Top Notes HSC: Nineteen Eighty-Four & Metropolis (Advanced 2015-20)

Please note that although the cover lists 2015-2020, this title was only valid for 2018-2015 HSC.

At the time of publication (2015), BOSTES released the 2015 Stage 6 English syllabus with prescribed texts meant for 2015-2020 HSC exams.

In 2017, NESA (formerly BOSTES) released the new syllabus for 2019-2023 HSC with new prescribed texts. This meant the 2015 syllabus was only applicable to 2015-2018 HSC exams.

George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and Fritz Lang's Metropolis – Advanced Module A: Comparative Study of Texts and Context

The Top Notes series has been created to assist HSC students of English in their understanding of set texts. Top Notes are easy to read, providing analysis of issues and discussion of important ideas contained in the texts.

Particular care has been taken to ensure that students are able to examine each text in the context of the module it has been allocated to.

Each text includes:

• Notes on the specific module
• Plot summary
• Character analysis
• Setting
• Thematic concerns
• Language studies
• Essay questions and a modelled response
• Other textual material
• Study practice questions
• Useful quotes