The Task
How many stimulus are you expected to write on?
At LEAST One
If you get a piece of stimulus illustrating ants working together, are you required to write about ants?
No, you should take the ideas behind the stimulus not just the literal interpretation
Do you need to plan your writing in your exam?
Yes, so if you get stuck on what to do next, you can refer back to your plan
Do you have to refer to mentor texts in your commentary even if you didn't use them to get ideas?
No
How much reading and writing time do you have for the task?
5 minutes reading & 85 minutes writing
What should the title be used as?
The core of your entire piece
Why is it advised to focus in on fewer events in your piece than many?
It allows you to go deeper into the ideas in fewer rather than many shallow ideas
When referring to a moment in your actual crafted piece you should...
Quote your own writing
What do you do if you finish early?
Edit and refine your work
What do you need to relate the title and stimulus back to?
The framework: Resilience
When planning your writing you need to be aware of these three things so you can write towards them. The acronym for these things is ACP
Audience, Context, Purpose
Referring to this in your reflective commentary is important when discussing form:
What is it called when discussing how you've used space on the page and the positioning of your writing? _______ Choices
Structural Choices
What is the one item you can bring into your exam aside from your pens and water bottle?
A Dictionary
Unpack this Stimulus and how it relates to resilience:
"Another day, another victory for the OG"
(30 Seconds)
Yeah that probably sucked...
This concept is formed by decisions made by you such as word choices, structural choices and stylistic choices. It is also a criteria on the rubric
Voice
What is wrong with this piece of reflective commentary?
"My piece is about a person going through recovery from a sport injury and they are in hospital for most of it but they get better eventually."
It is just re-telling the story
Name the 5 different criteria on the Crafting Texts Rubric
(30 seconds, it might be on your Practice SAC sheet)
Exploration of resilience, audience/context/purpose, form, voice, writing mechanics
Unpack how to use this stimulus:
"The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived"
(30 Seconds)
Did they do it well?
This idea is being rewarded as considerations of form and makes your piece more immersive and engaging
Using space
Considering the task is a reflective commentary, you should ensure to reflect on what?
The writing journey from the start of the unit
How many times have we got the Second Wheel?
7 (I think)