Personal Response to Text Assignment (40%)
You will be given a topic and some combination of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, photographs, or artwork, and you will be asked to make a personal response by discussing – in prose – your ideas and impressions. There will likely be a variety of selections.
You must respond to at least ONE of the texts on the exam. You do not have to respond to all texts presented, but at least one must be addressed. This is a crucial aspect of this assignment; there must be a direct link with your response and the text(s) given on the exam. If you do not make the connection, your response could be judged insufficient.
You will be asked to choose a prose form for your response. For a prose form you might choose a brief essay, a news article, newspaper editorial or column, a letter, or a diary entry and any of these might include narrative (storytelling), exposition (discussion or commentary), or argument. The choice will be yours, and the markers will be assessing your choice.
The markers will be looking for a prose form that fits your ideas and expresses your ideas clearly. Whatever form you choose, you must fully develop your ideas. I would also make reference to the texts by quoting directly (Imbedding the references using italics is useful). You might also make reference to your own experiences. (The Key 30-1).
There are 2 IMPORTANT FACTORS for a Personal Response:
1) Use proper FORMAT for chosen Prose form.
2) Use the APPROPRIATE VOICE for the chosen prose form and content.
You will be given a topic and some combination of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, photographs, or artwork, and you will be asked to make a personal response by discussing – in prose – your ideas and impressions. There will likely be a variety of selections.
You must respond to at least ONE of the texts on the exam. You do not have to respond to all texts presented, but at least one must be addressed. This is a crucial aspect of this assignment; there must be a direct link with your response and the text(s) given on the exam. If you do not make the connection, your response could be judged insufficient.
You will be asked to choose a prose form for your response. For a prose form you might choose a brief essay, a news article, newspaper editorial or column, a letter, or a diary entry and any of these might include narrative (storytelling), exposition (discussion or commentary), or argument. The choice will be yours, and the markers will be assessing your choice.
The markers will be looking for a prose form that fits your ideas and expresses your ideas clearly. Whatever form you choose, you must fully develop your ideas. I would also make reference to the texts by quoting directly (Imbedding the references using italics is useful). You might also make reference to your own experiences. (The Key 30-1).
There are 2 IMPORTANT FACTORS for a Personal Response:
1) Use proper FORMAT for chosen Prose form.
2) Use the APPROPRIATE VOICE for the chosen prose form and content.
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