When it comes to choosing a related text for HSC English, there’s a whole lot of urban myths on how to find the best one.
Some say to stick to past prescribed texts, others swear by saying you read the book when you actually watched the movie.
Choosing a related text is usually so difficult because students get caught up in trying to figure out what will get them the most points or impress markers.
Realistically, there are some super simpleDO’S andDON’T’Sthat can help you on the right track to choosing a related text!
If you want a more in-depth guide on how to pick the perfect related, check out our full walk-throughhere!
The Do’s
1. Choose a text you’re interested in
Writing about your prescribed text can quickly become tedious!
Make sure that your related text is one you enjoy writing about, that way you make the work more rewarding and help balance out any boredom or even hatred you feel towards your prescribed texts!
2. Consider mixing up text types
Consider thetypeof prescribed text you’ll be working with when choosing your related.
If you’re studying a movie in class opt for a novel or poetry for your related text, or consider a film or graphic novel if you’re working with a collection of poems for your prescribed text.
这样可以确保您的响应不会变得重复，并显示标记您可以成功分析不同类型的文本。
3. Find similar themes
Look for a related text whichexplores the same, or similar themes, as your prescribed text.
It may seem easy to simply choose a text that fits the module, but looking deeper into the specific concepts of the prescribed texts and finding related material that compliments them helps give you an edge when it comes to comparative analyses.
The Don’ts
1. Don’t pick your favourite movie
It’s best to try to keep your related text on a类似的文学水平as your prescribed text!
Though it’s tempting to go straight for your copy of“卑鄙的女孩”or‘Die Hard’, keep in mind that your text has to have enough literary merit to be analysed alongside your prescribed text.
PROTIP!Ifyour favourite movie was a novel first, read the novel and use that instead!
2. Don’t choose a movie because it’s ‘easy’
当使用电影作为一个相关的文本是至关重要的that youanalyse the techniques that are unique to its text type.
This mean you need to consider things like camera angles, lighting, costume design, etc. not just dialogue.
One of the easiest ways to lose marks when analysing a film is to treat it as a spoken novel.
PROTIP: Consider movies to be an audio-visual text. Therefore, analyse it as such!
3. Don’t pick the current fad
Choosing the most popular teen novel or film out right nowalways fails.
By choosing a text that is a current teen craze (looking at youTwilightandTheFault in Our Stars) you only really show the markers is that you were too lazy or unoriginal to find anything else, plus there’s a strong chance it won’t have amazing literary value.
Be original and choose something else!
Related texts aren’t as scary as they seem, and finding one is actually pretty easy when you stick to the tips above and always remember that there is no one “best” related text —the text is what you make of it.
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Maddison Leach她在2014年完成了HSC，在她的所有主题中获得了98.00的ATAR和6个乐队。在加入Smart艺术之前，她私下辅导了两年，她喜欢帮助学生度过学校生活的学术和其他方面，尽管有时会使她感到老beplay体育官方化。麦迪逊（Maddison）从十几岁开始就一直热衷于写作，在加入博客世界之前，已经发表了几篇短篇小说。她目前正在悉尼科技大学学习设计学士学位，并花费大部分时间试图不抓住火车上的人素描。
