DRAFT DUE: Term 3, Week 1 Wednesday (July 5th, 2017) Final: Soon thereafter. T3, Wk 3, Wed
Key Themes to Consider. You might use one per paragraph, exploring one, two or even three of these ideas.
A couple of you are instead reading The Curious Incident of The Dog In The Night-Time by Mark Haddon. I recommend reading the example essay in the Jasper Jones Assignment Sheet file and getting support from http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/the-curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time/ and http://www.gradesaver.com/the-curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time/study-guide/themes
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This is an Externally marked 30% piece, comparing two texts. DRAFT Due: Term 3, Week 3 FINAL Due and SENT OFF TO SACE: Term 3, Week 6
UPDATE 13th June 2017...
UPDATE 3rd July 2017... How to read your book and take notes (Cornell Style Quote Analysis) Basically, write your quotes, then a 3-sentence summary of how this quote relates to the literature/theme/ideas. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbxG7LTHiBQ UPDATE 28 August 2017 A nice little document on the basic structure of a text comparison. Comparison Paragraph Writing Watching a film and taking notes?
UPDATE 12th July 2017... You've seen a B- and A- example Comparative Studies (A3 sheet up on our wall in BB18). Now for some OTHER examples (NOTE: these are from the SACE English Lit course, but mark similar standards).
The TED TALK will be 10% of your overall grade, and requires a WRITER'S STATEMENT (draft of 300-1000 words, with the Final to be chosen in Term 3). DRAFT DUE: FINALS PRESENTED: If you have legitimate anxiety around presenting to a large audience, negotiate an alternative with your teacher. We can arrange a lunchtime, etc. Essential TED TALK Files:
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You'll end up writing THREE shorter Writer's Statements (300-1000 words each)
THEN In Term 3 we choose your strongest one and make it 1000 words. We focus on techniques, the context, your audience, and purpose. Examples:
Here's the WRITER'S STATEMENT PROMPT SHEET. You should aim to answer as many of the questions as your text allows you to. For the Recount you may not be able to answer much about the audience, but in the TED TALK you can go nuts on that and on the techniques employed. Use this sheet for all three statements. Just in case it doesn't upload... Here's the contents... Stage 2 English Writer’s Statement Scaffold Use the following scaffold to help structure your Writer’s Statement. Remember that the purpose of this statement is to analyse the text that you have created. You should therefore be examining the range of language techniques, stylistic devices, conventions, ideas and perspectives you have used and how you have used them to create meaning. You should aim to write 300 - 500 words for the statement, keeping in mind your final piece will be 1000 words. Perhaps all three you write are 1000 words, then you choose the best one and save yourself time later… Or each is 300-1000 and you choose the best one later… TEXT TYPE
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The 'Into The Wild' Film Essay forms 10% of your overall grade.
DRAFT Due: FINAL Due: The Essential INTO THE WILD Files:
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The Recount forms 10% of your overall grade. DRAFT Due: FINAL Due: The Stage 2 English RECOUNT files:
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