Selecting and Shaping an Appropriate Form (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Flashcards
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3 elements to match when selecting form
3 elements to match when selecting form
Stimulus, intended purpose, and target audience
Form conventions
Form conventions
Expected structures, voices, features readers associate with genres
Hybrid forms
Hybrid forms
Strategically blending multiple genres to create something distinctive
% of high-mark HSC responses using imaginative forms
% of high-mark HSC responses using imaginative forms
Approximately 40%
Short story structure: % for orientation, rising, climax, close
Short story structure: % for orientation, rising, climax, close
25% orientation, 50% rising, 20% climax, 5% close
Feature article opening technique
Feature article opening technique
Hook anecdote that engages through concrete detail & human interest
3 main arguments in speech body (in order)
3 main arguments in speech body (in order)
Pathos (emotional), logos (logical), ethos (credibility/values)
Tricolon
Tricolon
Three-part lists for emphasis and memorability in speeches
Key technique for short stories
Key technique for short stories
Showing rather than telling (use sensory detail & action)
Common mistake: speech without rhythm
Common mistake: speech without rhythm
Makes it flat, unengaging, indistinguishable from essay aloud