English 30-1 Personal Response Assignment 1. What does the poem “The Layers” suggest to you about the effect of perseverance? Support your response with reference to specific detail from the poem. (June 2000 Diploma) 2. What does the poem “Softest of Tongues” suggest to you about the nature of adaptation? Support your response with reference to detail from the poem. (January 2001 Diploma) 3. What does the poem “The Fisherman” suggest to you about circumstances that compel us to respond? Support your response with reference to detail from the poem. (June 2001 Diploma) 4. What does the poem convey to you about our responses to circumstances that are beyond familiar experience? Support your response with reference to detail from the poem. (January 2002 Diploma) 5. What do these texts suggest to you about the significance of our memory of the past? Support your idea(s) with reference to one or more of the texts presented and to your previous knowledge and/or experience. (January 2004 Diploma) 6. What do these texts suggest to you about the effect that determination has on our approach to the pursuit of a goal? Support your idea(s) with reference to one or more of the texts presented and to your previous knowledge and/or experience. (June 2004 Diploma) 7. What do these texts suggest to you about the ways in which the desire for independence and the need for security shape an individual’s identity? Support your idea(s) with reference to one or more of the texts presented and to your previous knowledge and/or experience. (January 2005 Diploma) 8. What do these texts suggest to you about the ways in which the desire for independence and the need for security shape an individual’s identity? Support your idea(s) with reference to one or more of the texts presented and to your previous knowledge and/or experience. (June 2005) 9. What do these texts suggest to you about how a new perspective influences an individual’s interpretation of the world? Support your idea(s) with reference to one or more of the texts presented and to your previous knowledge and/or experience. (January 2006 Diploma) 10.What do these texts suggest to you about the individual’s ability to pursue personal well-being when responding to competing internal and external demands? Support your idea(s) with reference to one or more of the texts presented and to your previous knowledge and/or experience. (June 2006 Diploma) 11.What do these texts suggest to you about the role self-respect plays in an individual’s response to injustice? Support your idea(s) with reference to one or more of the texts presented and to your previous knowledge and/or experience. (January 2007 Diploma) 12.What do these texts suggest to you about an individual’s response to the constraints of convention or circumstance? Support your idea(s) with reference to one or more of the texts presented and to your previous knowledge and/or experience. (June 2007 Diploma) 13.What do these texts suggest about the interplay between fear and foresight when individuals make life-altering choices? Support your idea(s) with reference to one. (January 2008 Diploma) 14.Consider how the pursuit of self-fulfillment has been reflected and developed in a literary text or texts you have studied. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator(s) about an individual’s attempt to secure the satisfaction of self-fulfillment. (June 2008 Diploma) 15.What do these texts suggest about the ways in which individuals struggle to restore honour and certainty? Support your idea(s) with reference to one or more of the texts presented and to your previous knowledge and/or experience. (January 2009 Diploma) 16.What do these texts suggest to you about idealism and truth in an individual’s life? Support your idea(s) with reference to one or more of the texts presented and to your previous knowledge and/or experience. (June 2009 Diploma Exam) 17.What do these texts suggest to you about the ways in which individuals pursue or compromise their happiness? Support your idea(s) with reference to one or more of the texts presented and to your previous knowledge and / or experience. (January 2010 Diploma) 18.What do these texts suggest to you about idealism and truth in an individual’s life? Support your idea(s) with reference to one or more of the texts presented and to your previous knowledge and/or experience. (June 2010) 19.What do these texts suggest about the conflict between pursuing a personal desire and choosing to conform? Support your idea(s) with reference to one or more of the texts presented and to your previous knowledge and/or experience. (January 2011 Diploma) 20.What do these texts suggest about the conflict between pursuing a personal desire and choosing to conform? Support your idea(s) with reference to one or more of the texts presented and to your previous knowledge and/or experience. (June 2011) 21.What do these texts suggest about the impact of an individual’s ambition on self and others? Support your idea(s) with reference to one or more of the texts presented and to your previous knowledge and/or experience. (January 2012 Diploma) 22.What do these texts suggest about interplay between how individuals perceive themselves and are perceived by others? (June 2012 Diploma) 23.What do these texts suggest to you about the human need to make a commitment or renounce a course of action? Support your idea(s) with reference to one or more of the texts presented and to your previous knowledge and/or experience. (January 2013 Diploma) 24.What do these texts suggest to you about the impact significant events have on an individual’s ability to determine their own destiny? Support your idea(s) with reference to one or more of the texts presented and to your previous knowledge and/ or experience. (January 2014 Diploma) 25.What do these texts suggest to you about the ways in which individuals respond to the conflict between illusion and reality? Support your idea(s) with reference to one or more of the texts presented and to your previous knowledge and/or experience. (June 2014 Diploma) 26.What do these texts suggest to you about the ways in which individuals deal with the uncertainties of the past? Support your idea(s) with reference to one or more of the texts presented and to your previous knowledge and/or experience. (January 2015 Diploma) 27. What do these texts suggest to you about the interplay between empathy and self-interest? Support your idea(s) with reference to one or more of the texts presented and to your previous knowledge and/or experience. (June 2015 Diploma) 28.What do these texts suggest to you about the forces that inhibit or encourage an individual’s actions? Support your idea(s) with the reference to one or more of the texts presented and your previous knowledge and/or experience. (January 2016 Diploma). 