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English
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and(Advanced)
Paper1 - Area of Study
2009
EXAMINATION
TRIAL HIGHERSCHOOLCERTIFICATE
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STUDENT
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SectionI
15 marks
Attempt Question 1
Allow about 40 minutes for this section
Answer the questionon a separatepageor writing booklet, if provided.
on how well you:
Lr your answersyou will be assessed
o demonstrateunderstandingof the way perceptionsof belonging are shapedin and
through texts
o describe,explain and analysethe relationshipbetweenlanguage,text and context
Question l, (15 marks)
Examine Texts one, two, three and four carefully and then answerthe questionson
pa g e 7.
Text one -
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Text two -
Television Review
Losing the plot
June 5,2004
AU this ritual eliminati.on cornes to a bud end, writes Ruth Ritchie.
Who knew that the conceptbehind Ten GreenBottles Hanging on the Wall would dominatea
decadeof television? TheApprentire, Popstars,American ldol, andMy RestaurantRules make
meaty TV of dasheddreamsand brutal elimination. As fundamentalnow to TV as a bodily
function, the processof elimination took centrestageall week.
My RestaurantRules (Sunday,Seven)threw a first-rate finale. We got the potted history, the
eady days,the changinghair-dos.Plenty of we've-come-so-farmontages.Bags of series
highlights.
As the last two greenbottlespreparedto burst with anticipationthe battle lines were drawn. We
saw the divided camps: chefsand Brisbaneevicteesparkedin Melbourne.Every otherprevious
evictee gangedup in Perth.When the time came,the blow was dealt swiftly and we enjoyeda
good 20 minutes of devastationin Melboume afterwards.
the story. The highs and lows of
The losers,gulping, sobbingand shockedin Melboume told
.We've
beenthrough so much with
hospitality and reality telly. Has it only beenfive months?
theseyoung entrepreneurs.They've annoyedand disappointedus on so many levels that I remain
unconvincedany of them deserveda lemonadestand,let alonea restaurant.
But we all had our say. While seriousfans and critics were furious about the result (Was that The
WorstRestaurantRules?)this was always a popularity contest,notlron Chef. Ash and Amanda
are the leastthreatening,most palatablepair on parade.They look and act like previousBrg'
Brother winners. Melboume's Peterwas always going to be a little too smoothfor the Australian
public, Brisbane's Simon too aggressive,and, in a culture as parochial as ours, Sydneynever
stood a chance.
So it was a big finish, which by contrastwith the protractedand pointlessAmerican Idol ftnale,
left me hungry for more. I'll miss thoseannoyingyoung restaurateurs.
With the exceptionof that strangelysexy, straight-talkingSimon Cowell, I will not miss
American ldol.Fantasia. Diana. Whatever.We never cared.One could sing, and the other was
white. That's how thosetwo teenagersmade it to the grand frnale of the popularity contestjudged
by a tone-deafbible belt. A redheadedboy who couldn't sing "Happy Birthday' if he was drunk
nearly won.
We've enduredSundaynights fulI of Barry Manilow and Mariah Careysongs,and for what? At
least on Popstars (Seven,Wednesday,and completelytenible from beginning
to foregoneconclusion)the contestantssanga few edgy songs.They sangthem very badly, but
the play list made a pleasantdeparturefuomThe Soundof ldols (a musical interpretationof Celine
Dion eating cat food).
Pleaseturn over
Question 1 continueson page 4
STUDENT
NUMBERAIAME:.........
on how well you:
In your answersyou will be assessed
u demonstrateunderstandingof the way perceptionsofbelonging are shapedin and
through texts
o describe,e2<plain
and analysethe relationshipbetweenlanguage,text and context
Question 1 (continued)
Text two -
Television Review (continued)
shedidn't
And soto TheApprentice(Ntne,Tuesday).Kristi madethefirst femaleexit,because
girls
great
fur
flew
as
the
another
episode,
the
honey-streaked
standup for herselfenough.In
so
relieved,
andso
pointedthekdazzlingacrylictalonsin blame.Thefour remainingmenseemed
silentasthecatfightragedon overlosttakingsat a flea-marketstall.
Perhapssomefat guy
Whathappenswhenthereis finally no oneleft to eliminate,anywhere?
with glasses
will sit downandwritea decentdrama.
Text three -
Poem
radio talkback
I was disappointed
when the radio programme
went off the air I liked
lying in bed hearing you
tell me things that the weather
is changingthe earth'stilt
shifting we are
half a degreesfurther north I like
information I like
the radio to talk to me I like
investigativejoumalism the iron nib
in the velvet pen
a skin like silk hair
like honey the apologetic
voice of the good sister
openingthe closets disinterring the bones
for reasons
unknown a short
circuit in a hidden valve a lack
of ongoingfeedbackfright
in the marketing division the programme
was cut
- by Lee Cataldi
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Text four -
by Michael Frayn)
Novel Extract (adaptedextract from ^Spres
Thenarrator, Stephenll'heatley,reminiscesaboutgrowing up in England during lYorld War
II. In particalar, he remembershischildhoodfrienil and neighbour,Keith Hayward.
I wonderwhat it's like insidethe Haywards'housenow. The first thing you saw then, even
as the door swung open, was a polished oak hall stand,with clothesbrushes,shoe
homs and button hooks hanging from it, anda rackfor sticksandumbrellas.Betweenthe
doorsinto the living room andthediningroomstood a grandmotherclock that chimed the
with theclocksin otherrooms,filling thehousefour times
quarters,in and out of sequence
an hour with ethereal,ever-changingmusic.
