Relating Identity & Belonging essays to the text?

[Jenny_2108]

You form an opinion yes, and you SHOW YOUR OPINION through your characters and how they develop throughout your piece.
e.g.: 'Families stifle who we are.'
-> My opinion: is that families DON'T stifle who we are, that they support and help us through he period of time where we are developing as individuals.
->>> I would write a series of letters between two girls (one that has a supportive family and one that doesn't) and highlight through their conversations how families can help and individual when growing up, and how an individual can deteriorate when they don't have that assistance.
Think (metaphorically), how to straighten a tree. You have to put a stick alongside the tree, tie it to it to help it grow straight.

thanks so much for your help. I will try some imaginative pieces and decide which one I should write in the exam