Ms. Dominico’s Year 12 VCE English Class

Hey everyone,
as stated in yesterday’s class, here is what is due for Monday:

In the OXFORD guide:

1) “Write like Drewe” Activity (#2 on Page 3): Using the characteristics of Drewe’s writing (as described in pages 1-2) write a brief “realistic” description of an episode in your life.

Audience = Ms. Dominico
Purpose = to demonstrate control over these language features

at least one tricolon *the “rule of 3!”;

some proper nouns and authentic details *eg. the Eureka Towers really is in the Melbourne skyline in 2008 Australia;

some evocation of the senses *eg. the Yarra River smells like dead fish decaying on the shore line;

2) Analysis of Drewe’s Writing (#3 on Page 5):

Write a brief explanation of the ways that Drewe shapes the writing on page 147 to make the reader see the humour in the scene (** Refer to pages 3-5 for help). Comment on the things such as the sequence of ideas, specific choices of words and phrases, and the tone of the narrative voice.