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HSC examination rubrics

English (Standard) and (Advanced)

Paper 1 – Area of Study

Section I


In your answers you will be assessed on how well you:

  • demonstrate understanding of the way perceptions of belonging are shaped in and through texts
  • describe, explain and analyse the relationship between language, text and context

Section II


In your answer you will be assessed on how well you:

  • express understanding of belonging in the context of your studies
  • organise, develop and express ideas using language appropriate to audience, purpose and context

Section III


In your answer you will be assessed on how well you:

  • demonstrate understanding of the concept of belonging in the context of your study
  • analyse, explain and assess the ways belonging is represented in a variety of texts
  • organise, develop and express ideas using language appropriate to audience, purpose and context

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