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ASSESSMENT TASK NOTIFICATION

DEPARTMENT English COURSE Year 10

TASK NO 4 WEIGHTING 20%

DUE DATE Please refer to the Examination Schedule when it is released.

DESCRIPTION OF TASK
In Term 4, you have been studying Australian Voices in Poetry, focussing on how Peter
Skrzynecki communicates his family’s experiences as migrants in a certain historical, political,
social and cultural context of Australia.

In the Yearly Examination, you will respond to a series of short answer questions under
examination conditions. The questions will require you to demonstrate your knowledge and
understanding of the suite of poems you have studied in class. The short answer questions will
increase in length and difficulty throughout the Examination Paper.

TWO extracts from any of the following poems will be included in the Yearly Examination:
 Migrant Hostel
 Feliks Skrzynecki
 10 Mary Street
 My Mother Disliked the Sea
The Examination will be 40 minutes in length and there will be no reading time.

SUBMISSION DETAILS

Examination conditions apply

SYLLABUS OUTCOMES

3B, 6C, 7D, 8D

SUGGESTED STRATEGIES FOR PREPARATION


In preparation for the task, you will need to familiarise yourself fully with the poems. In
particular, you should focus on how a variety of poetic techniques are used by the composer to
convey key ideas.
You will need to revisit the skills required in this type of task, taking into account time
management. The teaching-learning sequence and theTWO Formative Tasks are designed to
help you prepare for the examination.

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