ATARMAxxing
HSC English Extension 1Practice Examination 5
| Reading time | 15 minutes |
| Writing time | 2 hours |
| Total marks | 50 |
| Questions | 2 |
| Structure | Section A — 1 Q, 25 marks · Section B — 1 Q, 25 marks |
This paper covers
- Section A - Imaginative/creative composition informed by the Common Module 'Literary Worlds'; respond to a stimulus on thresholds and transformation [U3 CM + U4 SK] — ~25 marks
- Section B - Critical essay on the elective 'Worlds of Upheaval'; sustained analysis of how composers position responders amid disruption, using one prescribed text and one related text [U3 E2 + U4 SK] — ~25 marks
- Whole-course craft: interplay of context, values, perspective and stylistic technique; controlled narrative shape and a precise, sophisticated critical register answering the specific question — embedded across both items
Students are permitted to bring into the examination the materials normally allowed for this subject. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
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