Class of 2025 (2025 HSC CHAT) (35 Viewers)

[gossipgirllll]

my two themes are pursuit of power and duplicity so i would keep them the same for all questions and just adapt.
for this question i adapted pursuit of power by talking about how shakespeare saturates kr3 with religious allusions (refer to extract and wider text) to appeal to elizabethan morals and how richard's evil is seen through his constant search for power. contrastingly, pacino removes these religious references and involves the audience through street interviews (refer to extract and more), etc, making it more accessible for them to understand richard's power in a modern context.

then for duplicity i used the extract in kr3 to talk about how he purposely positions himself with religious symbols to show the appearances vs reality and then also talking about in lfr how this is adapted as pacino uses duplicity himself to further his ambitions

idk if this is right, but i use similar stuff in my trials and stuff and did quite well?

STOP THIS IS SUCH A GOOD INTERPRETATION ASWW MINES SO BASIC OMG

 

[t234]

thank you so much guyss
i loved both of your interpretations and this is pre helpful!!

 

[gossipgirllll]

thank you so much guyss
i loved both of your interpretations and this is pre helpful!!

what would u interpret it as ?

 

[t234]

what would u interpret it as ?

my first para would be on how unbridled ambition corrupts - but pacino takes on a more ambiguous approach w a positive outloko on ambition to reflect postmodern america
my second para would be on how superficial identities ultimately face downfall + importance of public support in politics (which is something that is still relevant) - but this would be where i start talking abt religion more for kr3

ngl ive never split the rise and fall like this into 2 paras so idk if it's correct/effective

 

[gossipgirllll]

my first para would be on how unbridled ambition corrupts - but pacino takes on a more ambiguous approach w a positive outloko on ambition to reflect postmodern america
my second para would be on how superficial identities ultimately face downfall + importance of public support in politics (which is something that is still relevant) - but this would be where i start talking abt religion more for kr3

ngl ive never split the rise and fall like this into 2 paras so idk if it's correct/effective

oooh thats interesting

 

[yourbestfriend]

STOP THIS IS SUCH A GOOD INTERPRETATION ASWW MINES SO BASIC OMG

AWW THANK YOU!! NO YOURS IS LIKE JUST AS GOOD I JUST WROTE A LOT BECAUSE IM LOWKEY PROCRASTINATING FROM DOING ENGLISH STUDY RN LOL

 

[yourbestfriend]

does anyone actually know how to write a discursive. i literally can't!

also do you reckon i even bother with discursives since last year was discursive so i dont reckon they will force it upon us, right?

 

[bigupsanky]

does anyone actually know how to write a discursive. i literally can't!

also do you reckon i even bother with discursives since last year was discursive so i dont reckon they will force it upon us, right?

prepare for everything lol discursives are simply about exploring two different ideas and use anecdotes (can be made up). honestly discursives should be one of the best to write asw compared to imaginative or persuasive

 

[gossipgirllll]

does anyone actually know how to write a discursive. i literally can't!

also do you reckon i even bother with discursives since last year was discursive so i dont reckon they will force it upon us, right?

same idk how to write one hopefully we get imaginative or something this year

 

[erin_4school]

u need statistics for a discursive right? so like do u just make them up if the topic doesn't work w ur pre planned one?

 

[erin_4school]

also for adapting essays, how many times do u guys recommend referring to the q per paragraph? like at the end of every evidence cluster or like every few?

 

[yourbestfriend]

u need statistics for a discursive right? so like do u just make them up if the topic doesn't work w ur pre planned one?

wait what, this is news to me.
do we actually need statistics?

 

[bigupsanky]

u need statistics for a discursive right? so like do u just make them up if the topic doesn't work w ur pre planned one?

uhh no??

 

[yourbestfriend]

also for adapting essays, how many times do u guys recommend referring to the q per paragraph? like at the end of every evidence cluster or like every few?

my teacher said refer to q in the topic sentence and then in the analysis for every quote and in concluding sentence, for each para. otherwise, you run the risk of just topping and tailing and hsc markers hate this apparently

 

[erin_4school]

wait what, this is news to me.
do we actually need statistics?

thats just what my tecaher said but from the overall reaction im thinking she might be wrong

 

[killer queen]

thats just what my tecaher said but from the overall reaction im thinking she might be wrong

A good discursive gives the reader food for thought, and many people like to do that through logos - further, statistics are helpful in the edge case of persuasives. But statistics are just another form of evidence, and as long as you have any sort of supporting evidence, be it statistics or anecdotes or intertextual allusions - and a variety of these - and they support your point, then it is a good discursive. Statistics are one of those easier pieces of evidence to find which may be why your teacher advised it, as for Mod C many people look for a formula through which to make a good piece.

 

[reniiiblaseee]

u need statistics for a discursive right? so like do u just make them up if the topic doesn't work w ur pre planned one?

i think by statistics she means like references to the wider world

for example in my discursive i mention a tiktok video i saw related to my topic and i also mention a psychologist thats spoken abt the issue i raised, its sort of to make it look like ur connecting ur discursive to the wider world, not necessarily like finding out 39% of people smoke every year

 

[erin_4school]

i think by statistics she means like references to the wider world

for example in my discursive i mention a tiktok video i saw related to my topic and i also mention a psychologist thats spoken abt the issue i raised, its sort of to make it look like ur connecting ur discursive to the wider world, not necessarily like finding out 39% of people smoke every year

yes! sorry i dont think i worded it very well. this is what i meant lol

 

[erin_4school]

also ee2 ppl, scaling works the same for ee2 right? cause ive always been confused by that bcs its not like we sit a paper w/ the same q's its our own personal mw's which are all so different so i dont get how its fair with the rankings and stuff applying to our externals

 

[lolcti]

u need statistics for a discursive right? so like do u just make them up if the topic doesn't work w ur pre planned one?

Gang what