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VCE Stuff => VCE English Studies => VCE Subjects + Help => VCE English & EAL => Topic started by: idk235 on March 06, 2022, 06:56:15 pm
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Hi there, I would need some help with making ideas per paragraph and my tests in 3 days
For example, if there was a question of "In Rear Window, discusss how the opening sequence sets up later themes and events", I don't know how to figure out what to write about. I could only think 1 or 2 main ones at best but 3 is required. So, if anyone can help it can be really helpful!
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Hi there, I would need some help with making ideas per paragraph and my tests in 3 days
For example, if there was a question of "In Rear Window, discusss how the opening sequence sets up later themes and events", I don't know how to figure out what to write about. I could only think 1 or 2 main ones at best but 3 is required. So, if anyone can help it can be really helpful!
Hi idk235 welcome to Atar Note
Now you can talk about how in opening sequence their are people in their house whome we are able to see as window are open. Thus voyerism
You can talk about curtain rising at start that also indicate something is about to happen
We have thmometer at start which is rising thus tension is rising
These are some which I can remember
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Hi there, I would need some help with making ideas per paragraph and my tests in 3 days
For example, if there was a question of "In Rear Window, discusss how the opening sequence sets up later themes and events", I don't know how to figure out what to write about. I could only think 1 or 2 main ones at best but 3 is required. So, if anyone can help it can be really helpful!
Hi idk235! We suggest a few steps in figuring out your body paragraph (BP) ideas - the first is identifying the key words, then rewrite it into a question, then brainstorming by breaking it down into big ideas, smaller ideas, before trying to think of evidence. We suggest this sequence of steps because then you can be sure that you're addressing the prompt, and that your BPs are about your opinions/big ideas, instead of about your evidence.
So for your example prompt, your key words would be 'opening sequence', 'sets up' and 'themes and events' - you'll turn that into the question, 'How does the opening sequence set up later themes and events?'. In your brainstorm, you'll then want to break that down into key ideas - perhaps one could be 'soundscape and score -> American masculine identity being challenged'.
Hope that makes sense! I have a video here explaining the complete 5 steps here: https://youtu.be/q3OgXVU19mw