YEAR 10 ENGLISH
TEXT RESPONSE: ESSAY
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DATE / FINAL: Monday, Week 6, Term 4TASK / Text Response: The Hound of the Baskervilles
WHAT TO DO / Having examined techniques and ideas in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskerville’s, your task is to compose a formal essay responding to one of the following topics:
Ø Are themes or techniques more important in The Hound of the Baskervilles? Try to consider more than one perspective in your response.
Ø ‘Sherlock Holmes is the most important character in The Hound of the Baskervilles.’ Argue for or against this statement.
Ø How does the author use literary devices to create mystery and suspense throughout The Hound of the Baskervilles?
Make sure to:
· Fluently incorporate quotes from the text into your essay
· Identify literary techniques and their impact
· Use formal language (no contractions, write out numbers, underline titles and use a thesaurus to improve your word choice)
· Thoughtfully structure your essay and paragraphs
LENGTH and PRESENTATION / 700 words maximum. Your assignment should be word processed in a clear font, and 1.5 or 2.0 spaced.
ACARA CONTENT / Knowledge and Understanding
· Identify, explain and discuss how structure and devices shape different interpretations and responses to a text (ACELT1642)
Application
· Use comprehension strategies to compare and contrast information within texts, identifying and analysing embedded perspectives, and evaluating supporting evidence (ACELY1754)
Communication
· Review, edit and refine texts for control of content, organisation, sentence structure, vocabulary (ACELY1757)
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
A / Student demonstrates perceptive, detailed knowledge and/or understanding. / Proficient use of textual features and skills appropriate to the task. Evidence is successfully integrated in text response. / Fluent use of language, demonstrating precision and sophistication. Effective form and structure.
B / Student demonstrates good knowledge and/or understanding. / Good use of textual features and skills appropriate to the task. Evidence is often successfully integrated in text response. / Mostly fluent language, demonstrating developing precision. Good form and structure.
C / Student demonstrates satisfactory knowledge and/or understanding. / Satisfactory use of textual features and skills appropriate to the task. Competent integration of evidence in text response. / Satisfactory fluency, form and structure. Imprecision and language errors limit success.
D / Student demonstrates limited knowledge and/or understanding. / Limited use of textual features and skills appropriate to the task.
Limited evidence provided and/or not successfully integrated in text response. / Imprecise use of language. Problematic form and structure.
E / Student does not demonstrate sufficient knowledge and/or understanding / Minimal use of textual features and skills appropriate to the task. Insufficient use of evidence in text response. / Language and structure require immediate attention to improve.
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