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Students should be encouraged to refer to the social purposes as listed in the study design. They should also take care when referring to subsystem patterns  \n􀁸 frame responses in Section A to address the question accurately, providing enough detail and relevant examples as justification when required  \n􀁸 read questions in Section A carefully to ensure all elements have been addressed  \n􀁸 avoid relying on one example across multiple questions  \n􀁸 avoid providing more examples than required  \n􀁸 focus on salient features when analysing the text provided in Section B  \n􀁸 ensure that features of texts in Section B are identified and explained in relation to the register, context and/or social purposes of the text  \n􀁸 select a range of features across the whole text, focusing on those features that best assist in supporting the text’s functions and social purposes  \n􀁸 ensure their Section C essay response addresses the whole topic , focusing on the key words of the question. There were attempts by some students to modify prepared responses to the given topics; these typically did not score well. Careful reading of the stimuli provided can be very helpful in guiding student responses towards relevant ideas  \n􀁸 select relevant examples of English and linguistic theory in Australian contemporary society for their response to Section C, and use appropriate metalanguage to discuss them .  \nSpecific information  \nNote: Student responses reproduced in this report have not been corrected for grammar, spelling or factual information.  \nThis report provides sample answers or an indication of what answers may have included. Unless otherwise stated , these are not intended to be exemplary or complete responses.  \nThe statistics in this report may be subject to rounding resulting in a total more or less than 100 per cent.  \nSection A – Short-answer questions  \nText 1  \nIn Text 1 , students were presented with a ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ multimodal text for a boutique deodorant company, ‘Whiff-a-way’. The text consisted of written questions and answers that readers could expand by ‘clicking’, with some responses containing short videos that also answered customers’ questions. Parts of Text 1 included transcripts of spoken text.  \nQuestion 1  \n\n| Marks | 0 | 1 | 2 | Average |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| % | 17 | 47 | 36 | 1.2 |\n\nTo score two marks, students needed to accurately describe how jargon supported a social purpose of the text. For example, students could discuss how the company used scientific jargon to establish itself as knowledgeable about its products and how they work , promoting itself as a trustworthy authority within the marketplace.  \nHigher-scoring responses referred to the field or domain the jargon belonged to, or provided specific discussion of the text’s context.  \nSome examples of jargon that students selected included ‘pH’ (line 9) , ‘(sweat) pores’ (lines 15 , 20 , 30 , 35 , 44) , ‘anti-perspirant(s)’ (lines 11 , 16 , 18 , 29 , 32 , 34) , ‘snake-oil cures’ (line 8) , ‘science’ (line 8) , ‘deodorant(s)’(lines 13 , 32 , 36) , ‘the TGA’ (line 33) and ‘bacteria’ (lines 9 , 37) . A variety of acceptable fields were referred to by students when describing their examples.  \nThe following is an example of a high-scoring response.  \nThe scientific jargon ‘pH ’ (9) helps the Whiff-a-way company in establishing their expertise regarding deodorants, thus making their claims appear more trustworthy and encouraging consumers to purchase their product which is based on scientific evidence.  \nQuestion 2  \n\n| Marks | 0 | 1 | 2 | Average |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| % | 25 | 18 | 57 | 1.3 |\n\nFor two marks, students needed to identify an example of patterning, including a subsystem . Students were not required to analyse the effect of the patterning. 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