My Biggest Secret for Adapting your Draft to any Module C Question (The Craft of Writing)

[@saskiamckenna2925]

This is my comfort channel, when I watch a vid some anxiety goes away. You guys really clear the air on the syllabus in a way school's don't. Every HSC student should be watching this lol

[@jeddle]

Wow, very flattered by the kind feedback! Thank you so much for your support. Let us know if we can help with anything else!

[@decannerlin5950]

yes

[@jas5539]

Man this channel is what’s getting me through the HSC 😂

[@jeddle]

Thanks so much for watching :)

[@cozmicoverload5279]

this was realy helpful cheers man, paper 2 tomorrow lets fukn get it

[@snozejuice7151]

Fuck yea

[@mariatynan4035]

who else is watching this 3 days before paper two

[@sarahs5453]

:)

[@jeddle]

Good luck everyone!

[@sam-uq7bq]

How would you be able to adapt one essay to be a persuasive, discursive or creative?

[@rizele]

Thank you so much!

[@conorlo2015]

Would you expect NESA to specify which form (Discursive, persuasive and imaginative) of writing like last year?

[@jeddle]

Potentially; you have to be prepared for a specific text or a choice.

[@ganondorf7731]

How would we approach the qu if it asked to write in the "voice of a character you have studied in mod A/B/C" especially if it also asks for a speech or discursive? I get how we could adapt a creative on this, but a speech/discursive in the voice of a character?? Thanks

[@harshitharajkumar7650]

Hey, when it says to begin with that stimulus, If I incorporate the stimulus like after 200 words, would it be alright, cause If I mention it at the beginning, then it would be like I am forcing it and wouldn't make sense.

[@reighrsefoj6850]

Would you use the specific words of the question throughout the piece. Like if the question is about 'secrets' would u litter the word throughout the piece as you would in an essay?

[@jeddle]

Essentially, yes. I would definitely include the word 'secret' a lot if that was the case, but remember to use 'secret' in a way that is convenient to your piece (is it a literal secret? a figurative 'secret'? is it someone else's secret that your character is remembering? Are they telling a secret to the audience?) Also, it is not enough to simply use the word of the stimulus multiple times; each time you use it, make sure you have 2-3 sentences in a row that ELABORATE on the idea/key term so that the attempt is not seen as superficial.

[@Stephen10114]

What do you do if you are asked to continue on from the stimulus and it has no connection to your draft? Are you still able to use what you had prepared in some way?

[@jeddle]

There's always a connection. Interpret the question more broadly. But if there is a specific requirement such as using a character from a prescribed text etc, then PRACTICING those types of questions before hand is the best way to prepare. The aim is always to preserve as much as you can while still genuinely responding to the question.

[@Stephen10114]

@@jeddle Makes sense. Thank you very much!

[@EpiCuber7]

What about when the stimulus isn't an ocean or a real-world thing? What if it's a concept or idea - e.g. HSC 2020 specified ideas of secrets? (Otherwise a very helpful video!)

[@jeddle]

Same strategy applies! If it's a written stimulus with a concept or idea e.g. secrets, then you think about whether you want to apply those ideas literally or figuratively, and/or whether those concepts/the written stimulus should be something internal or external to your character.

[@DankMurphy]

Cheers

[@mochicat8464]

as much as we want the stimulus to work for our draft, it sometimes just doesn't. sometimes it forces you to create a whole new thing on the spot. that's what im scared of

[@jeddle]

I respectfully disagree haha but it is true that sometimes the idea/link doesn't come in time (as in takes too long to think of it). You have to think broadly and be flexible with your draft!

[@davidesber918]

this year one was very open ended. It was someone behind a fence. I interpreted it as someone in mental captivity trying to be free.

[@tamanpreetsingh1542]

Can the 'LIFE' technique to break down the stimulus also be used for a discursive composition? or is it primarily best suited for a creative composition?

[@jeddle]

It can be used for EVERY text type.