Focus area: Author and authority (2024 syllabus)

4 dot points across 4 inquiry questions, in syllabus order. Each dot point has a focused answer, with exam-style questions and worked answers where available.

What does the Author and authority focus area ask of an Extension 2 student, and how is the new online exam built around it?

Students investigate what authority an author holds over a body of work and how that authority is built, tested and contested, and study one author in depth

New 2024 syllabus (first HSC 2027): what the Author and authority focus area asks of Extension 2 students, how the new 100-mark course is split between the online exam and the Major Work, and how to prepare for the author study.

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How do you study Alexis Wright as an author, and what does her body of work offer an argument about authority, sovereignty and storytelling?

Students study the work of Alexis Wright in depth, investigating recurring concerns and methods across her body of work and the authority her writing claims and grants

New 2024 syllabus (first HSC 2027): a respectful guide to studying Alexis Wright as an Extension 2 author: reading across a body of work, authority grounded in Country and story, and how to argue about method without quoting.

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How do you study Haruki Murakami as an author, and what does his body of work offer an argument about authority, especially in translation?

Students study the work of Haruki Murakami in depth, investigating recurring concerns and methods across his body of work and the authority his writing claims and grants

New 2024 syllabus (first HSC 2027): a guide to studying Haruki Murakami as an Extension 2 author: how to read across a body of work, why translation matters to authority, and how to argue about method without quoting.

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How do you study Henry James as an author, and what does his body of work offer an argument about authority?

Students study the work of Henry James in depth, investigating recurring concerns and methods across his body of work and the authority his writing claims and grants

New 2024 syllabus (first HSC 2027): a guide to studying Henry James as an Extension 2 author: how to map a body of work, which questions about authority his fiction invites, and how to build an argument without relying on remembered quotes.

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