Tips for choosing your Belonging related texts

20 November, 2010

 

 

Hi everyone,

Here are a few quick tips from Ferg to help you choose a perfect related text for your HSC English Belonging essay.

  1. Try to select a text that is relatively short. There is no point reading a novel for a text you are going to write 200-300 words on in your essay. 

  2. Select a text that is a different text type to your prescribed text

  3. If you are selecting a film look at Tropfest FILMS (there are plenty on youtube)

  4. Make sure that you can establish a strong connection with your prescribed text. 

 
Writing up your text

  • Make sure that you do not simply tell the story of your text

  • Make sure that you don’t write more than 300 words

  • Make sure that your discussion is rich in quotes and techniques. I suggest at least 6 of each

 

Remember, if you have any specific questions about choosing related texts for your Belonging essay or any of your other modules (conflicting perspectives, History and Memory etc) you can use the "Ask a question" function within our website.  The FergHSC marking team can also give you personalised feedback on your essay and direction on how to improve it. All essays submitted through the website are returned within 72 hours.To find out more about FergHSC online essay coaching click here..

Other FergHSC content for HSC English Belonging

Check out our Video Preview Lessons for:
Belonging As You Like It Immigrant Chronicle

Romulus, My Father Emily Dickinson Strictly Ballroom
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