Written Response to an Unseen Drama Text

ST STEPHEN’S SCHOOL

YEAR 12 ATAR LITERATURE 2016-2017

TASK 8

Written response to an unseen drama text

Task 8: Written responseto an unseen extract fromAn Ideal Husband. (Reading, Writing) Present a reading of the dramatext, taking into account its language and generic conventions, the contextual information provided and your own context as a reader.
Student’s name:______
Type
Essay: in class; unseen text and unseen question.
Time: 60 minutes (+ 10 mins planning/reading time)
Outcome Assessed
Reading, Writing
Time Allocation
60 minutes / Weighting
5.5%
PROCESS / OBJECTIVES
Read and analyse the text as an example of literary style
- Engage directly with the topic;
- Use appropriate discourse;
- Structure the essay in an organised, logical and
informative manner.
- Proof-read and edit for cohesion, clarity and
cogency.
Consider:
- the production context of the text and your
receptioncontext;
- the dominant discourse/s of the text’s production
context;
- how reading practices and reader assumptions
makemeaning from texts;
- the range of readings which can be constructed
from the text and the ideas and values that might
be supported byit. / To:

• Engage with primary texts that are to be central to the course;
• Further your understandings ofhow meaning results fromrelationshipsbetween writer, reader, text and context;
• Immerse you in the dominant discourses of the text’s production context;
• Analyse the generic features that shape the text;
• Plan and write a cohesive and cogent essay in response to the question, displaying the key structures of the essay form.

Close Reading Response / Marks
Reading of text/7
presents a sophisticated reading using appropriate reading strategies, making a detailed analysis of language and/or generic conventions and/or context / 6-7
presents a perceptive reading, making a detailed analysis of language and/or generic conventions and/or context / 5
presents a sustained reading, making relevant reference to language and/or generic conventions and/or context / 4
presents a reading making some reference to language and/or generic conventions and/or context / 3
presents an inconsistent reading with little reference to the language and/or generic conventions and/or context / 2
presents a limited reading that shows little understanding of the text / 1
Expression of ideas/7
expresses ideas in a coherent, sophisticated, lucid and sustained style / 6-7
expresses ideas in a coherent and sustained style / 4-5
expresses ideas clearly, but not always linked coherently / 3
expresses ideas in a disjointed style, characterised by unclear expression / 2
expresses ideas that are difficult to follow because of the way they are expressed / 1
Use of evidence /6
uses strategic and critical quotation, and/or pertinent examples from text/s and/or pertinent reference to cultural contexts / 5-6
uses strategic, appropriate quotation, and/or appropriate examples from text/s and/or appropriate reference to cultural context/s / 4
uses some quotation, and/or some relevant examples from text/s and/or cultural context/s / 3
uses few relevant quotes, and/or few relevant examples from text/s and/or cultural context/s / 2
uses limited supporting evidence / 1
Literary discourse/5
demonstrates informed understanding of literary concepts and sophisticated use of literary terminology related to the reading / 4-5
demonstrates sound understanding of literary concepts and competent use of literary terminology related to the reading / 3
demonstrates some understanding of literary concepts and some use of appropriate literary terminology related to the reading / 2
demonstrates little understanding of literary concepts and limited use of appropriate terminology / 1
Total / /25

The following extract is taken from Act 2 of An Ideal Husband