Sample Questions for the Area of Study:
Belonging & not belonging
(Paper 1, Section iii).
Answering “Belonging” questions…
• The following questions are grouped
according to the “type”- of - question.
• If you are able to confidently answer
each “type” of question – you should be
fine.
GENERAL QUESTIONS:
PAST HSC - 2009
‘Understanding nourishes belonging. A lack of understanding
prevents it.’
Demonstrate how your prescribed text and ONE other related text of
your own choosing represent this interpretation of belonging.
You have been invited to speak at the book launch of a new
collection of texts entitled “Belonging in our society.” In your speech,
explain and assess the ways in which belonging is represented in the
texts in the collection.
You have been invited to write an article for a teenage magazine
called “Youth and belonging.”
In your article, analyse the ways in which belonging is represented in
the texts you have studied.
HOW BELONGING CREATES A SENSE OF IDENTITY
• To what extent do different groups to which we
belong define who we are.
In your answer refer to your prescribed text
and two texts of your own choosing.
• Claude Levi Strauss once said ‘being human
signifies, for each one of us, belonging to a
class, society, a country and a civilization.’
Explain this statement with close reference to
your prescribed text and a variety of
supplementary texts of your own choosing.
Identity : belonging & not belonging
HOW BELONGING CREATES A SENSE OF IDENTITY
• Belonging to a community of group has a significant
impact on an individual’s sense of self’
Discuss this statement, focusing on how the
composers of the texts you have studies represent
belonging. In your answer refer to your prescribed text
and two texts of your own choosing.
• Belonging to a certain entity is the result of a particular
identity.
Discuss. In your answer refer to your prescribed text
and two texts of your own choosing.
HOW BELONGING CREATES A SENSE OF IDENTITY
• ‘Belonging is the cornerstone to finding identity in an individual’.
To what extent is this true of your texts? In your answer refer to
your prescribed text and two texts of your own choosing.
• Belonging has been said to shape our identity.
How does our sense of belonging shape who we are as
individuals? In your answer refer to your prescribed text and two
texts of your own choosing.
• “Individuals have to first construct themselves, independently,
before they can be a part of other things.”
Is this your understanding of belonging?. In your answer refer to
your prescribed text and two texts of your own choosing.
BELONGING AND CONFORMITY
• Membership of any group requires obedience. Rules
and conventions are the cornerstone of acceptance.
What is the relationship between belonging and rules?
In your answer refer to your prescribed text and two
texts of your own choosing.
• Belonging is not always a good thing.
What disadvantages are there for individuals and
society in belonging?
In your answer refer to your prescribed text and two
texts of your own choosing.
BELONGING AND CONFORMITY
BELONGING AND CONFORMITY
• Belonging relies on both conformity and individuality.
The larger the crowd, the less the individuality.
Draw upon your study of Belonging to examine this
assertion.
In your answer refer to your prescribed text and two
texts of your own choosing.
PERSONAL RESPONSE TO BELONGING
PERSONAL RESPONSE TO BELONGING
• To what degree has studying the concept of ‘belonging’
augmented your understanding of yourself, of others,
and of the world?
In your answer, refer to your own prescribed text and at
least three other related texts of your own choosing.
• To what extent have your perceptions of belonging been
influenced by the texts you’ve studied?
In your answer, refer to your prescribed text and two
other texts of your choosing.
DIFFICULTY / DUALITY OF
BELONGING / NOT BELONGING
• “Despite an individual’s desire to belong to a group or community,
this not always possible”
How do the texts you have studies represent the processes and
results of belonging and/or not belonging?
In your answer, refer to your own prescribed text and at least three
other related texts of your own choosing.
• Belonging to a group or community can provide opportunities and
disappointments. To what extent do the texts you have studies
support this idea?
In your answer, refer to your own prescribed text and at least three
other related texts of your own choosing.
DIFFICULTY / DUALITY OF
BELONGING / NOT BELONGING
• “Not belonging is a far more difficult road to travel than
that of belonging”.
How does your prescribed texts and TWO other texts
of your own choosing explore ideas of belonging and
not belonging?
DIFFICULTY / DUALITY OF
BELONGING / NOT BELONGING
People experience a sense of belonging in varied and
complex ways.
How is this explored in the texts you have studied? In
your answer, refer to your prescribed text and two text
of your own choosing.
Need to Belong…
• Belonging is a fundamental part of society.
Discuss this idea with reference to the core text and at least two
of your related texts.
• Belonging is an instinctive human need in all of us.
Discuss this idea with reference to the core text and at least two
of your related texts.
Need to Belong…
• The need to belong marks us as human and it is such
connections that lead to fulfilment.
After studying belonging, to what extent do you agree
with this statement? In your answer, refer to your
prescribed text and two text of your own choosing.