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Title: What's the assessors stance of forms in regards to Context?
Post by: Tobias Funke on November 01, 2011, 12:02:09 am
For instance, writing a Psychological Report or something?

I'm intrigued because I haven't seen any pieces in the assessors report that seem to delve into specific forms of pieces - Like a psych report, just essay type things
Title: Re: What's the assessors stance of forms in regards to Context?
Post by: sam23z on November 01, 2011, 07:46:51 pm
A creative psych report would be fascinating to read in my opinion.

Not sure how strongly you could relate it to a prompt though

could you?
Title: Re: What's the assessors stance of forms in regards to Context?
Post by: burbs on November 01, 2011, 07:56:46 pm
Apparently overdone and most people do not make the piece authentic. If you are going to do a psych report it should be outstanding to... stand out.
Title: Re: What's the assessors stance of forms in regards to Context?
Post by: Zafaraaaa on November 01, 2011, 08:01:37 pm
How about an interview with a psychologist/famous person?? and a speech?? Would a speech by a school principal to students be too unsophisticated??
Title: Re: What's the assessors stance of forms in regards to Context?
Post by: burbs on November 01, 2011, 08:07:20 pm
How about an interview with a psychologist/famous person?? and a speech?? Would a speech by a school principal to students be too unsophisticated??

I'm not sure if sophistication is necessarily something you need to have... in a sense. As you are given liberty to decide the form of your piece, the writing must be typical of that form. I don't see how a speech is inherently unsophisticated. Depends how you pull it off.
Title: Re: What's the assessors stance of forms in regards to Context?
Post by: myheaven on November 01, 2011, 08:08:54 pm
If it was about sophistication, my World of Warcraft piece would get completely destroyed by assessors LOL.
Title: Re: What's the assessors stance of forms in regards to Context?
Post by: BigFunt on November 01, 2011, 08:09:36 pm
i suggest that you go in there doing what you have been doing so far. the tried and tested methods that you have been doing are much more likely to be successful than these on the spot ideas, that if to be effective, would need hours to perfect.
Title: Re: What's the assessors stance of forms in regards to Context?
Post by: chemkid_23 on November 01, 2011, 08:15:30 pm
the thought of writing it as an interview got me thinking. cant we write it as an interview, and base our questions in it on the prompt itself, and what the individual believes on it?
Title: Re: What's the assessors stance of forms in regards to Context?
Post by: Zafaraaaa on November 01, 2011, 08:27:20 pm
the thought of writing it as an interview got me thinking. cant we write it as an interview, and base our questions in it on the prompt itself, and what the individual believes on it?

This is what I've been doing, and to be honest it's SO much easier and more interesting to write! :D
Title: Re: What's the assessors stance of forms in regards to Context?
Post by: chemkid_23 on November 01, 2011, 08:29:18 pm
the thought of writing it as an interview got me thinking. cant we write it as an interview, and base our questions in it on the prompt itself, and what the individual believes on it?

This is what I've been doing, and to be honest it's SO much easier and more interesting to write! :D

how do you base it? i havent practiced it and probs too late now.
Title: Re: What's the assessors stance of forms in regards to Context?
Post by: jane1234 on November 01, 2011, 08:33:15 pm
the thought of writing it as an interview got me thinking. cant we write it as an interview, and base our questions in it on the prompt itself, and what the individual believes on it?

This is what I've been doing, and to be honest it's SO much easier and more interesting to write! :D

how do you base it? i havent practiced it and probs too late now.

Not to hijack or anything, but [Context] Expository-Imaginative hybrid

I just posted up my interview context piece... feel free to read/mark it! :D
The interview form is what I've always been doing for context as well...
Title: Re: What's the assessors stance of forms in regards to Context?
Post by: chemkid_23 on November 01, 2011, 08:36:29 pm
is it easier to do live or written interview?
Title: Re: What's the assessors stance of forms in regards to Context?
Post by: jane1234 on November 01, 2011, 08:38:22 pm
is it easier to do live or written interview?

I've always done written... seems to be easier...
Title: Re: What's the assessors stance of forms in regards to Context?
Post by: lazykid on November 01, 2011, 09:02:09 pm
okay since this is on forms and such,

 i'm planning on doing an imaginative essay, relating to rugmaker to be specific,

i come from an afghan speaking background and was wondering if using afghan words or phrases and translating them would get me any points with assesors

 although i realise it says must be in english.

help anyone?
Title: Re: What's the assessors stance of forms in regards to Context?
Post by: chemkid_23 on November 01, 2011, 09:12:45 pm
the thought of writing it as an interview got me thinking. cant we write it as an interview, and base our questions in it on the prompt itself, and what the individual believes on it?

This is what I've been doing, and to be honest it's SO much easier and more interesting to write! :D

how do you base it? i havent practiced it and probs too late now.

Not to hijack or anything, but [Context] Expository-Imaginative hybrid

I just posted up my interview context piece... feel free to read/mark it! :D
The interview form is what I've always been doing for context as well...

Do you guys have the interviewee as a person from a selected text or just someone from society in general?