ctrl+alt we are doing protest but i think the same concept applies. have an idea that is easily manipulated to the stimuli. i have my sac tomorrow, im writing on a musician protesting the thieving of tickets through bots on ticketmaster. it has been applicable to all three practices we have gotten.
looking at the sample exam for personal journeys:
Stimulus 1
‘Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.’
Stimulus 2
(image of the road with the line that divides the road trailing off path)
interpreting personal journey it reads, i would develop an idea that embodies the changing of oneself, such as realising identity, formation/loss of friendships and relationships, etc. you should’ve discussed topics in class, and this isn’t my topic so i might be wrong with those examples.
remember you need a key purpose…
Express: A student writer seeking to express would explore recounts, storytelling and/or narratives of imagination to engage with actions, events, experiences and/or ideas.
Explain: A student writer seeking to explain would explore cause and effect, and possible consequences of actions, events, experiences and/or ideas.
Reflect: A student writer seeking to reflect would explore experiences of personal discovery that shape their understanding of actions, events, experiences and/or ideas.
Argue: A student writer seeking to argue would explore a point of view, would take a stand and propose solutions to convince others of actions, events, experiences and/or ideas.
from that central idea, ensure that it can be easily manipulated and connected to stimuli. for example:
realising identity: explain how the current identity of your character is a creation of the best form as a result of being different identities (applicable to both stimuli 1 and 2)
formation/loss of friendships: reflect on poor friendships and the consequences of such, and how they guided your life to be “off track” (more relevant to stimuli 2)
the key idea: make sure the idea is flexible to different stimuli.
practice writing with different stimuli, develop different plans with different topics and find something that sticks.
hope i didnt yap and it somewhat makes sense!
