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Cambridge Checkpoints HSC Advanced English
Sample response: Film
Prescribed text: Strictly Ballroom, Baz Luhrmann, 1997
Related text: A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams, 1947 (drama)
Introduction names the texts and links them directly to the question Develops a thesis which applies to both texts The topic sentence on not belonging connects the next two paragraphs which are about the same idea but discuss the different texts separately Using supporting evidence Closing sentence that sums up the ideas in both texts and links these directly with the words in the question Topic: settings and belonging in both texts Strictly Ballroom, directed by Baz Luhrmann in 1997, and A Streetcar
Named Desire, written by Tennessee Williams in 1947, explore the concept of belonging in very different ways and arrive at different conclusions about the statement, “Understanding nourishes belonging … a lack of understanding prevents it”. The film shows that understanding and acceptance can lead to a stronger sense of inclusion for those who are outsiders and that everyone benefits and grows from understanding others.
In the play, however, understanding and acceptance are actively discouraged and prevented by those who favour self-interest over connection and inclusion. Williams shows us that some people fear belonging because it undermines their individuality and dominance. They therefore do all they can to prevent their power being diminished by the group. At the outset, the two texts establish a sense of not belonging. In the film, we see a group of people who are all alike in appearance and behaviour, but they do not connect with each other emotionally. There are raised voices, disagreements and physical anger. There is great unhappiness within the
Hastings family over Scott’s attempts to assert his individuality by dancing non-regulation steps. We know immediately that Fran is an outsider because of her
Cambridge Checkpoints HSC Advanced English
Sample response: Film
Prescribed text: Strictly Ballroom, Baz Luhrmann, 1997
Related text: A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams, 1947 (drama)
Introduction names the texts and links them directly to the question Develops a thesis which applies to both texts The topic sentence on not belonging connects the next two paragraphs which are about the same idea but discuss the different texts separately Using supporting evidence Closing sentence that sums up the ideas in both texts and links these directly with the words in the question Topic: settings and belonging in both texts Strictly Ballroom, directed by Baz Luhrmann in 1997, and A Streetcar
Named Desire, written by Tennessee Williams in 1947, explore the concept of belonging in very different ways and arrive at different conclusions about the statement, “Understanding nourishes belonging … a lack of understanding prevents it”. The film shows that understanding and acceptance can lead to a stronger sense of inclusion for those who are outsiders and that everyone benefits and grows from understanding others.
In the play, however, understanding and acceptance are actively discouraged and prevented by those who favour self-interest over connection and inclusion. Williams shows us that some people fear belonging because it undermines their individuality and dominance. They therefore do all they can to prevent their power being diminished by the group. At the outset, the two texts establish a sense of not belonging. In the film, we see a group of people who are all alike in appearance and behaviour, but they do not connect with each other emotionally. There are raised voices, disagreements and physical anger. There is great unhappiness within the
Hastings family over Scott’s attempts to assert his individuality by dancing non-regulation steps. We know immediately that Fran is an outsider because of her