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Response
Purpose
A
response is a piece of writing that responds to an artistic work
such as an athletic performance, a book,
film, play, dance or musical item.
Structure
The
three parts of a response are:
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An opening statement that
identifies the work and may include a preview of the writers response
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A series of paragraphs which
describe different elements or features of the work. It uses to express
value judgement, cause and effect, and a high degree of modality
A
concluding paragraph that gives
a judgement or evaluation and possibly a recommendation
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Response
Scaffold
Opening statement identifies the work and its
context
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Feature
1
Feature
2
Feature
3
Personal response/ cultural or societal
response/Evaluation
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Language features of a
response
Powerful descriptive words intense, brilliant,
legendary, evocative, controversial, inspiring
Present tense is, are, begins, feels
Words indicating judgement and authors attitude will find, highly
recommended,
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References:
Greef, C. (1995). Summary
of school text types in science [Draft]. Disadvantaged Schools Program
Anderson, M. & Anderson, K. (1997). Text types in English 1.
Macmillan: South Yarra.
Anderson, M. & Anderson, K. (1997). Text types in English 2.
Macmillan: South Yarra.
Literacy
Committee, St Andrews Cathedral School
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