Classical Hebrew Extension 2020 HSC exam pack (archive)
2020 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.
Feedback on written examination
Students should:
- use the marks allocated to a question as an indication of the depth and length of response required
- focus on key words in order to address the requirements of the question, for example, explain, account for, compare, analyse, assess
- address all requirements of the question, in particular those relating to reference to other parts of the text or commentary
- show a thorough understanding of the extracts given
- refer to any given verses or statements in their response, showing clear and detailed understanding.
In better responses, students were able to:
- refer to commentary as well as the extracts given (Q1aii, b, Q2)
- use their knowledge of the prescribed text beyond the extracts given (Q3).
Areas for students to improve include:
- developing a thorough understanding of the prescribed commentary (Q1aii, 1b, Q2)
- developing a more precise knowledge of grammatical features (Q1c)
- offering more than a translation or paraphrase of the texts when explanation is required (Q3).
In better responses, students were able to:
- identify and explain grammatical features correctly (Q5b, Q6b)
- explain thoroughly the effect of the psalmist’s use of literary features (Q5c)
- move beyond the identification of emotion and parallelism to provide an analysis (Q6c)
- draw upon examples from the entire extract to support their response (Q6c).
Areas for students to improve include:
- developing a better understanding of poetic and linguistic features (Q5c)
- examining the entire extract(s) given in order to provide a thorough response (Q5, Q6)
- offering more than a translation or paraphrase of the texts when explanation or analysis are required (Q5c, Q6c).
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