptation transfers a story to a new form; appropriation relocates it in a new context, often to critique the source's values.
Give the three steps for analysing a reshaped narrative.
Identify what is retained, what is transformed, and the purpose and effect of the transformation in the new context.