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Common (questions apply to all texts) “Powerful representations create connections where previously there was only misunderstanding and absence.” Evaluate the above statement with reference to your prescribed text and ONE related text. To what extent do individual experiences reveal universal human qualities/emotions? Discuss in reference to your prescribed text and ONE text of your own choosing. How is the complexity of the human experience reflected in your prescribed text and TWO related texts? How has your understanding of the challenges of the human experience been shaped by each composer’s use of form? Discuss in reference to your prescribed text and ONE text of your own choosing. Truly meaningful texts do not reassure us, they confront us. Is this statement true of your prescribed text? Discuss how your prescribed text and ONE text of your own choosing reflect on enduring elements of our shared human condition. Struggle and hardship are often necessary parts of the human experience. Explore this statement with close reference to your prescribed text and ONE text of your own choosing. The notion of an individual experience is flawed. All experiences are ultimately shared. Is this your view? Refer to your prescribed text and ONE text of your own choosing. It is through collective experience that we are able to most fully understand ourselves on an individual level. Explore this statement with close reference to your prescribed text and ONE related text. In what ways does your prescribed text challenge the audience to ‘step into the intensity of human experience’? How has your understanding of complex struggle for autonomy within the human experience been shaped by the texts you have studied? Discuss in reference to your prescribed text and ONE text of your own choosing. Representations have the potential to change the world. Discuss this statement in relation to your prescribed text and ONE other text of your own choosing. Powerful representations of human experiences enable responders to realise their place in the world. Discuss this statement in relation to your prescribed text and ONE other text of your own choosing.

The connection generated between audience and text highlights the universality of human experience. Discuss this statement in relation to your prescribed text and ONE other text of your own choosing. ‘Texts that represent human experiences position the responder to see the world in different ways.’ Is this your view? Refer to your prescribed text and ONE other text of your own choosing. Stories confront us with unacknowledged elements of our experience and enable us to grow. Explore this statement with close reference to a pair of texts. Representations of human experiences assist responders in their own journey of development and change. Is this your view? Refer to your prescribed text and ONE other text of your own choosing. Texts’ representations of the human experience may differ, but audiences will always appreciate the universal qualities of the human condition. To what extent is this true of your set text? “Representations simulate experience for an audience.” Is this your view? In your answer compare the influence of representation on audience in your prescribed text and ONE related text. How do all texts offer a reflection on human experiences, both deeply personal and shared? Refer to your prescribed text and ONE other text of your own choosing. How does the reading and writing of texts help us to reflect on aspects of our own experience? Discuss in reference to your prescribed text and ONE text of your own choosing. How do composers reflect the inconsistencies and profoundly inexplicable tensions that arise in human motivations and behaviours? Refer to your prescribed text and ONE other text of your own choosing. How do composers use their texts to challenge audiences to see the good and bad in humanity? Refer to your prescribed text and ONE other text of your own choosing. Critically analyse how the representation of conflicting human motivations in your prescribed text invites individuals to see the world differently. In your response make close reference to your prescribed text. Discuss how composers subvert form in order to reveal the complexity of human experience. Refer to your prescribed text and ONE other text of your own choosing. Discuss how composers effectively explore the anomalies and inconsistencies associated with human experiences. Refer to your prescribed text and ONE other text of your own choosing.

Literature encourages us to consider issues which lie at the core of human experience. Discuss in reference to your prescribed text and ONE text of your own choosing. Through the telling and receiving of stories, we become more aware of ourselves and our shared human experiences. Explore this statement with close reference to your prescribed text and ONE text of your own choosing. Discuss how composers effectively explore the motivations of human behaviour. Refer to your prescribed text and ONE other text of your own choosing. To what extent is the meaning of a text as a representation of human experiences dependent on the purpose of the composer and the context in which it is composed? Refer to your prescribed text and ONE other text of your own choosing. Analyse how the representation of collective human experiences shapes the responder's perception of themselves and the world. How does this apply to your prescribed text and ONE other text of your own choosing? By examining texts’ unique representations of the human experience, we gain a deeper understanding of the role of storytelling throughout human history. To what extent is this view supported by your set text? Some representations of human experiences are unsettling, through their capacity to raise unacknowledged truths. Explore this statement with close reference to your prescribed text and ONE text of your own choosing. Conflict is an inevitable part of the human experience. Explore this statement with close reference to your prescribed text and ONE text of your own choosing. While a composer’s representation is shaped by context, ultimately they always reflect enduring human experiences that will always be relevant to an audience. Explore this statement with close reference to your prescribed text and ONE text of your own choosing. The art of the writer is to reveal us to ourselves. How effectively have the composers of your texts revealed what it is to be human? Refer to your prescribed text and ONE other text of your own choosing. Discuss how an enduring human experience in your texts forces responders to realise uncomfortable truths. Refer to your prescribed text and ONE other text of your own choosing. How do texts apply various literary and/or visual devices to represent human behaviour and motivations? Refer to your prescribed text and TWO other texts of your own choosing. Representations of the human experience confront so they can empower. Is this your view? Refer to your prescribed text and ONE other text of your own choosing.

