2021HSCCommon Module: Texts and Human ExperiencesAny prescribed textQ6Analyse how your prescribed text represents the ways individuals respond to the challenges they face. In your response, make reference to your prescribed text.20 marksExtended response
2020HSCCommon Module: Texts and Human ExperiencesAny prescribed textQ5How effectively does your prescribed text tell stories to reveal both the personal and shared nature of human experiences?20 marksExtended response
2019HSCCommon Module: Texts and Human ExperiencesBilly Elliot — Stephen DaldryQ6 (l)Prose Fiction Film Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot To what extent does the exploration of human experience in Billy Elliot invite you to reconsider your understanding of commitment? Media20 marksExtended response
2019HSCCommon Module: Texts and Human ExperiencesGo Back to Where You Came From — Ivan O’MahoneyQ6 (m)Prose Fiction Media Ivan O’Mahoney, Go Back to Where You Came From To what extent does the exploration of human experience in Go Back to Where You Came From invite you to reconsider your understanding of fear? The prescribed episodes are: Series 1: Episodes 1, 2 and 3 and The Response 20 marksExtended response
2019HSCCommon Module: Texts and Human ExperiencesI Am Malala — Malala Yousafzai and Christina LambQ6 (k)Prose Fiction Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb, I am Malala To what extent does the exploration of human experience in I am Malala invite you to reconsider your understanding of strength?20 marksExtended response
2019HSCCommon Module: Texts and Human ExperiencesSelected Poems — Kenneth SlessorQ6 (f)Prose Fiction Kenneth Slessor, Selected Poems To what extent does the exploration of human experience in Slessor’s poetry invite you to reconsider your understanding of struggle? The prescribed poems are: Wild Grapes Gulliver Out of Time Vesper-Song of the Reverend Samuel Marsden William Street Beach Burial Drama 20 marksExtended response
2019HSCCommon Module: Texts and Human ExperiencesNineteen Eighty-Four — George OrwellQ6 (c)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?20 marksExtended response
2019HSCCommon Module: Texts and Human ExperiencesPast the Shallows — Favel ParrettQ6 (d)Prose Fiction Favel Parrett, Past the Shallows To what extent does the exploration of human experience in Past the Shallows invite you to reconsider your understanding of loss?20 marksExtended response
2019HSCCommon Module: Texts and Human ExperiencesRainbow’s End — Jane HarrisonQ6 (g)Prose Fiction Jane Harrison, Rainbow’s End, from Vivienne Cleven et al., Contemporary Indigenous Plays To what extent does the exploration of human experience in Rainbow’s End invite you to reconsider your understanding of acceptance?20 marksExtended response
2019HSCCommon Module: Texts and Human ExperiencesRosemary Dobson Collected — Rosemary DobsonQ6 (e)Prose Fiction Poetry Rosemary Dobson, Rosemary Dobson Collected To what extent does the exploration of human experience in Dobson’s poetry invite you to reconsider your understanding of ageing? The prescribed poems are: Young Girl at a Window Over the Hill Summer’s End The Conversation Cock Crow Amy Caroline Canberra Morning 20 marksExtended response
2019HSCCommon Module: Texts and Human ExperiencesThe Boy Behind the Curtain — Tim WintonQ6 (j)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 20 marksExtended response
2019HSCCommon Module: Texts and Human ExperiencesThe Crucible — Arthur MillerQ6 (h) (i)Prose Fiction Arthur Miller, The Crucible To what extent does the exploration of human experience in The Crucible invite you to reconsider your understanding of love? Shakespearean Drama William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice To what extent does the exploration of human experience in The Merchant of Venice invite you to reconsider your understanding of deception? Nonfiction20 marksExtended response
2019HSCCommon Module: Texts and Human ExperiencesVertigo — Amanda LohreyQ6 (b)Prose Fiction Amanda Lohrey, Vertigo To what extent does the exploration of human experience in Vertigo invite you to reconsider your understanding of resilience?20 marksExtended response
2019HSCCommon Module: Texts and Human ExperiencesWaste Land — Lucy WalkerQ6 (n)Prose Fiction Lucy Walker, Waste Land To what extent does the exploration of human experience in Waste Land invite you to reconsider your understanding of power?20 marksExtended response
2019HSCCommon Module: Texts and Human ExperiencesAll the Light We Cannot See — Anthony DoerrQ6 (a)Prose Fiction Anthony Doerr, All the Light We Cannot See To what extent does the exploration of human experience in All the Light We Cannot See invite you to reconsider your understanding of courage?20 marksExtended response