Reading and Exploring Texts (VCE SSCE English): Flashcards
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What is a personal text response?
What is a personal text response?
Analytical essay exploring connections between text & own life
Two main areas to explore for connections
Two main areas to explore for connections
Your personal life & the text (characters, plot, setting, ideas)
3 columns needed in connection table
3 columns needed in connection table
Feature, In the text, In my life
Two main essay structures for personal text response
Two main essay structures for personal text response
Block & integrated
Block essay structure feature
Block essay structure feature
Each paragraph focuses mainly on text OR personal life
Integrated essay structure feature
Integrated essay structure feature
Each paragraph weaves text analysis & personal reflection
3 key elements for introduction
3 key elements for introduction
Prompt (if using one), text, & personal context
What is metalanguage?
What is metalanguage?
Specialised vocabulary used to discuss texts
Comparative words showing similarities
Comparative words showing similarities
Similarly, likewise, in the same way, also, just as
Rule for personal reflections in essay
Rule for personal reflections in essay
Keep relevant to text - explore connections, not autobiography