QCE English persuasive extended response (IA1) quiz

A literary analysis of a set text

A persuasive extended response (around 800-1000 words) arguing a position on an issue for a specified audience and purpose

A creative imaginative piece

An oral presentation

General audiences do not exist; QCAA criteria reward calibration of every choice for a specifically identified audience

QCAA only marks specific audiences

It is grammatically incorrect

General audiences are too small

Showing emotional sensitivity

Every choice in the piece looks intentional, calibrated for purpose and audience, and rhetorically sophisticated

Using only formal vocabulary

Avoiding controversial topics

It is not; it weakens your position

It strengthens your piece by demonstrating you have considered opposition, and lets you address concerns the audience may have

QCAA requires you to include opposing views

It fills word count

300 to 500 words

Around 800 to 1000 words

1500 to 2000 words

As long as needed to make every point

I believe that this issue is important.

Throughout history, this debate has continued.

When my mother walked into the hospital at 3am and was told the wait would be six hours, the public health debate stopped being abstract for our family.

There are many opinions on this issue.

There is no difference

Scattered devices are a checklist of techniques; sustained strategies are two or three rhetorical moves used consistently across the piece in coordinated ways

Sustained means using the same technique 10 times

Scattered is for short pieces, sustained for long pieces

By QCAA assessors directly

By your teacher against QCAA criteria, then confirmed through QCAA's endorsement process

By a panel of teachers

By computer scoring

Write the piece in one sitting the day before submission

Memorise example op-eds and replicate their structure

Draft 3 to 5 times across several weeks, sharpening argument and rhetorical control between each round

Avoid drafting; trust your first instincts

The most controversial issue you can think of

An issue you feel most passionate about, regardless of evidence

An issue you can reason about clearly with verifiable evidence, with substantive disagreement available

An issue your teacher disagrees with you on