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Creative Text Response Mastermind
Welcome to our Creative Text Response Mastermind. This short course covers everything you need to know to get a high scoring response. This has been prepared by teachers and past students who had study scores above 42 in English.
This Mastermind includes:
- 2 hours of video content that covers every aspect of Creative text response essay writing
- Resources to help you understand how to fully analyse quotes and evidence
- A checklist to use while you read your texts
- Questions at for each video to help you prepare your task
- Access until the day after the VCAA English exam
Important note: When you make your purchase, an email will be sent to you with the link to set up your membership. Once you have signed up, you will have full access to our Analysing Argument Mastermind. Your 24/7 access begins the moment we receive payment and ends the day after the English Exam. To access the page, simply go to our menu, select the English Masterminds menu and select 'Analysing Argument Mastermind'. You can also use this link. You will only be able to view the links to the content when you are logged in.
Creative Text Response Mastermind
Welcome to our Creative Text Response Mastermind. This short course covers everything you need to know to get a high scoring response. This has been prepared by teachers and past students who had study scores above 42 in English.
This Mastermind includes:
- 2 hours of video content that covers every aspect of Creative text response essay writing
- Resources to help you understand how to fully analyse quotes and evidence
- A checklist to use while you read your texts
- Questions at for each video to help you prepare your task
- High scoring examples
- Access until the day after the VCAA English exam
Complete the course in the order we recommend, skipping sections is not recommended for optimum results.
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Creative Text Response Mastermind videos
Before you start it is a great idea to grab a blank note book and write out a few key things. The questions we suggest you focus on answering while you work through this course are here.
Lesson 1: What is a creative writing task?
Lesson 2 Creative text response
Lesson 3: How to plan your creative writing text response
Lesson 4: Silent moments
Lesson 5: How to identify key themes from a text to use in your creative text response
Lesson 6: The ways authors create meaning and build the world of the text
Lesson 7: How to identify and emulate the author’s use of language
Lesson 8: Including references in your creative
Lesson 9: Metalanguage
Lesson 10: How to write a statement of explanation to go with your creative writing task
Written resources
Creative resources
Lesson 11: CREATIVE TEXT RESPONSE ANNOTATION GUIDE
Lesson 12: High scoring example of The Golden Age.
Tasks
Task 1: Write a draft for your creative text response. (Remember your finished piece needs to be 800-1000 words long).
Task 2: Have someone read over your draft (teacher, tutor or peer) and pay attention to their suggestions for improvement.
Task 3: Polish your draft. This is especially important if your school requires you to submit drafts as part of your SAC requirements.
Task 4: Draft your statement of intention and have someone read over it (tutor or teacher)
Task 5: Complete final copies if your school allows you to do it ahead of time.
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