identity and belonging topic predictions?

[sgeorge]

Yeah, just think what it means, and write to that. You don't need to form a prompt for the examiners, only if it helps you figure out what to write.

[rubiks]

Hopefully it'll be something similar to last years, want something really broad. I've memorised a story as holden which I can manipulate to suite a fair few prompts. Good thing about writing as holden is that you can go off track a little bit and describe random crap because that's something that he does. Helps if you run out of ideas and want to bump up your word count.

[saaaaaam]

I'm going to make a prediction so that at 9:01 am tomorrow when I read the prompt I can laugh at my own stupidity.

"Our sense of who we are is based largely on who we are not."

[cypriottiger]

^ thats a really interesting one, i can think of a few things to write on

[lisafaustina]

like what?

[sgeorge]

I'm going to make a prediction so that at 9:01 am tomorrow when I read the prompt I can laugh at my own stupidity.

"Our sense of who we are is based largely on who we are not."

Hmm yeah I quite like that.. a few imaginative/expository ones I could write.

[lisafaustina]

which 3 main ideas can you draw from "our sense of who we are is based largely on who we are not?"

[cypriottiger]

which 3 main ideas can you draw from "our sense of who we are is based largely on who we are not?"

1. our identity is founded upon by our ability to reject conflicting ideologies and the temptations they embody.
2. the measure of ones sense of self is established through their susceptability to outside influences. link to an example of how teenagers are relentlessly exposed to social pressures to conform to what society believes to be "ideal". (ill admit this is a bit like no.1)
3. link to Witness text, based upon how the Amish society prides itself on being true to its core principles, and not adhering to modern technology. The sense of self enveloped by individuals in that community is presented as an accomplishment, a credit to the strength of humanity.
4. when i think of it

[TyErd]

say for example we got the prompt:  a sense of belonging influence identity. can i write a couple of paragraphs agreeing with this prompt and another paragraph saying the reverse, that is, identity influences belonging? are we allowed to re-arrange the prompt like that?

[cypriottiger]

hmm i dunno, when i see it that it its more repetitive in arguments, but as long as you can support both contentions with new ideas im sure there isnt a problem
for a prompt like that id aim for 2 paragraphs on how belonging postitively influences and then 2 on how it negatively influences....
actually if i got a prompt lke that tomorrow i'd probably cry from joy so much to write about!