Ms. Dominico’s Year 12 VCE English Class

A written explanation would help!

“To see the importance of the written explanation (Insight p. 133) where the ideas generated from the text must be clearly explained in cases where the actual text is not mentioned by name in the response itself.” – Ms. Duffy

First of all, stop panicking! This is a totally achievable task.

You just need to spend some time looking at examples, and practising your writing.

Remember the keys to success: prompt + film + good writing = a good piece.

There are lots of models. I’ve posted 2 so far. (You can use the categories on the sidebar to search out the “exemplars” which are 2 student responses.)

Also,

page 128 Insight: Expository writing (Essay) with a model Written Explanation on “Whose Reality” (different text than we have studied, but same idea)

page 132-134 Insight: Imaginative Writing (fable) has a very good Written Explanation/Statement of Intention

Someone in Ms. Duffy’s class wrote a piece “Be careful what you wish for….” a fable that uses idea from P 133-34 Insight.

The student’s piece was based around (more…)

Check the following in each piece of writing you do:

1 Have I crafted a carefully worded statement of explanation that
explains purpose, form, language, audience, context? (150 words) 0/1/2/3

2. Have I addressed the prompt? 0/1/2/3

3. Have I made reference to “Eternal Sunshine” or incorporated
ideas from it? 0/1/2/3

4. Have I chosen the expository, persuasive or imaginative writing
forms? Is this clear? 0/1/2/3

5. Whose perspective am I creating this composition from?
(eg First person omniscient, Third person narrative) 0/1/2/3
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‘What people remember shapes their understanding of themselves and their world.’

In trying to make sense of who we are, we have only our memories of our past to help us to formulate our concept of ourselves as we are now. In a complex interchange our memories are joined to our personalities and help define our identity. Our values and beliefs are also shaped by our memories; either through social interaction or remembering the lessons passed on by significant people in our lives. Memories provide boundaries to our relationships with people in the world around – they govern our behaviour by providing a context to consider our actions.
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