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Unit 4: Creative responses to texts

4 dot points across 4 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How do you analyse and then adopt the voice, point of view and stylistic features of a set text in your own creative writing?

the analysis of a text's voice, point of view, style and structure as the basis for the craft of a creative response
How to analyse a set text's voice, point of view, diction and structure closely enough to reproduce them with control in a creative response.
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How does understanding the views and values of a set text shape the interpretive choices you make in a creative response?

the use of an understanding of a text's views and values to inform the interpretive choices of a creative response
How to let your reading of a set text's views and values drive the interpretive decisions of a creative response, so the piece argues rather than merely imitates.
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How do you write a creative response that genuinely reflects an understanding of the original text's features and concerns?

the features of a text and the ways a creative response can reflect, extend or reframe them
How to plan and write a creative response that demonstrates close understanding of a set text by reproducing its features, voice and concerns with purpose.
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How does a written reflective commentary explain and justify the choices made in a creative response?

the use of a reflective commentary to articulate the connections between a creative response and the original text
How to write the reflective commentary that explains your creative choices and makes the link between your response and the original text explicit.
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