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Part A HSC-style task: Sample answers and marking criteria
Question 1
Outcomes assessed: 2.1, 2.2
| Marking criteria | |
|---|---|
| Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of why the woman calls the man den Knilch | 3 marks |
| Demonstrates a good understanding of why the woman calls the man den Knilch | 2 marks |
| Provides some relevant information | 1 mark |
Your answer may include:
She regards him as an idiot for several reasons. Firstly, he crashed into her in the snowstorm and then he addressed her in very formal language, which sounded ridiculous. He also used the opportunity to try to chat her up – asking her out for breakfast on the pretext that fate had thrown them together and she couldn’t refuse.
Question 2
Outcomes assessed: 2.1, 2.2
| Marking criteria | |
|---|---|
| Demonstrates a perceptive understanding of how the statement reflects the mood of the young woman | 3 marks |
| Demonstrates a good understanding of how the statement reflects the mood of the young woman | 2 marks |
| Provides some relevant information | 1 mark |
Your answer may include:
She was in a hurry and had no time to stop and reflect. Despite the strangeness of the encounter, she forgot it in an instant, pressing on, as quickly as possible. She was very focused that morning and didn’t have time for any distractions. She was having difficulties with her job and could not afford to be late.
Question 3
Outcomes assessed: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
| Marking criteria | |
|---|---|
| Demonstrates a perceptive understanding of the significance of the title; comments on how the impact would have differed, had it been called Der Schwindel | 4 marks |
| Demonstrates a good understanding of the significance of the title; comments on how the impact would have differed, had it been called Der Schwindel | 2‑3 marks |
| Provides some relevant information | 1 mark |
Your answer may include:
The title Kein Job für eine Lady is ambiguous and contributes to the impression, strongly implied in the development of the plot, that the young woman is a thief. Her father’s disapproval and the bartender’s comments that she has a hard job are also reinforced by the title, planting in the reader’s mind the idea that her career is an unusual one for a woman. Had the story been called Der Schwindel, the reader would have been alerted to the fact that a trick was to be played, and the story would have lost its element of surprise, and therefore, its impact. The title also raises the issue of gender stereotypes, made more evident once her real profession is revealed – at this instant, the title can be seen as ironic.
Question 4
Outcomes assessed: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
| Marking criteria | |
|---|---|
| Demonstrates a perceptive understanding of the attitudes of others towards the young woman and how this highlights the message of tolerance of difference Refers to her father, the shop assistants and the man in the department store |
4‑5 marks |
| Demonstrates a good understanding of the attitudes of others towards the young woman and how this highlights the message of tolerance of difference Refers to her father, the shop assistants and the man in the department store |
3 marks |
| Provides some relevant information | 1‑2 marks |
Your answer may include:
The young woman is faced with prejudice throughout the story. Her father lectures her every week about the need for her to return home and get married. He has very old-fashioned, stereotyped ideas about the role of women and his attitude towards her is based on gender. The shop assistants are prejudiced against her because they think they are better than she is – they judge her out of a sense of social superiority. The store thief thinks he is superior because she is young and a woman. How could she possibly be as good as he is? In each case she is misjudged – and this becomes obvious when her true identity is revealed. With the young woman’s masterstroke at catching the thief, the author sends a clear message – we should all beware of categorising, stereotyping and misjudging others, should we be caught out in the end. Judging a book by its cover can be a very ill-advised thing to do.
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