St. Gregory’s College

English Assessment

HSC English Studies

Mandatory Module: We Are Australian

ASSESSMENT TASK:Australian Identity Essay

DUE DATE:26th November, 2014WEIGHTING:15%

OUTCOMES ASSESSED:

H4.1 plans and organises, with teacher support to complete tasks or projects, both individually and collaboratively. H1.4 demonstrates further development of skills in expression in English at an appropriate level of accuracy and fluency to enrich their personal lives and to provide a sound basis for current and future education, careers and citizenship.

H3.2 recognises a range of audiences and selects appropriate text forms, vocabulary, style and tone when writing and speaking for those audiences.

H4.2 works effectively, both as an individual and within a group, to research, select, organise and communicate information a nd ideas related to a variety of topics.

Task description

You are to prepare to write an essay of approximately 750 words which addresses the following:

“Australia is one of the most diverse nations in the world, with not only its landscapes but also its people who derive from every corner of the earth. Because of this, it is difficult to generalise Australians beyond the typical outback image that we present to the rest of the world. Even we as Australians tend to

generalise and assume that there is little difference between us.” David Malouf (Australian Author)

Discuss the icons, images, values and language that demonstrate the genuine Australian identity as opposed to the generalizations that Malouf is referencing? How is that identity depicted in the novel Raw

and in other texts studied in class?

You will then write this essay in an English period, under examination conditions.

No notes may be brought into the examination.

Study:

Content covered in class and any relevant research you have completed to answer the question.

Ensure that you are familiar with how to write an essay.

You will be assessed on how well you:

show the diversity of ideas that make up the Australian identity.

demonstrate the ability to write expressively and imaginatively.

write using essay format

MARKING GUIDELINES

Criteria Mark

G) Observes the conventions of the essay form

(•)• Uses a range of appropriate vocabulary which goes beyond the everyday 13-15

Demonstrates sustained,sophisticated and cleverly structured development

of ideas and knowledge of text. rr·

• Observes most of the conventions of the essay form

8 Uses appropriate vocabulary which may go beyond the everyday 10-12

f) Demonstrates sound development of ideas and knowledge of text.

•Observes some of the conventions of the essay form

•Uses appropriate vocabulary

•Demonstrates some development of ideas and knowledge of text. 7-9

• Limited use of the conventions of the essay form

•May use inappropriate vocabulary for purpose, audience and

•context 4-6

•Demonstrates limited development of ideas and knowledge of text.

• Little or no sense of the essay form 1-3

•Simple, undeveloped ideas expressed and little knowledge of text.

•Non attempt0

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