Question

[mmmmm]

When writing a response to a prompt to 'Whose reality', if i choose to write it in an essay form, do I refer to the book AND refer to examples in real life? I'm a bit confused on what to write/how to do it :S

Thanks.

[physics]

My tutor once said that when writing whose reality try to rmbr some good quotes by famous people so u can develop on their ideas in your essay.
OR anoother way i used to do this in prqactise essays was write about how YOU express YOUR LIFE/REALITY and teanslate what it means to YOU.


hope this makes sense :S

[mmmmm]

mmmm okay. say i have to write about how our place in our family affects the way we view the world.  what should i say?

thanks!

[simpak]

For context in general I actually just used textual references and nothing from real life.
I was doing identity and belonging so there was no shortage of real life examples, it's just when using these examples I felt I ran the risk of explaining something incorrectly or to a degree that failed to be sufficient, whereas the examiners have a background knowledge of whatever you choose to talk about when it comes to the text.

Instead of using real life examples I used two texts instead of one in my discussion.

When it comes to context I feel that there isn't really a set guideline in relation to the evidence you use in your piece, instead you have the freedom to move around and discuss the topic in depth with your own insights and interpretations flooding your work.
Instead of it being a text response, I tried to think philosophically about each prompt and respond with thoughts about the general society; I guess this in itself could be thought of as a crossover between a real life example and one that is within the text.
After all, a text is influenced and even revolving around experiences in the real world.

Unfortunately I can't refer specifically to your context in detail, but as each context is marked on the same scale the criteria you must fulfill will still be equal.

By writing in an essay form, I would refer to text only for the most part but you may run the risk of it beginning to sound like a text response.  Because of this, I would encourage you to use examples, not quotes directly but scenes or other items of interest in the text.  Refer to a real life scenario if one really applies, but I wouldn't spend an entirely long time discussing it.  Instead, I found it helpful to dwell on the thoughts that I might have had about the context; although instead of making general statements extend on these by creating your own contention in response to your prompt.

Good luck!

[coletrain]

what you've all talked about works for mainly persuasive and expository essay any help on tackling an imaginative piece?

[appianway]

In an imaginative piece, you can take the themes from the text, the reactions of the characters (but don't rely solely on this), certain lines and so on. You can also continue the story or tell it from a different perspective. You can also take real life examples and include these as quotes (someone might pick up a book in your story), and you can explore the ideas that these raise.

[mmmmm]

thanks so much mavisgibbons
expository form is like an essay right?  the thing is, i find it hard to think of ideas. i really don't like 'whose reality'
the first one i did, i included scenes from the text and my teacher told me that not to include that many. and told me to stick to the prompt.  for example, for the prompt 'our reality is shaped by our friends', my view was that our reality is also shaped by our family and the society we live in, and also our friends.  he told me that i shouldn't do that and just stick to friends.

[kyzoo]

what you've all talked about works for mainly persuasive and expository essay any help on tackling an imaginative piece?

Plan in this sequence: "Brainstorm related ideas to the prompt --> Conceive vague situation that explores those ideas --> Conceive specific devices to explore these ideas (e.g. imagery, names, etc)."

I made up a whole document on writing Creatives that I'll probably post later.

expository form is like an essay right?  the thing is, i find it hard to think of ideas. i really don't like 'whose reality'
the first one i did, i included scenes from the text and my teacher told me that not to include that many. and told me to stick to the prompt.  for example, for the prompt 'our reality is shaped by our friends', my view was that our reality is also shaped by our family and the society we live in, and also our friends.  he told me that i shouldn't do that and just stick to friends.

I don't think you're supposed to "think" of ideas. Rather you should learn ideas throughout the course then use them. And prompts are like topics really, they are massive oversimplifications and you need to explore the full picture; don't just wholeheartedly agree with them.