Creative writing queries? (1 Viewer)

[cj_bridle]

i have a few questions about the creative writing section of paper 1.

Is the main purpose of this section to express (subtly) a concept to do with 'The journey' in the given text type?

How is often marked? Just on how well it conforms to the text type and how well it is written? or is there another criteria related to the content that influences the marking?

Finally does anyone have any good ideas to brain storm on before the exam, preferable something other than personifying an object of some sort.

Thanks,

 

[classics_chic]

It could be anything really. Check out past papers and you'll see the kind of variety. Sometimes it's a creative response with one of the texts, sometimes you have to write a story about a "journey" (or "change" as I knew it).

How it's marked depends entirely on what you're asked. Sorry.

Best of luck!

 

[silvermoon]

i know sometimes they ask u 2 write a narrative etc. using one of the texts from the stimulus booklet as a base - so its probably a good idea 2 have some notion of what u might do if they chose 2 ask this.
ur content is important only in the sense that its a creative task - u wont get marked down 4 having a stock story - u know, person in high school, mid-life crisis etc. - but it will help ur piece 2 stand out if its not the same situation that 1000 other ppl have wirtten about: also lessens the chance of the marker comparing urs with other ones.

 

[*Pooja*]

for the creative writing part??? i thought we don't talk about anything in the BOS booklet or like use it as a base? would they specify this? im getting mixed up.......

 

[cj_bridle]

no no u dont reference any texts what so ever.. they may present a stimulus to you which is a text.. ie. quote, photo, extract etc.. but u dont have to know anything basically.. just write.