2021HSCExtended responseMrs Dalloway + The Hours

Q1 (b)

20 marks

Question

How do the extracts provided contribute to a broader textual conversation between the pair of prescribed texts that you have studied in Module A?

How many million times she had seen her face, and always with the same imperceptible contraction! She pursed her lips when she looked in the glass. It was to give her face point. That was her self — pointed; dartlike; definite. That was her self when some effort, some call on her to be her self, drew the parts together, she alone knew how different, how incompatible and composed so for the world only into one centre, one diamond, one woman who sat in her drawing-room . . . had tried to be the same always, never showing a sign of all the other sides of her — faults, jealousies, vanities, suspicions, like this of Lady Bruton not asking her to lunch; which, she thought (combing her hair finally), is utterly base! Now, where was her dress? (from Mrs Dalloway)

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Criteria	Marks
• Skilfully explains how the two extracts provided contribute to a broader textual conversation between the pair of prescribed texts<br>• Demonstrates a well-informed understanding of context, language, form and ideas using well-selected and detailed textual references<br>• Composes a thoughtful response using language appropriate to audience, purpose and form<br>• Effectively explains how the two extracts provided contribute to a broader textual conversation between the pair of prescribed texts	17–20
• Demonstrates an informed understanding of context, language, form and ideas using detailed textual references<br>• Composes an effective response using language appropriate to audience, purpose and form<br>• Explains how the two extracts provided contribute to a broader textual conversation between the pair of prescribed texts	13–16
• Demonstrates an understanding of context, language, form and ideas using some textual references<br>• Composes a sound response using language appropriate to audience, purpose and form<br>• Describes some aspects of the prescribed text(s) and/or the extracts	9–12
• Demonstrates some understanding of context, language, form and ideas with limited textual references<br>• Composes a limited response to the question	5–8
• Attempts to describe aspects of the prescribed text(s)<br>• Attempts to compose a response to the question Section II — Module B: Critical Study of Literature	1–4

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Module A: Textual Conversations

Textual ConversationsCompare how texts, contexts, values, assumptions, perspectives, intertextuality and reimagining shape meaning.

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