29.What do these texts suggest to you about the power an individual has to create a meaningful life? Support your idea(s) with reference to one or more of the texts presented and to your previous knowledge and/or experience. (June 2016 Diploma) 30.What do these texts suggest to you about the ways in which individuals deal with the prospect of an uncertain future? Support your idea(s) with reference to one or more of the prompting texts presented and to your previous knowledge and/or experience. (January 2017 Diploma). 31.What do these texts suggest to you about the human need to foster meaningful relationships with others? Support your idea(s) with reference to one or more of the texts presented and to your previous knowledge and/or experience. (June 2017 Diploma) 32.What do these texts suggest to you about the impact of separation in an individual’s life? Support your idea(s) with reference to one or more of the prompting texts presented and to your previous knowledge and/or experiences. (January 2018 Diploma). 33.What do these texts suggest to you about the interplay between optimism and truth in an individual’s life? Support your idea(s) with reference to one or more of the texts presented and to your previous knowledge and/or experience. (June 2018 Diploma) 34.What do these texts suggest to you about the interplay between satisfaction and regret in an individual’s life? Support your idea(s) with reference to one or more of the prompting texts presented and to your previous knowledge and/or experiences. (January 2019 Diploma). 35.What do these texts suggest to you about an individual’s efforts to build a legacy of lasting significance? Support your idea(s) with reference to one or more of the texts presented and to your previous knowledge and/or experience. (June 2019 Diploma) 36.What do these texts suggest to you about the tension between an individual’s doubts and convictions? Support your idea(s) with reference to one or more of the prompting texts presented and to your previous knowledge and/or experience. (January 2020 Diploma). 37.What do these texts suggest to you about the factors that create a sense of urgency in an individual’s life? Support your idea(s) with reference to one or more of the texts presented and to your previous knowledge and/or experience. (June 2022 Diploma) 38.What do these texts suggest to you about the power of recovery in an individual’s life? Support your idea(s) with reference to one or more of the texts presented and to your previous knowledge and/or experience. (January 2023 Diploma) English 30-1 Critical/Analysis Response to Literary Text Assignment 1. Much literature explores the way in which our perspectives or outlooks determine our approach to life and the quality of our lives. What ideas does the author develop regarding the significance of an individual’s perspective? (January 2000 Diploma) 2. Much literature examines the individual’s capacity to persevere in the face of hardship or the unknown. Write an essay based on literature that you have studied in which the author examines the way in which an individual’s ability to persevere influences his or her life. What idea(s) does the author develop regarding perseverance? Support and develop your controlling idea with reference to specific detail from the literature that you choose to discuss. (June 2000 Diploma) 3. Much literature examines the degree to which characters are successful in adapting to the unfamiliar. Write a composition based on literature that you have studied in which the writer examines an individual’s ability to adapt to situations in his or her life. What idea(s) does the writer develop regarding adaptation? (January 2001 Diploma) 4. In literature, writers often explore how characters’ responses to compelling events or forces shape their lives. Write a composition based on literature that you have studied in which the writer examines characters’ responses to circumstances that compel them. What idea(s) does the writer develop regarding circumstances that compel us to respond? (June 2001 Diploma) 5. Characters’ responses to events and experiences that are beyond familiarity shape and alter their lives and the lives of others. Write a composition based on literature that you have studied in which the writer examines characters’ responses to unfamiliar situations in their lives. What idea(s) does the writer develop regarding responses to circumstances beyond familiar experience? (January 2002 Diploma) 6. Write a composition based on literature that you have studied in which the writer examines the effectiveness of individuals in overcoming adversity. What idea(s) does the writer develop regarding our capacity to prevail over adversity? (June 2002 Diploma) 7. Write a composition based on literature that you have studied in which the writer examines the significance of characters’ responses to the varied behaviors and/or beliefs of others. What idea(s) about responding to individual differences does the writer develop? (January 2003 Diploma) 8. Write a composition based on literature that you have studied in which the writer examines the characters’ responses to difficult situations. What idea(s) does the writer develop regarding what is revealed through characters’ responses to hardships? (June 2003 Diploma) 9. Consider how the significance of memory of the past has been reflected and developed in a literary text or texts you have studied. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the author(s) about the significance of our memory of the past. (January 2004 Diploma) 10. Consider how the pursuit of self-fulfillment has been reflected and developed in a literary text or texts you have studied. