Lesson 1

Assignment 2

(40 marks)

Open a new Word document. Label it E301U2L1surname
In this document, write the good copy of your personal response to text as outlined below.
Submit this assignment using the Dropbox for U2L1 Dulce PR

Your response should be between 600 and 1200 words.
Historically, on the diploma exam, students who write 600 words tend to score around 50%. Those who write closer to the upper range of 1000 - 1200 words tend to reach the Standard of Excellence, which is 80% or higher. View 1200 words as a cap, however, and not as a target. Writing MORE than 1200 words does not necessarily improve your mark. It may, in fact, do the opposite. Choose your words judiciously.

  • Consider the themes present in Owen's poem and Bastien's painting regarding the nature of warfare.
  • What does this text suggest to you about the forces that inhibit or encourage an individual’s actions? Support your idea(s) with reference to ONE of the texts presented and to your previous knowledge and/or experience.
  • You may want to review your notes and the tutorial on "writing a personal response to text" before you begin.
  • Use the thesis planner to help you break down the question and ensure that you discuss it in its entirety.

In your writing you should

  • select a prose form that is appropriate to the ideas you wish to express and that will enable you to effectively communicate to the reader 
  • discuss ideas and impressions that are meaningful to you
  • respond from a personal, critical and/or creative perspective
  • consider how you can create a strong unifying effect

Your assignment will be marked using the "personal response to texts" rubric.