Year 11 English General Task 2

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Task 2: Creative writing

Fictional writing from the setting of a rural environment.

Adopting the persona of a character, respond to the social environment and central tensions
featured in your research data on rural Australia.

Content focus:
• Consider the ways in which main ideas, values and supporting details are presented in fictional
texts

Manipulate language features such as tone, accent and vocabulary to influence responses

TASK GIVEN TO STUDENTS PRIOR:

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
Task Sheet
Written Response to question
The completed task should incorporate data developed from research of small towns.

FORMAT OF RESPONSE:

Your response will be a creative short story (including a ‘book cover), telling of
someone moving from a city/urban environment (from within Australia or from
overseas), to a small country town in Australia. The main character/s is/are in conflict
with the social environment and engaged in the central tensions that a new location
often brings.

TIME IN CLASS:
Students will have several periods to complete this task.
Due: April 1
Weighting: 9%
 Research Notes

My character has moved from: __________________________

What this place is like (social environment, natural

environment, lifestyle etc.)

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 My character has moved to: __________________________

What this place is like (social environment, natural

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 What are the main conflicts/points of tension for the
character? (Consider the differences between locations)

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 Short Story Plan

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