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English Extension 2 Question Thread
Kategallagher.3:
Hey! I have a quick question... which i need answered asap!!!!! I have my viva voce assessment for extension 2 and one of the questions is: "1. What is the intended form of your major work and discuss thus far what you have learnt about it? To answer this, select and explain one specific resource/source in your journal that has been particularly valuable to you. How do you think this will impact your work?"
I am just wondering how I would go about answering this, my resource is Tim Winton's Breath (not sure if this helps at all). I am stuck on the whole idea of form and what parts of the novel i would pick at to answer this question, eg. is it the characters? the way he establishes setting?
Hope you can help!! ;D
elysepopplewell:
--- Quote from: Kategallagher.3 on February 05, 2017, 09:55:07 am ---Hey! I have a quick question... which i need answered asap!!!!! I have my viva voce assessment for extension 2 and one of the questions is: "1. What is the intended form of your major work and discuss thus far what you have learnt about it? To answer this, select and explain one specific resource/source in your journal that has been particularly valuable to you. How do you think this will impact your work?"
I am just wondering how I would go about answering this, my resource is Tim Winton's Breath (not sure if this helps at all). I am stuck on the whole idea of form and what parts of the novel i would pick at to answer this question, eg. is it the characters? the way he establishes setting?
Hope you can help!! ;D
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Hey Kate! Only you can answer this question because I'm not sure what parts of the novel have inspired your own work. I can prompt you of course, and hopefully this helps! For me, I wrote a short story and one of the resources that assisted me was John Marsden's Everything I Know About Writing, where he talks about the circular structure of a story as showing progress (or lack of) and being very satisfying for a reader. I adapted this form into my own work because I wanted to show the little, yet great, progress of my protagonist from the start to the finish. So this is a brief example of how you could be answering the question (except I linked it more strongly to my concept as well).
Some ideas about what you could gain from the other texts to adapt into your own:
-The way the characters are a vehicle for the plot to develop, rather than just being accessories to the plot.
-The third person limited omniscient narrator
-The order of the plot: establishment of setting, conflict, resolution? Or is it more, conflict, setting, resolution?
-Is it the fluctuation in tone of the piece?
Whatever you do, link it to your concepts of the piece to ground your work. Your aim is to say: This is what I admired in blahblah's piece, I wish to take on this aspect of the form in my own work, and I think that will work well when I link it to the concept of...
Hopefully this gives you a hand :)
diesxel:
Hello! This thread is super awesome. I'm doing a series of speeches for my Ext 2 MW.
I was just wondering what is it exactly in an MW that creates a difference between an E3 and an E4 band? It would be great to hear some tips! Thank you :)
bholenath125:
To: Elyse
Hi Elyse
Please find attached my 4u MW. I would love your feedback on it. All the highlighted sections are medical interactions that I need to make sure are authentic enough.
Kind Regards,
Adi
elysepopplewell:
--- Quote from: diesxel on February 05, 2017, 07:39:06 pm ---Hello! This thread is super awesome. I'm doing a series of speeches for my Ext 2 MW.
I was just wondering what is it exactly in an MW that creates a difference between an E3 and an E4 band? It would be great to hear some tips! Thank you :)
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Hey diesxel! I'm sorry that I somehow skipped over your question. Have a look at this marking criteria.
The main differences between the bands is the fine-tooth combing. The best major works will have a consistency of tense, punctuation, a coherency of structure and plot, etc. Between E3 and E4, the main difference is the adverb. So, skilfully exploring a topic or just exploring it. Also, a HIGHLY unique plot, or a unique plot. To get to an E3, you have to do some serious editing to make sure your work is ticking all of those main boxes. The difference between an E3 and an E4 is different, it's so much about adjusting the structure to reflect the concept, the perfect shaping of meaning, and an overall uniqueness that separates it from the rest. So, the "easiest" climb is from E2 to E3, by perfecting all the grammar and the basics of it all. Making sure it is COHERENT. Then moving into E4 is more difficult, because it usually means shuffling things around at the core of the work, rather than just fluffing up the outsides of it.
From the major work's conception, always be considering originality and meaning. With these in mind (and they may change throughout the process), you are always in line for an E4. It's then just about executing those great thoughts and drive! :)
This is a little article I wrote that might help you out to keep you on track :)
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