Creative Text Responses- Kinsella

[clarke54321]

Hi everyone,

I am currently in year 11 and have an outcome coming up on Kinsella which is a creative text response. I have formulated all of my ideas which I would like to include in my response (which I would like to take the form of a personal reflection), yet I am quite confused as to how to do this.

My teacher hasn't really explained the structure of this piece, how long it should be, the key features that we need to include and how we should be referencing the poems throughout.

Could someone provide me with some advice or suggestions to put my mind at ease and resolve some of my confusion.

Thanks in advance 

[Muchos Help]

Bro, what'd you get for your Macbeth essay?

[clarke54321]

Bro, what'd you get for your Macbeth essay?

I was happy to receive an A+ for my Macbeth essay 

[Muchos Help]

I was happy to receive an A+ for my Macbeth essay 

Nice, I got an A lol.

[literally lauren]

Hi everyone,

I am currently in year 11 and have an outcome coming up on Kinsella which is a creative text response. I have formulated all of my ideas which I would like to include in my response (which I would like to take the form of a personal reflection), yet I am quite confused as to how to do this.

My teacher hasn't really explained the structure of this piece, how long it should be, the key features that we need to include and how we should be referencing the poems throughout.

Could someone provide me with some advice or suggestions to put my mind at ease and resolve some of my confusion.

Thanks in advance 

What kind of personal reflection are you angling for?

Is it just going to be a fairly abstract piece that delves into some of the ideas in the text? Are you adopting the voice of a particular person or character and talking about things from their point of view?

In very general terms, you should aim for around 800 words (maybe less, maybe more - depends what you're trying to explore).

Referencing the poems will also be highly dependent on your approach, but it's usually very impressive if you can weave in some quotes or language devices that the author uses.

Sorry that's a little vague - let us know what you're planning to do and maybe we can be more specific

[clarke54321]

I'm just unsure of how the entire area of study operates (eg. do I have a prompt to work off). I haven't even seen an example to understand what I am trying to replicate.

[literally lauren]

I'm just unsure of how the entire area of study operates (eg. do I have a prompt to work off). I haven't even seen an example to understand what I am trying to replicate.

No one has! Your year level are the guinea pigs for the new study design.

VCAA should make some practice tasks available soon so we'll hopefully get some idea of what they're looking for.

But my guess is that they're mimicking a creative task that currently exists on the Lit. study design, in which case you won't get a prompt other than something vague like 'Compose a creative response that draws upon your set text.'

There are some samples here, here, and here, though in terms of structure, these are a little different from what you seem to be planning. Also, some of the content (and even the explanations) are a little simplistic imo


For your piece, what kind of a) thematic concepts and b) structural/ language features are you thinking of integrating?

[clarke54321]

No one has! Your year level are the guinea pigs for the new study design.

VCAA should make some practice tasks available soon so we'll hopefully get some idea of what they're looking for.

But my guess is that they're mimicking a creative task that currently exists on the Lit. study design, in which case you won't get a prompt other than something vague like 'Compose a creative response that draws upon your set text.'

There are some samples here, here, and here, though in terms of structure, these are a little different from what you seem to be planning. Also, some of the content (and even the explanations) are a little simplistic imo


For your piece, what kind of a) thematic concepts and b) structural/ language features are you thinking of integrating?

Thanks for providing these links. 

I would like to include the theme of post-colonialism and the implications that European farming practices have caused to the natural landscape (ie. salinity) as well as touching on the issue of farmer suicide.

In regards to language features, I was thinking of incorporating gothic elements into my writing and thereby mimicing Kinsella's writing style. 

Basically, I am extremely confused with how to start and how to structure my piece.

[literally lauren]

I would like to include the theme of post-colonialism and the implications that European farming practices have caused to the natural landscape (ie. salinity) as well as touching on the issue of farmer suicide.

Sounds good; that should suffice in terms of linking the subject matter, from the sounds of things.

In regards to language features, I was thinking of incorporating gothic elements into my writing and thereby mimicing Kinsella's writing style.

What do you mean by gothic features, exactly? If there are particular ones you've covered in class then definitely go for those.

Basically, I am extremely confused with how to start and how to structure my piece.

If you don't know how to begin, don't begin at the beginning It's perfectly fine to just start writing stuff that might end up belonging halfway through and then come back to the intro later. If you're still keen on a reflective piece, then you can just write it like you would a normal short story from a character's point of view (i.e. no 'body paragraphs', but different paragraphs for different thoughts, breaking things up wherever necessary). The structure doesn't need to be too complex.