Area of Study Two

1. Creating and Presenting Area of Study Two

2. Ideas and arguments relevant to the Context, including ideas and/or arguments presented in the set text Ways in which meaning, purpose and audience are related to structures and features of a text, in a variety of text types Strategies and techniques for writing about the Context in a range of text types What you need to know

3. Strategies for drawing on set text/s in your writing about the Context Strategies and techniques for revising and editing your writing Use of conventions of spelling, punctuation and syntax of Standard Australian English Appropriate terminology for discussing the form, language, audience and purpose of written texts. What you need to know (cont.)

4. Whose Reality? Text- ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ Tennessee Williams Text – ‘Shark Net’ Robert Drewe These two texts contain ideas about the nature of reality and the different perspectives that people can have on their worlds The Chosen Context at Mentone

5. Respond to the ideas about reality in either expository, imaginative, or persuasive writing pieces Use these ideas from the text in your own writing You need to write a short explanation of the choices you made in your writing outlining the form, language, audience and purpose (FLAP) What you have to do

6. First step – when reading the text look for ideas related to the Context Think about whose view of things you are given Consider whose view of things you are not seeing as well How are you shown these views? Whose Reality?

7. When you have made notes about the Context and the text it is time to plan writing What ideas have you got? Can you write as a character? Can you write an alternate ending? Can you write as an observer? These are all imaginative responses You as author

8. Expository responses These deal with the ideas of the text and link them to the wider world This is where wider reading is crucial You write an essay dealing with the ideas in a logical and connected way (resist the temptation to just discuss the text- this is text response) You as author

9. Persuasive texts aim to persuade Find an angle in the ideas that you wish to write a point of view piece about For example, you may wish to write about how we need to have better care for young people with disabilities and use Eric Cooke as an example along with other examples that you can find ( this links to reality as they create a different perception of the world based on the ways that they are brought up) You as author

10. The key skills here are the ability to use ideas from the text that relate to the Context in your own writing in an interesting way Also the ability to write for a particular audience and purpose using specific language This means that you must PLAN carefully You should write lots of practice pieces and show them to your teacher for feedback Key things

11. If you organise yourself carefully you will find this much easier Keep a folder of ideas Look for other texts, ideas, news items, tv shows etc. that relate to the Context Prepare lots of plans and drafts and get feedback (I know, I have repeated myself! It’s important) Organisation

12. This is a very broad Context Use ideas – these are general, able to be expressed as a statement, able to be agreed or disagreed with and may be prefaced with ‘I think, or I believe’ These ideas can then form the basis of your writing Whose Reality?

13. ‘Illusion is the first of all pleasures’ – Voltaire ‘Everything you can imagine is real’ – Pablo Picasso ‘Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it’ – Jane Wagner ‘Reality leaves a lot to the imagination’ – John Lennon Some Quotes