Lesson Two - Personal Response to Text
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| Course: | English Lang Arts 10-1 |
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| Date: | Sunday, 7 September 2025, 7:45 PM |
Introduction
Lesson Two - Personal Response to Text
Duration - 1 block (1 x 80 min + homework)
"The truth is that literature, particularly fiction, is not the pure medium we sometimes assume it to be. Response to it is affected by things other than its own intrinsic quality; by a curiosity or lack of it about the people it deals with, their outlook, their way of life." - Vance Palmer, Australian author
Unit One is heavy on notes. Do not panic - the remainder of the course is not like this!! This unit is designed as a review and presentation of the bulk of the theory (notes) that you will need for this course. Please print off the notes and store them in a separate binder for easy reference as you move through ELA 10-1.
In this lesson, you will examine the visual codes used on television and in movies through an exploration of various camera techniques, as well as the use of lighting and colour, and the rule of thirds. You will begin with a discussion about camera-subject distance, and review various film techniques that are used to create visual meaning.
The text of a visual is its content. The context is the environment in which it was created and received. The subtext is its underlying meaning, which may be deliberately obscured. It is this subtext that you must learn to interpret.
You will also review how to write a personal response to text. In this lesson, the examples provided are from a visual text, and you will be responding to a second visual text, but the "rules" regarding a personal response apply to any type of text - visual, multimedia, or print.
Lesson
Read and study the notes on visual elements, the hybrid approach, and rule of thirds.
Read and study the notes on writing a personal response to text.
Watch the video tutorial on writing a personal response to text.
Assignment
ASSIGNMENT (10 marks)
Open a new Word document. Label it E101U1L2surname
In this document, answer the questions based on "How to Write a Personal Response to Texts" as well, "The Hybrid Approach" and the rubric for writing a Personal Response.
Submit this assignment using the Dropbox for U1L2 PR questions
- What are the three perspectives from which you may write a personal response?
- What are five different prose forms that you may use to write a personal response?
- What are the four things you must determine before writing a personal response?
- What is the hybrid approach.
- What are the two categories on which the personal response is scored?
- What is the question explored in the video tutorial on writing a personal response?
Conclusion
You have reviewed various concepts and terms relating to visuals, as well as being introduced to how to write a personal response to any kind of text - visual, multimedia, or print.
Store this information in your "NOTES" binder for quick referral as you progress through this course. Create a separate section for rubrics, and add the personal response to texts rubric there.