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Stories often focus on the experience of individuals; however the experiences that individuals collectively share can be just as significant. Is this your view? Refer to your prescribed text and ONE other text of your own choosing. ‘New experiences often prompt us to re-consider our perceptions of the world’. To what extent has your study of human experiences reinforced the above statement? Refer to your prescribed text and ONE other text of your own choosing. How do composers make the choices about the most appropriate and effective ways of representing the human experience? What is the impact of their choices on the audience? ‘When composers create characters or personas who are authentic and engaging, then we are more likely to understand and learn from their experiences.” To what extent has your study of human experiences reinforced the above statement? Refer to your prescribed text and ONE other text of your own choosing. How have composers utilised language and form-specific techniques to explore the notion of identity as a core element of the human experience? Refer to your prescribed text and ONE other text of your own choosing. By examining particular texts and their unique representations, we gain a deeper understanding of the composer’s vision of the human experience. To what extent is this view supported by your set text? “Texts that represent human experiences invite the responder to see the world differently through the eyes of a memorable character or persona.” Is this your view? Refer to your prescribed text and ONE other text of your own choosing. Representations of the human experience inspire us to promote a common human dignity. Is this your view? Refer to your prescribed text and ONE other text of your own choosing. The challenges of the human experience may be overcome through storytelling. Discuss this statement in relation to your prescribed text and ONE other text of your own choosing. Representations of the human experience teach us what it means to be free. Is this your view? Refer to your prescribed text and ONE other text of your own choosing. Representations of the human experience affirm our greatest potential. Is this your view? Refer to your prescribed text and ONE other text of your own choosing. Representations of unique human experiences ultimately affirm how much is shared. Is this your view? Refer to your prescribed text and ONE other text of your own choosing. How do your texts challenge a common assumption about the human experience? Refer to your prescribed text and TWO other texts of your own choosing.

Human behaviour is inconsistent and it is only through our exposure to the lives and experiences of others that we start to see the world differently. To what extent can this statement be applied to your prescribed text and your chosen related text? Text-specific Analyse how the representation of the natural environment shapes your understanding of family in Past the Shallows. Empathy is informed by an individual’s past experiences. Discuss this statement in relation to your prescribed text. – Go Back Discuss how Go Back To Where You Came From incorporates techniques from a range of genres to reveal the complexity of the human experience. How does O’Mahoney’s use of interview reveal the paradoxical and contradictory nature of the human experience? – Go Back How has your understanding of subjectivity developed through the reality TV devices utilised in Go Back To Where You Came From? How has your understanding of the human experience been shaped by the composer’s subversion of the documentary form? – Go Back Discuss how your text’s use of stereotype has influenced its representation of the human experience – Go Back Go Back To Where You Came From is designed just as much to challenge the experiences of the audience, just as much as its participants. How has O’Mahoney used the documentary form to challenge the audience’s understanding of the human experience? How does the use of audience participation in Go Back To Where You Came From challenge your understanding of the human experience? “Perhaps more than any politician he understood the political implications...” Discuss the significance of the above quote to your understanding of an individual’s experience with the political sphere. – I am Malala How has Orwell used language devices to convey the suppression of human nature? – Nineteen Eighty-Four How does Orwell use characterisation to reveal the inconsistent and unpredictable quality of the human experience? – Nineteen Eighty-Four. How has your understanding of the challenges of the human experience been shaped Orwell’s use of the dystopia genre? - Nineteen Eighty-Four

How does Winston’s developing characterisation reflect the complex nature of human experience? - Nineteen Eighty-Four Discuss how Nineteen Eighty-Four represents the inherent conflict between individual experience and the collective. Discuss how Nineteen Eighty-Four’s dystopian setting challenges the audience’s understanding of identity. How does Orwell’s use of confronting subject matter reaffirm our sense of what is important? - Nineteen Eighty-Four How is the complexity of human experiences reflected in a pair of poems you have studied? – Poetry of Kenneth Slessor / Rosemary Dobson How does Orwell represent the inexplicable and universal qualities of the humanity’s response to pain, fear and suffering? - Nineteen Eighty-Four How does Shakespeare use The Merchant of Venice to reflect on the enduring tensions within human relationships? Assess the significance of the courtroom scene to The Merchant of Venice’s overall treatment of challenging human experiences. Discuss how an appreciation of Elizabethan and contemporary approaches to The Merchant of Venice inform your understanding of the transitory nature of the human experience. Analyse how the representation of injustice in the Merchant of Venice challenges an audience’s preconceptions. How has your understanding of the human experience been shaped by the Shakespeare’s use of dramatic form? - The Merchant of Venice Discuss how the complexity of the human experience is represented through Shakespeare’s use of speeches. - The Merchant of Venice How are the challenges of the human experience represented through characterisation? - The Merchant of Venice Waste Land ultimately confirms the complexity of the human experience. Is this your view? How has your understanding of the challenges of the human experience been shaped by the director’s use of mise-en-scène in your prescribed text? – Waste Land Discuss how Waste Land represents the connection between art and identity.

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Explore how the contradiction between Waste Land’s tone and its setting reveals the complexity of the human experience. How is your understanding of subjectivity manifested through a study of Waste Land’s interview format? How does Walker’s use of interview reveal the challenges inherent to the human experience? – Go Back “Human experiences are varied and differ for each individual”. Evaluate the ways that texts represent their human experiences referring to one Slessor/Dobson poem set for study and one text of your own choosing. ‘Dystopian texts seek to remind us of how what we experience in life can be marred by oppressive conditions and the wielding of excessive power.” Is this your view? Refer to your prescribed text ( Nineteen Eighty-Four) and ONE other text of your own choosing. How does The Crucible harness the power of narratives to deepen our understanding of and represent individual and collective human experiences? A person’s life is made up of countless experiences that mould their way of thinking about the world and their place in it. Discuss the extent to which this is true of Nineteen Eighty- Four and your related text. How does Orwell explore the complexity of human emotions and reactions that arise from human experiences? “Individual and collective experiences are inherently incompatible.” How does Orwell represent the tension between individual and collective experiences? Orwell’s 1984 makes us see our world differently, igniting new ideas about human experiences. Compose a persuasive essay that supports this assertion. In your response, make close reference to your prescribed text.

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