And in themiddle of it all, my friendKeith.Thepicturr in my mind'sno longermonochrome,
evidently, becausenow I can seethe colours of our belts.Keith'shas two yellow
for
bands on the black background,mine two greenbands.We're sociallycolour-coded
preparatory
where
school,
local
easeof reference.Yellow andblack arethecoloursof theright
all the boys are going to take,andpass,the CommonEntranceexamto a private school,and
whereeveryonehashis own cricketbat,his own bootsandpads,and a speciallong bag to put
themin. Greenandblack are the coloursof the wrong school,where half the boys are
gangling oafs like my brother Geoff, who have already taken CommonEntrance
and failed,andwherewe play cricketwith splinteredcommunalbats - someof us wearing
brown gym shoesand our ordinary grey shorts.
goodfortune in being Keith's
I was acutelyaware,eventhen,ofmy incomprehensible
friend. Now I think about it with adult hindsightit seemsmore surprisingstill. Not just
his belt but everythingabouthim was yellow and black; everything about me was plainly
greenandblack. He wasthe officer corpsin our two-manarmy.I wasthe OtherRanks- and
gratefulto be so.
It was Keith who'd discoveredthat Trewinnick, the mysterious housenextto his with
theperpetuallydrawnblackout,wasoccupiedby the Juice, a sinister organisation
apparentlybehind all kinds of plots and swindles.It was Keith who'd discovered,
one Sunday evening on the railway embankmentbehind the houses,the secret
which the Juicecameandwent. Orwould havediscovered in another
passagewaythrough
if
his
father hadn't ordered him to be homein time to pipeclayhiscricket
or
two,
moment
boots,readyfor schoolin the morning.
So now Keith and Stephenarestandingin thehall, amidstthe darknessof the panelling and
the gleam of the silver and the delicatechiming of the clocks, decidingwhat they're
going to do this aftemoon.Or ratherStephen'swaiting for Keith to decide.He may have
somechoreimposedby his father,which Stephenwill be allowed to help with. Orthey
might be going upstairsto shutthemselvesawayin Keith's playroom. His playroom's as
well ordered as the rest of the house.There areno stupidbrothersor sistersto take up
spaceand confuseeverything,as there are in Stephen'shouseand all the other housesin
the Closewhere there arechildren.All Keith's toys arehis own, neatly rangedin drawersand
cupboards,often in the boxestheycamein.
Pleaseturn over
Question 1 continueson page 6
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STUDENT
on how well you:
ln your answersyou will be assessed
a demonstrateunderstandingof the way perceptionsof belonging are shapedin and
through texts
o describe,explain and analysethe relationshipbetweenlanguage,text and context
Question 1 (continued)
Text four -
Novel Extract (continued)
There area gteatmanyprojectsin handanda greatmanymysteriesto be investigated.One
possibility,though,is too outlandisheverto be mooted- the idea of going to play at
Stephen'shouse. What would be the point? There'sno greatintercontinentalrailway
being driven through the uninteresting savannahsof his back garden,and the ideanever
clossesStephen'smind ofintroducinganyone,leastof all Keith, to the room in which he and
Geoff not only play but sleepand do their homework.The presenceof the two bedsis
unsuitableenough;Keith's bedroomis quite separatefrom his playroom.Worseis what's in
and on and aroundthe beds- a hopelesstangle of string and plasticine and electric flex
and forgotten socks and dust, of old cardboardboxesof moulderingbutterfliesandbroken
projectsin the past.
birds' eggsleft over from abandoned
I try to imagine the impossiblehappening,and Keith asking his motherif he might
play atstephen'shouse... I laughat the thought.His mother's reclining on the sofa in
the sitting room, looking up from her library book. Sheraisesher perfectlyplucked
eyebrowsa quarterof an inch.What is shegoingto say?Actually I know precisely what
she'sgoing to say: 'I think you'd betteraskDaddyaboutthat,darling.'
Keith's fatherworked and worked - and ashe workedhe whistled.He whistled as richly
and effortlessly as a songbird, an infinitely complex, meanderingtune that never
reached a resting place any morethanhis work did. He rarelyfound a momentto speak.
