Ms. Dominico’s Year 12 VCE English Class

Class Notes:

prompt-overview-and-assessment-of-context.doc = Class Notes on Understanding the requirements of the creative writing task

Post #6:

Prompt: “What people remember shapes their understanding of themselvesand their world.”

• Response based on Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind

For a model response, see: http://en36.edublogs.org/2008/05/21/student-response-to-todays-context-prompt-2/

Length: 900 + words

Due Date: Tuesday May 26

 

My father’s eyes widened, he stood still and just stared at me in bewilderment.

“Don’t be ridiculous! An artist! Pfft! Who is an artist? Who’s going to feed you! I haven’t slaved away my life, come to a whole new country to have a daughter of mine become an artist. What kind of a person is an artist?

You don’t even know any artist! What kind of job is that?”

I could see he was building himself up to a major eruption. We argued on, but in the end, I stalked out of the house. Hours later, when I returned, he was quiet, but vigilant. I decided the best course of action was to avoid communication on the topic. I duly filled in the preference form for my Year 12 subjects, and here I am, doing Art, Design Tech. and Media. There’s not a Science or Maths subject to be seen. My father’s disgust continues, but what can he do?

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