Common Module – Texts and the Human Experience
Text: Past the Shallows by Favel Parrett
Question 1:
Analyse how the representations of the natural environment shapes your understanding of
family in Past the Shallows.
Question 2:
How effectively does your prescribed text tell stories to reveal both the personal and shared
nature of human experiences?
Question 3:
How do writers draw in readers to explore the fragility of human emotions in their texts?
Question 4:
“Texts represent how individuals are shaped by their experiences.”
With reference to the above prompt, respond to the following question: To what extent
does Past the Shallows explore the impact of trauma on human experience.
Question 5:
How does Favel Parrett use family relationships to explore significant human experiences in
Past the Shallows.
Question 6:
Analyse the representation of loss and grief and the influence of these experiences in
understanding themselves and others.
Question 7:
To what extent does Past the Shallows represent human experience as a struggle for
resilience and survival?
Question 8:
How does Parrett explore contradictions and complexities within the human experience?
Question 9:
Analyse how the representation of particular lives in your prescribed text enriches your
understanding of the endurance of the human spirit.
Generic Marking Criteria:
Please self mark your work, with specific annotated feedback, using the MC below, before
sharing with me.
Criteria Marks
Explicitly demonstrates a perceptive and sustained understanding of how 20 -17
the text represents human experiences in response to the given question
Well selected and precise textual evidence with explicit analysis or
explanation of language, form or structure for significance
Expresses an explicit understanding of how the text evokes experiences
that shape identity, relationships and perspectives
Sustains a clear, cohesive and coherent form of expression throughout
Clearly demonstrates a perceptive understanding of how the text 16 –
represents human experiences in response to the given question 13
Well selected and relevant textual evidence with clear analysis or
explanation of language, form or structure for significance
Expresses a clear understanding of how the text evokes experiences that
shape identity, relationships and perspectives
Sustains a clear, cohesive and coherent form of expression, with minor
discrepancies.
Demonstrates an understanding of how the text represents human 12 – 9
experiences in response to the given question
Relevant textual evidence with some analysis or explanation of language,
form or structure
Expresses an understanding of how the text evokes experiences that shape
identity, relationships and perspectives, may lack depth
Sustains a clear, cohesive or coherent form of expression
Demonstrates a basic understanding of the text and human experiences in 8–5
response to the given question
Textual evidence lacks analysis or explanation, with basic significance
Basic understanding of how the text evokes experiences that shape
identity, relationships and perspectives, may lack depth
Expression is unclear or repetitive
Limited understanding of text and human experiences 4-1
Textual evidence lacks significance and limited analysis
Limited control of expression