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator(s) about an individual’s attempt to secure the satisfaction of selffulfillment. (June 2004 Diploma) 11. Consider how the pursuit of self-fulfillment has been reflected and developed in a literary text or texts you have studied. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator(s) about an individual’s attempt to secure the satisfaction of selffulfillment. (January 2005 Diploma) 12. Consider how the desire for independence and the need for security have been reflected and developed in a literary text or texts you have studied. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator(s) about an individual’s attempt to reconcile the desire to act independently with the need for security. (June 2005 Diploma) 13. Consider how the effect of a new perspective has been reflected and developed in a literary text or texts you have studied. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator(s) about the effect an individual’s perspective has on personal beliefs. (January 2006 Diploma) 14. Consider how the nature of self-preservation has been reflected and developed in a literary text or texts you have studied. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator(s) about the role that self-preservation plays when individuals respond to competing demands. (June 2006 Diploma) 15. Consider how an individual’s response to injustice has been reflected and developed in literary text you have studied in English Language Arts 30–1. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the role self-respect plays when an individual responds to injustice. (January 2007 Diploma) 16. Consider how an individual’s response to conventions or circumstances has been reflected and developed in a literary text you have studied in English Language Arts 30–1. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the significance of an individual’s attempt to live unconstrained by convention or circumstance. (June 2007 Diploma) 17. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the interplay between fear and foresight when individuals make life altering choices. (January 2008 Diploma) 18. Consider how the pursuit of self-fulfillment has been reflected and developed in a literary text or texts you have studied. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator(s) about an individual’s attempt to secure the satisfaction of selffulfillment. (June 2008 Diploma) 19. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the ways in which individuals struggle to restore honour and certainty. (January 2009 Diploma) 20. Consider how the pursuit of self-fulfillment has been reflected and developed in a literary text or texts you have studied. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator(s) about an individual’s attempt to secure the satisfaction of selffulfillment. (June 2009) 21. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the ways in which individuals pursue or compromise their happiness. (January 2010 Diploma) 22. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the ways in which individuals take responsibility for themselves or others. (June 2010) 23. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the conflict between pursuing a personal desire and choosing to conform. (January 2011 Diploma) 24. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the role adversity plays in shaping an individual’s identity. (June 2011 Diploma) 25. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the impact of an individual’s ambition on self and others. (January 2012 Diploma). 26. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the interplay between how individuals perceive themselves and are perceived by others. (June 2012 Diploma) 27. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the human need to make a commitment or renounce a course of action. (January 2013 Diploma) 28. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about an individual’s capacity for self-sacrifice in the face of compelling circumstances. (June 2013 Diploma) 29. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the role kindness plays when individuals attempt to determine their own destiny. (January 2014 Diploma) 30. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the role of self-perception plays when individuals seek to reconcile the conflict between Illusion and reality. (June 2014 Diploma) 31. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the human need to reconcile the uncertainties of the past with a new or present situation. (January 2015 Diploma) 32. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the nature of motivation that directs an individual’s course of action. (January 2016 Diploma). 33. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the interplay between time and opportunity when an individual seeks to create a meaningful life. (June 2016 Diploma) 34. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about how imagination affects an individual’s willingness to embrace or reject an uncertain future. (January 2017 Diploma). 35. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the ways in which individuals attempt to balance a desire for independence with the need to maintain meaningful relationships with others. (June 2017 Diploma) 36. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the role emotional courage plays when an individual experiences separation. (January 2018 Diploma). 37. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the role of honesty when an individual experiences tension between optimism and reality. (June 2018 Diploma) 38. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the ways in which the feelings of satisfaction and regret influences an individual’s actions. (January 2019 Diploma). 39. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the role integrity plays when an individual attempts to build a legacy. (June 2019 Diploma) 40. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the strength of an individual’s convictions with the expectations of others. (January 2020 Diploma). 41. Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about an individual’s response to the tension between urgency and patience. (June 2022 Diploma) 42. Discuss the ideas developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the role of generosity when an individual undergoes the process of recovery. (January 2023 Diploma)
