Year 11 ATAR English Task 2 Syllabus Content
This is a really important document and you should use this to ensure you have covered all the key ideas from Unit 1.
Make sure you know:
- The context of the novella. It’s social/historical context.
- The purpose of the novella. Through the development of important ideas, how does Steinbeck communicate these to his readers?
- How might a contemporary reader respond to the dominant ideas in the text?
- What ideas does the text promote? Think about the notion of masculinity and male friendship groups, the notion of the outsider (racial segregation, Curley’s Wife etc.), the American Dream
- Have an understanding of specific stylistic features. The use of foreshadowing would be a good example, the use of dialogue to drive the narrative, the way Steinbeck begins each chapter with a description of setting.
Generic Marking Key Responding Task 2 Year 11 ATAR English 2025
It’s really important that you also understanding the attached marking key.
In particular:
- Highly relevant and well-chosen quotations.
- Perceptive analysis.
- Pertinent and consistent engagement with all aspects of the question.
- Tightly cohesive argument.
- Sharply focused thesis statement and topic sentences.
- Consistent and sophisticated argument.
- Subject terminology used accurately.
- Express ideas succinctly and accurately.
Your final mark will depend on the extent to which you demonstrate the competencies above.
Read your practice paragraphs carefully and use these dot-points as a check-list for your own self-reflection. Use these dot-points to identify areas of development also.