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?

Granted that Ian McEwan is not a Year 12 VCE student, play along with me for the purposes of this activity.

Let’s Pretend:
* Ian is a Year 12 VCE student
* that he was given the same prompt as you for Post #6 (memory and lives shaping…)
* you are his VCE assessor

TASK: Follow the instruction in today’s Word document (Sample Written Explanation and Student Piece of writing) to highlight and assess McEwan’s writing. Post your edits onto your blog so we can all learn from you!

Here is the file: sample-written-explanation-for-atonement1

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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Tonight’s HW:

POST #5 TASK: Re-write the plot of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind as if it were to happen in a different context. 

 EXPECTATIONS:

• Incorporate your understanding of the over-arching concept of the film (eg. “it’s a film about changing realities”)
• Write in EITHER: expository, persuasive, or imaginative style
• FORM: your choice, but suitable to a purpose which you should specify
• Include at least 4 stylistic devices that we discussed today: (imagery, music, dialogue, puns…)

READ:

Our Plot Summary:

“Two people fall in love, break up and have their memories erased only to find each other again–and discover they have changed.”

Over-arching Concept Boardnotes:

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