Classical Hebrew Extension 2016 HSC exam pack (archive)
2016 Classical Hebrew Extension HSC paper (archived)
Marking guidelines
Marking guidelines are developed with the examination paper and are used by markers to guide their marking of a student's response. The table shows each question and the criteria with each mark or mark range.
Sample answers may also be developed and included in the guidelines to make sure questions assess a student's knowledge and skills, and guide the Supervisor of Marking on the expected nature and scope of a student's response. They are not intended to be exemplary or even complete answers or responses.
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Use the feedback to guide preparation for future examinations. Feedback includes an overview of the qualities of better responses. Feedback may not be provided for every question.
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Characteristics of better responses:
- a clear understanding of the poetic/literary features of the Biblical text (Q1)
- a thorough knowledge of both text and commentary (Q1)
- incorporating the notes in the Talmud in the responses (Q2)
- a sound knowledge of the background to Isaiah (Q1 and Q3)
- identifying the religious and socio-political conditions as part of the analysis (Q3)
- analysing the relationship between the prophecies and the religious and socio-political conditions, rather than just describing the relationship (Q3).
Characteristics of weaker responses:
- the inability to articulate the various arguments in the Talmud (Q2)
- focusing on the religious aspects at the expense of the socio-political conditions (Q3)
- not providing a logical and cohesive response (Q3)
- not incorporating all extracts in the extended response (Q3).
Characteristics of better responses:
- writing logical and coherent answers, even for the short-answer questions
- identifying the literary features and explaining their effect (Q4)
- using a range of examples from the text to support the response (Q4 and Q6)
- recognising the shoresh, banyan and tense of the more difficult verbs (Q5)
- displaying a thorough understanding of the theological ideas expressed by the psalmist (Q6).
Characteristics of weaker responses:
- the inability to apply knowledge of grammar to an unseen text, resulting in inaccuracies in parsing and in explaining syntax (Q4 and Q5)
- summarising the text rather than explaining or analysing it as required (Q4, Q5 and Q6)
- providing only a limited number of literary techniques or other examples from the text as required (Q4 and Q6).
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