To help you out, here are some handy tips for a specific component of the English HSC exam: the Module C Part B question. 

The Module C Part B question requires you to reflect upon your own work and to demonstrate what you have learnt about the craft of writing. 

This guide is drawn from Sydney Catholic Schools’ Masterclasses series, which offers 38 sessions across 15 HSC subjects.  

What is Module C Part B?

• Module C forms part of Paper 2 – it is worth 20 marks and you are advised to allocate 40 minutes to this section
• It will either consist of a one- or two-part question, however there is no guarantee of a Part B question (the 2020 paper did not have a Part B, but the 2019 paper did) 
• Part B requires you to explain and justify the choices you made in your writing in Part A
• You may be required to demonstrate how your writing links to at least one of the prescribed texts that you have studied as part of your Craft of Writing course

What is the purpose of Module C Part B?

The purpose is to demonstrate:

• Your appreciation of the impact your reading of the model texts has had on your own writing 
• Your confidence in your own writing and your ability to craft writing to the demands of the question
• Your appreciation of, and engagement with, your own writing 
• Your ability to make connections between your own writing and that of the models

What might a Part B question …