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Title: Written explanations
Post by: tl on April 11, 2010, 03:39:57 pm
Hey,
Does anyone know generally what must be included in a written explanation. I have a vague idea.. like the text type you're writing under. I just need clarification as to what is compulsory and some tips as to writing a good scoring written explanation.

THANKS  :)
Title: Re: Written explanations
Post by: stonecold on April 11, 2010, 03:46:21 pm
i think it is audience, type of piece and purpose that needs to be outlined.
Title: Re: Written explanations
Post by: kenhung123 on April 11, 2010, 03:52:38 pm
We don't need that in year 12 right?
Title: Re: Written explanations
Post by: superflya on April 11, 2010, 03:55:37 pm
We don't need that in year 12 right?

some schools ask u to do it.
Title: Re: Written explanations
Post by: TrueTears on April 11, 2010, 03:56:17 pm
We don't need that in year 12 right?
we did it for one of our context SACs
Title: Re: Written explanations
Post by: Blakhitman on April 11, 2010, 05:09:20 pm
We don't need that in year 12 right?

Not in the exam, but as has been said, some schools get you to do it in SACs, I know we had to!
Title: Re: Written explanations
Post by: kyzoo on April 11, 2010, 07:19:13 pm
This was the structure I used

~ Central ideas portrayed in your piece, along with connections to the text. Explanation of characters and where you drew them from.
~ Metalanguage: Structure, form, perspective, names
~ Clear up any possible confusions

...and I can't believe our school requires us to do a written explanation for our expository SAC -.-
Title: Re: Written explanations
Post by: m@tty on April 11, 2010, 07:30:12 pm
Do you have a set form for each SAC? :o At my school you can do any o.0
Title: Re: Written explanations
Post by: kyzoo on April 11, 2010, 07:41:53 pm
No, we could do the written explanation however we wanted, that was just the way I did it.
Title: Re: Written explanations
Post by: Blakhitman on April 11, 2010, 07:45:09 pm
You misunderstood what m@tty said Kyzoo  ;D
Title: Re: Written explanations
Post by: m@tty on April 11, 2010, 07:51:34 pm
No, we could do the written explanation however we wanted, that was just the way I did it.

I meant for each SAC is everyone required to stick to one specific form. Like you have an expository SAC where everyone must write an expository piece, whereas at my school you can write in any form you like, except obviously imaginative for text response.
Title: Re: Written explanations
Post by: kyzoo on April 11, 2010, 07:57:02 pm
No, we could do the written explanation however we wanted, that was just the way I did it.

I meant for each SAC is everyone required to stick to one specific form. Like you have an expository SAC where everyone must write an expository piece, whereas at my school you can write in any form you like, except obviously imaginative for text response.

Depends.

For Creative SAC you can do any form of imaginative. For Point of View you can do any form of persuasive writing. But yeah, for the expository SAC I think we have to write an expository.