How to write well in outcome 2: Context
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HOW TO WRITE WELL IN OUTCOME 2: CONTEXT
Identity and Belonging
Freedom Writers
THE BIG PICTURE
CONTEXT
Identity and Belonging
PROMPT – YOUR STARTING POINTWhat am I trying to say through the prompt?
WRITING- HOW AM I GOING TO EXPRESSYOUR IDEAS? PURPOSE? FORM? AUDIENCE? LANGUAGE? TONE/VOICE?
IDEAS- THE CONTEXT, TEXT AND EXTERNAL SOURCES
THE WRITING PROCESS
By now, you have a clear idea of the style of writing you will be using
this year based on your feedback so far.
Identify your strengths and weaknesses as a writer and work on these
elements
See yourself as an author - this time YOU are creating a text with
your own views and values to share with an audience.
Keep a log of notes throughout the year (start now!) on ideas you
develop about Identity and Belonging• Newspaper clippings/articles from the internet/news stories on TV• Observations• Conversations• Other texts you have read/viewed (TV shows, films, poems, plays, songs,
novels etc)
THE THINKING PROCESS
Essay topics are not the same as Context prompts
Strong writers show a greater conceptual
understanding of the prompt, text and context (thinking)
Use the prompt as a springboard for your ideas and
include the prompt in your thinking
Show a controlled use of language and evidence of
deep thinking about the prompt
USING THE TEXT
Use the text as a vehicle for your thinking rather than the focus of
your writing- it should not read as a text response essay.
However, ideas from the film should feature throughout the writing.
What does the text have to say about Identity and
Belonging?
Identify elements, experiences, events, people, relationships and
situations in the film which reveal ideas about Identity and
Belonging.
WRITING TO ENGAGE
Show evidence of planning and proofreading
Don’t retell the plot
Practice writing in a variety of approaches
Write with sophistication
If choosing to write personally (diary entry in your
own voice)- make sure the writing is substantial and
not superficial
WRITING TO ENGAGE
Use definitions, philosophical underpinnings, real
life examples, literary examples to explore the prompt
Introductions should be fairly substantial. Think
about the order of your topic sentences and where
the writing is headed.
Find essential ideas about the context expressed in
the text and use them as a basis for your writing
WRITING TO ENGAGE
Write a piece with a compelling VOICE and
purpose -> have a message in your writing you
want to convey to your reader
Read the following introduction from a
feature article and explain how this piece has • a sense of voice and purpose• A compelling tone• An engaging style
“Female shopping desire is a complex beast. And yet extraordinarily resilient. Regardless of most things, women will find a way and a reason (or 12) to shop. It's our sport. Our therapy. Our entertainment. We shop when we're lonely, bored, depressed, angry, elated and worried. We shop when we're rich and when we're poor. We shop in sickness and in health, 'til debt do us part from our credit cards. And then we find one of those stores with "no interest for three years" and we shop some more. We shop for clothes, cosmetics, books, food, gadgets, vitamins, furniture and smelly candles. We shop for others. We shop alone and in groups. We shop with our dogs and for them. We shop to celebrate, to treat ourselves, to console ourselves and to cheer ourselves up. We shop for new underwear when we're single and we shop for homewares when we're loved up. We shop to mark other new life-stages too: new jobs, new babies, new homes. We shop when we gain weight and when we lose it. We shop to go on holidays and then we shop again when we get there. Generally, women just like buying stuff. Quick, grab a pen and write that down because it really is an astonishing and original revelation. You're welcome.” – Mia Freedman
Not engaging with the prompt, no links to the key ideas in the
prompt
No sense of the Context
Simply retelling the plot
Writing in a text response style – writing all about the text
Updating the time or changing names of characters in the text in a
creative piece but otherwise identical storylines
Creative responses which do not represent the context
Lacking finesse and skills in creative writing
Lacking control, sophistication, accuracy and structure
COMMON PROBLEMS
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