The Area of Study for  HSC 2007 - 2008 is Journeys.

Materials on the Prescribed texts.

This is information about the HSC English: Area of Study you need to be clear about:

Your related material needs to have some connection to the issues raised in your Area of Study: Journeys and as they are reflected in your prescribed text and the Area of Study Stimulus Booklet texts.

Each focus Area has a number of HSC Prescribed Texts.

You will study one of these texts.

You MUST use your HSC Prescribed Text in your Area of Study responses.

You must collect related material of your own choosing that supports

·         your growing understanding of Journeys;

·         your Area of Study Prescribed Text, and

·         your selections from the Area of Study Stimulus Booklet.

Your Prescribed Text and the Stimulus Booklet should be a guide to you in choosing materials that are literary and have something of substance to say to their audience.

You MUST also use two of the related materials you have selected in your Area of Study responses.

If you do this, you will be able to make connections between all your text in your responses and you will make your response stronger.

Being able to make connections between texts means looking at:

·         what the texts say in common

·         what they differ on

·         how the composers have chosen to express their meaning

·         what you think about what is being said

will make a big and positive difference to the quality of your response.

Follow the link to find some HSC Area of Study resources  to help you in your studies.