Please note the image above, which deconstructs a Responding Section question using The Road as the ‘one studied text’.

My teaching and learning points:

1. Note the SCSA glossary terms (written in red) branching out from the question. These are taken from the ATAR English glossary which is at the back of the syllabus. There is an expectation that you are familiar with these terms.
2. Note the generic glossary term (written in green). This document contains important information about the meaning of trigger words in questions.
3. On the left and right are references to specific places in The Road, broken down into quotations and then language choices/language features.
4. I’ve written ‘BP1’ etc. to indicate what the structure of the extended response might look like.
5. There is a sample thesis statement at the top of each place. While this might need working on, it does show how you can use question deconstructing and planning to formulate thesis statements.

Remember there is a link to the syllabus on the cover page of SEQTA.