Context Writing

[spudman]

Hi,
How do you go about structuring a context writing piece?
Is it loosely structure or should you respond in a formal manner?
What types of writing are you allowed to respond?
Thanks heaps

[bridgethuss]

you can do anything - creative/imaginative (letters,diaries etc), you could do a speech or letter to the editor, you could do an opinion piece or expository essay, or you could do an interview if all else fails, according to my teacher

[methodsboy]

for the context, do you have to link it to the text that your reading?

[shinny]

for the context, do you have to link it to the text that your reading?

Yes, but it doesn't have to be a direct quote. The task is to get 'idea links'.

[shonakennedy]

oh i miss english sooooo much!! i always wrote expository because it was the easiest way to show the examiner what i know and how well i understood my context (encountering conflict). you must be formal and sophisticated in your language for this form of essay.

this is how i structured my essays.....

intro - big ideas that centre around the prompt. include your side of the argument at the end.

body - start paragraphs with big ideas and support these ideas with evidence from the texts you have studied or an outside sourse. quotes always help, but are not necessary.

conclusion - like any normal conclusion. no need to mention texts or anything.

simple 

[nerd]

For risk of sounding like an idiot...what is expository writing?!?!

[shonakennedy]

naww cutie. its basically a rhetorical mode of writing. the purpose of the author is to inform, explain, describe, or define his or her subject to the reader. so your not arguing anything, your just stating fact and formulating an opinion and displaying it, and it helps to acknowledge other view points. its just a form of essay writing, like persuasive writing.

[mtwtfss]

naww cutie. its basically a rhetorical mode of writing. the purpose of the author is to inform, explain, describe, or define his or her subject to the reader. so your not arguing anything, your just stating fact and formulating an opinion and displaying it, and it helps to acknowledge other view points. its just a form of essay writing, like persuasive writing.

Whats the difference between arguing and forming an opinion?

You say: Don't argue, form an opinion....

What's that mean? (coming from a noob year 11 )

[bucket]

explore it, don't argue it.

[chlloe]

explore it, don't argue it.

Well said.

[mtwtfss]

Still don't see the difference between opinion and argument.

But don't worry!

[shinny]

The way I made the distinction was not being too assertive in whatever I said. Rather than having a full-on contention, I'd often add phrases like 'at times' and 'it appears that' to my topic sentences just to soften down my points, and try to make it appear as if I was OBJECTIVELY analysing the prompt, as opposed to forming a persuasive piece.

[Eliseblack]

i was a creative kid.

[chlloe]

^^

I wasn't

 

[dekoyl]

What is the different between an expository piece with a prompt and a "text response" or are they the same thing?

At one point my teacher talked about expository pieces and we were assigned prompts to do the piece. But later she would give "text responses". I tackled them the same way and didn't seem to get any negative feedback =\