2019HSCExtended responseNineteen Eighty-Four — George Orwell

Q6 (c)

20 marks

Question

Prose Fiction
George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four
To what extent does the exploration of human experience in Nineteen Eighty-Four invite you to reconsider your understanding of loneliness?

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Solution

Criteria	Marks
Evaluates skilfully the extent to which the text invites a reconsideration of the specified human experience<br> presents an insightful response with detailed analysis supported by well-chosen textual references from the prescribed text<br> writes a coherent and sustained response using language appropriate to audience, purpose and context	17–20
Evaluates effectively the extent to which the text invites a reconsideration of the specified human experience<br> presents a thoughtful response with analysis supported by well-chosen textual references from the prescribed text<br> writes an organised response using language appropriate to audience, purpose and context	13–16
Explains the extent to which the text invites a reconsideration of the specified human experience<br> presents a response with some analysis using textual references from the prescribed text<br> writes an adequate response using language appropriate to audience, purpose and context	9–12
Expresses limited understanding of ideas about human experiences represented in the prescribed text<br> describes aspects of the text<br> writes a limited response	5–8
Refers to prescribed text in an elementary way<br> attempts to compose a response	1–4

2019 HSC English Advanced — Paper 1

Supplied marking guidance · human reviewed

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Syllabus alignment

Common Module: Texts and Human Experiences

Texts and Human ExperiencesAnalyse and evaluate how texts use language to represent human experiences, qualities, emotions, anomalies, paradoxes and inconsistencies.

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