Here is how I would approach Paper 2: Tactic Time (mins) Count Down Clock Reading Time Read the questions for Modules A, B, and C. Make sure you check that you read the correct questionfor your elective/text. 5 2h Writing Time Annotate the question for Module A and plan your response, including a strong thesis [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Hamlet’
Paper 2 Strategy
Posted in HSC English, tagged Blade Runner, Comparative Study, conflicting perspectives, context, essay, exams, Frankenstein, Hamlet, history and memory, HSC, Module A, Module B, Module C, texts in time on October 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Studying for the Trials: Module B Summary
Posted in HSC English, tagged Cloudstreet, Critical Study, Hamlet, HSC, Literature, Module B, Shakespeare, Tim Winton on August 9, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Module B is the most traditional of the Advanced English modules. It’s the one where you study the text and look at different interpretations. The key idea here is how the text has been received in different contexts. I suggest organising your summary like this: Key Idea or Theme quote + technique + explanation note [...]
Hamlet before Hamlet
Posted in HSC English, tagged Hamlet, HSC, Module B, Shakespeare on May 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »
We tend to see Hamlet as the melancholy prince, the grieving son who must avenge his father’s murder, the antic player and procrastinator. But what was he like before his father’s death? Consider the following passages from the play: Oh what a noble mind is here o’erthrown! The courtier’s, soldier’s, scholar’s, eye, tongue, sword, Th’expectancy [...]
Hamlet Resources
Posted in HSC English, tagged AC Bradley, Hamlet, Module B, resources on May 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I know it’s a bit lazy to do a post of links but a) I really am trying to keep to my two posts a week commitment and b) these are really useful resources. AC Bradley Answers Your Questions About Hamlet Ever wondered why Hamlet delays? Or how old he really is? Have your questions [...]
Interpreting Hamlet on Screen
Posted in HSC English, tagged film, Hamlet, HSC, Module B, Shakespeare on April 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Shakespeare’s plays are just that: plays, and there is nothing more likely to put a student off the Bard than a bored, expressionless read through in class, by their peers. I first experienced Shakespeare at the age of 9 when my parents took me to see A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the Botanical Gardens in [...]
