The Craft of Writing
ES12-CW is worth about 20 marks out of 100 in recent HSC English Standard papers. Practise 12 exam-style questions (short answer) with instant marking and a worked solution for every question.
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The craft of writing (Paper 2 Section III) — the four forms (imaginative, discursive, persuasive, reflective), using a stimulus, crafting language for effect, writing a reflection on your own choices, a worked example and timing.
- 1What you need to know
- 2The four forms
- 3Using the stimulus
- 4Crafting language for effect
- 5Writing the reflection
- 6Worked example
- 7Timing in the exam
- 8Common mistakes
- 9Exam tips
- 10Links to other topics
Example questions
Example 1 · 20 marks · short answer
Stimulus:
The streetlight outside our house flickered for years. The night it was finally fixed, none of us could sleep.
Use the stimulus as the opening of an imaginative piece of writing that explores how people respond to change. (20 marks)
Example 2 · 20 marks · short answer
Stimulus:
Some of the most important moments in a life happen in places nobody would think to photograph: a bus stop, a hospital corridor, a car park at dawn.
Write a discursive piece that explores the significance of ordinary places in people's lives. (20 marks)
Answers and worked solutions appear when you practise these questions.