War and Conflict.
Description
Assignment 1: Original writing Students select a topic that will help to frame their investigation and provide adequate scope from which to find examples of fiction and non-fiction texts. The texts studied can act as a direct stimulus for students’ own writing or as style models. Students will be required to reflect on the influence of their studied texts in their accompanying commentaries. Students’ chosen texts should be supplemented by wider reading of literary and non-literary sources, which will be explored as background research for the chosen area of investigation.
Topic: War and Conflict
Fiction text: The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini Non-fiction text: Band of Brothers Stephen E. Ambrose Examples of original writing tasks: Fiction Creative Non-fiction Short story Journalism Chapter from a novel Article Screenplay extract Travel writing Fictionalised diary entry Memoir Additional chapters/scenes for stimulus text Biography extract Short radio play Documentary Monologue Review Fiction and creative non-fiction Fiction deals with events that are imaginary, i.e. invented by the author. Creative non-fiction uses literary styles and techniques to create factually accurate texts. The subject matter should be documentable, i.e. chosen from the real world rather than invented from the writer’s mind. Assignment 2: Commentary Students will produce an analytical commentary to accompany their original writing. In their commentary, students will reflect on the writing process for both pieces. They should evaluate: ● the findings of their initial research into the topic and texts● the influence of their studied texts and how they are reflected in their written pieces ● the linguistic and literary features used in the style models that they have adopted in their own writing ● the language choices they made, through the drafting process, to achieve effects appropriate to the chosen function and target audience.