Listedspecifictechniquesin theintroductionIntroduction -missing singleinvertedcommas fromtitle (may haveused double)Missingcapitalletters intext titleMissingthesis/topicstatements atthe beginningof paragraphsDid notintroducequote - justused it to starta sentenceIntroduction- missingcomposernameBasic transitionstatements -firstly, secondly,finally, inconclusion etc.'Used/uses'Thecomposerused...Vague analysisthat providesno detail - "thecolour evokesemotion"'Shows'Thistechniqueshows...Did not evaluate(assess) "to whatextent" thestatement true foryour textIntroduction -missingform. Novel,prose fictionetc.Paragraphbegins with aquote - nothesis or topicstatementNo link to thequestion atthe end of aparagraphMerely quoted thequestion withoutdeveloping it - “thedanger for us all is tobelieve thateverything is what itseems.” Mostly retoldthe story andexplainedthe quotesDid notcomplete afull essay -due to timeconstraintsQuoting thetext then justexplainingwhat thequote 'shows'Used firstperson insteadof the reader,audience,responder etc.Short conclusion -did not restate title,author, form, anoverview ofthesis'/directanswer to questionFlaws inspellingand/orexpressionNo technicallanguage/techniques or awholeparagraphwithout itFocused onthe charactersin the text,rather thanthe composerAnotherexample...(addingevidence orideasrandomly)No textualevidence(quotes) or awholeparagraphwithout itListedspecifictechniquesin theintroductionIntroduction -missing singleinvertedcommas fromtitle (may haveused double)Missingcapitalletters intext titleMissingthesis/topicstatements atthe beginningof paragraphsDid notintroducequote - justused it to starta sentenceIntroduction- missingcomposernameBasic transitionstatements -firstly, secondly,finally, inconclusion etc.'Used/uses'Thecomposerused...Vague analysisthat providesno detail - "thecolour evokesemotion"'Shows'Thistechniqueshows...Did not evaluate(assess) "to whatextent" thestatement true foryour textIntroduction -missingform. Novel,prose fictionetc.Paragraphbegins with aquote - nothesis or topicstatementNo link to thequestion atthe end of aparagraphMerely quoted thequestion withoutdeveloping it - “thedanger for us all is tobelieve thateverything is what itseems.” Mostly retoldthe story andexplainedthe quotesDid notcomplete afull essay -due to timeconstraintsQuoting thetext then justexplainingwhat thequote 'shows'Used firstperson insteadof the reader,audience,responder etc.Short conclusion -did not restate title,author, form, anoverview ofthesis'/directanswer to questionFlaws inspellingand/orexpressionNo technicallanguage/techniques or awholeparagraphwithout itFocused onthe charactersin the text,rather thanthe composerAnotherexample...(addingevidence orideasrandomly)No textualevidence(quotes) or awholeparagraphwithout it

Trial HSC - Common Module Essay - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Listed specific techniques in the introduction
  2. Introduction - missing single inverted commas from title (may have used double)
  3. Missing capital letters in text title
  4. Missing thesis/topic statements at the beginning of paragraphs
  5. Did not introduce quote - just used it to start a sentence
  6. Introduction - missing composer name
  7. Basic transition statements - firstly, secondly, finally, in conclusion etc.
  8. 'Used/uses' The composer used...
  9. Vague analysis that provides no detail - "the colour evokes emotion"
  10. 'Shows' This technique shows...
  11. Did not evaluate (assess) "to what extent" the statement true for your text
  12. Introduction - missing form. Novel, prose fiction etc.
  13. Paragraph begins with a quote - no thesis or topic statement
  14. No link to the question at the end of a paragraph
  15. Merely quoted the question without developing it - “the danger for us all is to believe that everything is what it seems.” 
  16. Mostly retold the story and explained the quotes
  17. Did not complete a full essay - due to time constraints
  18. Quoting the text then just explaining what the quote 'shows'
  19. Used first person instead of the reader, audience, responder etc.
  20. Short conclusion - did not restate title, author, form, an overview of thesis'/direct answer to question
  21. Flaws in spelling and/or expression
  22. No technical language/ techniques or a whole paragraph without it
  23. Focused on the characters in the text, rather than the composer
  24. Another example... (adding evidence or ideas randomly)
  25. No textual evidence (quotes) or a whole paragraph without it