Text+Production

Text Production =Year 12 English Communications=

Remaining TEXT PRODUCTION tasks for this year include **//Narrative//** and **//Imaginative//** writing. The former you will do in class and for homework. The Imaginative task will occur at the beginning of the exam period in Term 4. You will be given 4 or 5 topics and 1.5 hours to plan, write and polish an imaginative piece under supervision. Each of these tasks is expected to be between 500 and 1000 words in length.

Information of each of these texts is given below – READ IT! ; )

¨ Correct use of the structural, conventional and linguistic features ¨ Imagination, versatility and originality ¨ Accuracy and fluency of expression in an appropriate form and register
 * Criteria for assessment for Text production**


 * __Narrative__**

Narrative writing tells a story. Narratives usually present characters involved in some action or conflict. Narrative writing aims to entertain the reader but can also seek to inform or challenge the reader. Narrative writing can be imagined, factual or a combination of the two.
 * Definition**

Narratives typically include:
 * Structure**

· Orientation (who, where, when), · Complication (need for action), · Resolution (response by characters), · Evaluation (what has been learnt from story).

Language can be casual or formal. Story told can be linear, use flashbacks or include multiple plots.


 * __Imaginative__**

Imaginative writing aims to entertain readers by engaging their senses, typically by the invention of setting, characters, scenario, etc. Imaginative writing can seek to present an alternative future, past or present.
 * Definition**

Writing can be descriptive, impressionistic, satirical, humorous or creative, and can be presented as prose, poetry, play script, short story or monologue.
 * Possibilities**

Narrative Topics
Ø Holidays Ø The price of love Ø Paradise Ø A remarkable person Ø A fear coming true


 * Form** – open (prose, verse, script)