Whenhe did, the wordswerequick anddry andimpatient.'Door - paint - wet, ' he'd
inform Keith's mother. Therewereotherreasonswhy Keith's fatherinspiredrespect.He'd
won a medalin the GreatWar, Keith had told Stephen,for killing five Germans. He'd run
them through with a bayonet,though exactly how his father had managedto attach
a bayonet to his famous revolver Stephendidn't have the courageto ask.There the
bayonetstill was, though,chillingly bouncingon Keith's father'skhaki-trousered
buttock every weekend as he marched off in his Home Guarduniform;thoughit
wasn't reallythe Home Guardthathe wasgoing to, as Keith had explained- it was to
specialundercoverwork for the SecretService.
The Haylvardswere impeccable.And yet they toleratedStephen!He wasverypossibly
the only personin the Closewho eversetfoot insidetheir home,or evenin their garden.I try to
imagineNormanStott clumping aboutKeith's playroom ... or BarbaraBerrill being
invited to tea ... My imaginationflounders.I can't makeit seeevenperfectlyrespectable
andselicontainedchildrenlike the Geesttwins,or the pale musicians from No 1. I can't
picture any of the grcwn-upsthere,for thatmatter.
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Question 1 (continued)
Text one (a)
Identify one visual featurethat makesa commentabout
the ideaof 'belonging'in a humorousway.
Text two -
Identi$r Ruth Richie's tone in this review and discusshow
this tonehelpsto conveyher opinionof theseshows.
Text three -
Text four -
(e)
Poem
Explain how the poet capturesthe speaker'sfeelingsin .Radio
Talkback'.
(c)
All texts -
I
TelevisionReview
(b)
(d)
Marks
Cartoon
Novel Extract
Analyse how Michael Frayn establishesthe relationshipof
Stephen,the narrator,to Keith andhis parents.
cartoon, TelevisionReview,poem and Novel Extract
Which TWO of thesetexts most effectively conveythe
tensionsbetweenbelongingand not belonging?
support your opinion by closereferenceto the languageforms,
featuresand structuresusedby the composersofthese Two
texts,aswell asbrief examplesto supportyourpoints.
End of Question I
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STIIDENT
SectionII
15 marks
Attempt Question 2
Allow about 40 minutes for this section
pageor writing booklet,if provided.
Answer the questionon a separate
on how well you:
hr your answeryou will be assessed
a expressunderstandingof belongingin the contextof your studies
a organise,develop and expressideasusing languageappropriateto audience,pu{pose
and context
Question 2 (15 marks)
You are to write an original short story which exploressomeof the complications
associatedwith belonging.Your story must include ONE of the three settingsand ONE
of the three objects (shownbelow) as a significant focus of your story.
ChooseONE of thesesettingsto be a significantfocus for your story.
ANI)
ChooseONE of theseobiectsto be a significant focus for your story.
STUDENTNUMBER,A{AME:
SectionIII
15 marks
Attempt Question 3
Allow about 40 minutes for this section.
Answer the questionon a separatepageor writing booklet,if provided.
In
o
o
a
your answeryou will be assessed
on how well you:
demonstrateunderstandingof the conceptof belonging in the contextof your study
analyse,explain and assessthe ways belonging is representedin a variety of texts
organise,develop and expressideasusing languageappropriateto audience,pu{pose
and context
Question 3 (15 marks)
Focus-Belonging
What do you think arethe most powerful influencesthat impact on an individual's sense
of belonging?
In your answer,refer closely to your prescribedtext, and at leastTWO other relatedtexts
of your own choosing.
The prescribedtexts are:
. Prose Fiction
* Amy Tan, TheJoy Luck Club
- JhumpaLahiri, TheNamesake
- CharlesDickens, Great Expectations
- Ruth PrawerJhabvala,Heat and Dust
-Tara JuneWinch, SwallowtheAir
. Drama/Shakespeare
- Arthur Miller, The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts
- JaneHarrison,Rainbow'sEnd
- William Shakespeare,
As YouLike It
. Poetry
- StevenHerrick, The Simple Gift
- PeterSkrzynecki,Immigrant Chronicle
*FelilcsSlcrzynecki
*St Patrick's College
xAncestors
*10 Mary Street
*Migrant Hostel
*Post card
*In the Folk Museum
Question 3 continueson page 10
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In your answeryou will be assessed
on how well you:
o demonstrateunderstandingof the conceptof belonging in the contextof your study
o analyse,explain and assessthe ways belonging is representedin a variety of texts
u organise,develop and expressideasusing languageappropriateto audience,purpose
and context
Question3 (continued)
. Poetry (continued)
- EmilyDickinson, SelectedPoemsof Emily Dickinson
*This is my letter to the world
xI died
for beautybut was scarce
*I had beenhungry all the years
*I gave myselfto him
*A narrowfellow in thegrass
*A word dropped carelesson thepage
*Wat mysterypervadesa well!
*Saddestnoise.the sweetestnoise
. Film
-Baz Luhrmarur,Strictly Ballroom
- Rolf De Heer,Ten Canoes
. Nonfiction
- Raimond Gaita,Romulus,My Father
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