2019HSCExtended responseThe Boy Behind the Curtain — Tim Winton

Q6 (j)

20 marks

Question

Prose Fiction
Tim Winton, The Boy Behind the Curtain
To what extent does the exploration of human experience in The Boy Behind the Curtain invite you to reconsider your understanding of independence?
The prescribed chapters are:

Havoc: A Life in Accidents
Betsy
Twice on Sundays
The Wait and the Flow
In the Shadow of the Hospital
The Demon Shark
Barefoot in the Temple of Art

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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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