In Section I of the exam paper, you will be given about 4 texts which you have never seen before.

They will be of different text types, buttypically there is always 1 visual text and 1 poem. How do I prepare for the unseen elonging texts! "irstly, revise your language and visual techni#ues. Secondly, practise with past HS$ papers and trial papers. %ou need to get used to reading the &'%()*+S of the #uestions and brea, down what the mar,er is loo,ing for, according to the mar,s. The #uestions will either be1. /. 1. 4. Idea.based- (hat is the concept of belonging conveyed in this text! Techni#ue.based- How is 0.. conveyed by the composer of this text! $omprehension.based- (hy does the persona feel alienated! Synthesis 2the final #uestion is 34(3%S a synthesis of the unseen texts5-$ompare and contrast how the composers of T() texts in this Section0 The ,ey is analysing the #uestion and doing all the #uestions within 46 minutes or less. The more your practise, the faster you will be. (hat is the elonging creative! Section II of the exam paper re#uires you to write a 7creative piece8 about belonging. They may *e#uire you to use a specific text type 9 eg. letter, memoir, diary entries, feature article, interview etc *e#uire you to use a particular #uote 9 the concepts in the #uote, or as the opening:ending of your piece *e#uire you to use a particular image 9 the concepts in it, or as the setting, character, ob;ect in your piece *e#uire you to explore a particular idea How do I prepare for the elonging creative! It should be 1666 words. Secondly, memorise it. <ot word for word 9 that=s insane. ut remember the ,ey moments, storyline, the perfect metaphor or sensory imagery that you used0 Thirdly, practise with different stimulus. (hat happens if you have to write it in an interview format! >sing different stimulus forces you to thin, and realise how "4'?I 4' your creative is to adapt to a given stimulus. In Section III, you must write an extended response 9 this is typically an essay, but they $3< specify a different text type e.g. feature article, interview, reflection. %ou will need to write about your prescribed text and related text2s5. (hat do we write aboutin the 3)S essay! The 3)S is pretty easy. %ou need only write about ideas and techni#ues. The syllabus 2go to page 165 provides you with suggestions for belonging ideas 9 identity, relationships, acceptance and understanding. @ersonally, I bring everything bac, to conformity and identity. $hec, out the past HS$ and practise 3)S essay #uestions 9 to get a sense of what you may be re#uired to response to or write about.

%ou may also include minor references to context, which might earn you brownie points or at least show your depth of ,nowledge. +o we need related texts for the 3)S essay! %es. %ou should prepare / related texts 9 and be able to write essays with either )TH or only )<'. Interestingly, both the/66A and /616 HS$ #uestions have specified 7)<' related text8 rather than 7at least )<' related text8, which threw some students, because they had prepared to write for /. %ou should choose text types which are different to your core. "or example, if your core is poetry 2eg. 'mily +ic,inson5, you should choose related texts of a different text type, such as a short story, novel, film, documentary etc. How do I structure my 3)S essay! This is pretty basic, but1. Intro 9 thesis about belonging, respond to #uestion, state texts /. Idea 1 about belonging 1. $ore text /. *elated 1. Idea / about belonging 1. $ore text /. *elated 4. $onclusion %our idea body paragraphs should be sandwiched 2top and bottom5 with a topic sentence explaining the idea about belonging. %ou can also have more than / body paragraph ideas, but I personally find / is enough if you tal, about in great depth. +on=t structure it by texts, because it ma,es it dis;ointed. How do I prepare for the 3)S essay! 1. 3s with the elonging creative, write a brilliant essay. *efine it with the help of your teachers, tutors and peers.It should be 1666 words. /. Bemorise the ,ey points of the essay 9 namely, your ideas, techni#ues, #uotes. 1. @ractise writing your essay to different elonging essay #uestions. See my massive list here. This will test your essay against various #uestions and allow you to see how flexible your thesis is. 4. @ractise writing your essay within 46 minutes or less. (hat is the hardest thing about this 3rea of Study! 'asy! %ou=ve got a broad choice of related texts, a broad choice of ideas to tal, about and the idea is 7basic8 2read- actually complicated5 enough to be understood by all students. The challenge is thus developing a thesis and body paragraph ideas which cover what %)> thin, are the most important ideas about elonging, >T which is also so flexible that it can adapt to any elonging #uestion. I suggest writing multiple elonging essays as a practise in order to arrive at some sort of composite or conglomerate 7S>@'* 'SS3%8 which can achieve that purpose.