Focus area: Major Work (2024 syllabus)

2 dot points across 2 inquiry questions, in syllabus order. Each dot point has a focused answer, with exam-style questions and worked answers where available.

What changes in the Extension 2 Major Work under the 2024 syllabus, and what do the shorter limits and the end of the Reflection Statement mean for how you plan?

Students compose a Major Work within the new, shorter limits for their chosen form, and no longer submit a Reflection Statement

New 2024 syllabus (first HSC 2027): the new, shorter Major Work limits for each form, the end of the Reflection Statement, how the Major Work is weighted in the new 100-mark course, and what these changes mean for planning and drafting.

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How do you plan, draft and refine a Major Work that fits the new, shorter limits and makes its own case without a Reflection Statement?

Students plan, draft and refine a Major Work with a controlling concept, deliberate form and sustained control within the limits for their chosen form

New 2024 syllabus (first HSC 2027): a practical process for planning, drafting and cutting a Major Work within the new limits, with original practice questions and worked solutions on concept, form and revision.

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