Component

Component: Module B: Close Study of Text

Question 2b Drama John Misto, The Shoe-Horn Sonata

Paper 2 Section II Question 2b - 2002 HSC

Explain how unresolved problems in relationships are dramatised and resolved in the play.

Question 2c Drama William Shakespeare, Macbeth

Paper 2 Section III Question 2c - 2002 HSC

Explain how the process of destruction is dramatised in the play 'Macbeth' as a whole.

Question 3b Jane Yolen, Briar Rose

Paper 2 Section II Question 3b - 2002 HSC

Explain how the author, Yolen, helps the reader accept that 'happily ever after' is possible.

Question 3b Prose Fiction Jane Yolen, Briar Rose

Paper 2 Section II Question 3b - 2002 HSC

Explain how the author, Yolen, helps the reader accept that 'happily ever after' is possible.

Question 4a Peter Weir, Witness

Paper 2 Section II Question 4a - 2002 HSC

Write a radio interview discussing how the two worlds of the film are represented by film techniques.

Question 4b Drama

Paper 2 Section II Question 4b - 2001 HSC

As an actor, write a letter explaining the challenges of performing Bridie or Shiela's role in the play.

Question 4c Australian War Memorial Website

Paper 2 Section II Question 4c - 2002 HSC

Interview the designer of the Australian War Memorial website.

Question 4c Drama William Shakespeare, Macbeth

Paper 2 Section II Question 4c - 2001 HSC

Explain how dramatic techniques are used to explore Macbeth's relationship with the women in the play.

Question 5a Debbie Westbury, Mouth to Mouth

Paper 2 Section II Question 5a - 2002 HSC

Write a class speech explaining how poetic techniques transform the ordinary into something special.

Question 5a Prose Fiction Robert Cormier, We All Fall Down

Paper 2 Section II Question 5a - 2001 HSC

Write a class speech discussing how ideas and issues introduced in the opening are significant for the rest of the text.

Question 5b Poetry

Paper 2 Section II Question 5b - 2002 HSC

Write a speech explaining how poetic techniques convey the experience of war.

Question 6a Film Peter Weir, Witness

Paper 2 Section II Question 6a - 2001 HSC

Identify one interesting character in the film. Explain how Weir has used film techniques to shape your response to the character.