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Focus area: Texts and human experiences (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 does the new Texts and human experiences focus area ask of you, and how is it examined in HSC English Paper 1?

Students study how texts represent individual and collective human experiences, and show what they have learnt in a close study of one prescribed text and in the analysis of unseen material

New 2024 syllabus (first HSC 2027): what the Texts and human experiences focus area asks of English Advanced and English Standard students, how Paper 1 is structured, which texts are prescribed for 2027 to 2030, and how to prepare.

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How do you compose a high-scoring Paper 1 response, both to unseen texts in Section I and to your prescribed text in Section II?

Students plan, draft and refine analytical responses that explain how composers represent human experiences, using precise evidence from unseen and prescribed texts

New 2024 syllabus (first HSC 2027): how to compose strong Paper 1 answers for English Advanced and Standard, from short responses on unseen texts to the extended response on your prescribed text, with original practice questions and worked solutions.

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