Structuring adaptations and transformations essay

[lbeste12]

Will have this SAC in about a month and want to be prepared

Did a practice one last year on Death of a Salesman, but it was horrible. Not quite sure where to start

Obviously an intro (what do I include)
and then I have no idea what to do haha

[ggxoxo]

There is no set formula for Lit so I think between now and your SAC you should develop a structure and style that suits you and your teacher (this means do a couple and hand it into your teacher because in the end, he/she would be marking your SAC).

In our school, they encourage us to use the TEEL structure.

Hence we will have:

Intro- the norm; state your contention, main arguments, etc

Body- Topic Sentence--> Evidence 1--> Explain 1 --> Compare with the adaptation/transformation --> Evidence 2 --> Explain 2

(you use this for your next 3/4 paragraphs in your body)

Conclusion- the usual English conclusion (but then state if the adaptation/transformation challenges/endorses the original text; or otherwise, if it should stand alone on its artistic merits and does not need to be compared!)

Remember, this is for my school so find out what your teacher wants!

[t35t]

Our teacher prefers us to write our essay more freely and flowingly; personally, i believe that there really isn't a way to write a literature essay, just so long as you address : Characterisation, transformation, views and values of both authors, and a bit of your own interpretation and criticism at the end.

How I generally do it is I often start off with a technique/device; from that I lead onto characterisation and of course the transformation- expanding upon why the particuliar director has transformed the character and how (but very briefly as to avoid 're-telling' the story), then from his changes, I mention how his views and values have been communicated and of course, how this would differ from the views and values of the original text. There really is, as far as I know, no set formula to a transformation piece. But my teacher has stressed that you must "expand, expand, expand". She mentions that some students mention a very brilliant point, but move onto another point as they feel that they have 'expanded' enough on that point even though it may be very brief. So that's the "explanation" part of TEEL.

hehe, TCVVL= Tuh-kev-al
technique, characterisation, views and values communicated, views and values subverted and a very brief link.
That's my take on things at least- i'm only starting year 12 literature this year so hopefully someone who has completed it posts.