Ms. Dominico’s Year 12 VCE English Class

Unit 3: Context SAC (SAC #4) Material: context-sac-1-sac-4-material-and-prompts
***NOTE: We have specified the audience…***

Another “How To” Tip!

What do I write?

Step 1: What are the ideas in the prompt? What does the prompt MEAN?

Step 2: How does the prompt relate to “Whose Reality?” (context)

Step 3: How does the prompt relate to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind?

Step 4: What can I write that will address the ideas in Step 1, 2 and 3?

Here is another prompt for you to write: 1) a written explanation and 2) a SAC response

PROMPT: ‘It’s not what we remember but rather how we choose to remember it’

Steps to Success:

1) Write your statement of explanation first (use the “triangle”: discuss the prompt, discuss how the prompt relates to the context “whose reality?” and the film ESSM, and then how your writing will discuss the ideas in the prompt as it relates to the context-film.

2) Write the piece of writing that addresses the ideas in your statement of explanation.

Do it for before Wednesday and I can give you some feedback before you do the actual SAC!

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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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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responding-to-the-prompt-example.docI’m trying to include the notes Tim graciously typed up for us yesterday; however, I have not had success uploading photos/files, yet. Here goes!

Quotations:

** ‘Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away.’ Philip K. Dick
** ‘Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.’ Albert Einstein
** ‘Are you sure that the floor can’t also be a ceiling?’ M.C. Escher
** ‘There is an objective reality out there, but we view it through the spectacles of our beliefs, attitudes and values.’ David G Myers, Social Psychology
** ‘There are no facts, only interpretations.’ Freidrich Nietzsche
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Some questions to consider:

1. What is reality?
2. Is there such a thing as objective reality, or does every individual’s perceptions of reality differ – a subjective reality?
3. How might we become aware that our perception of reality is not the same as another person’s?
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