10TH GRADE

Coursework Assignment 1:
RESPONSE TO TEXT
Your opinion matters here
The guiding
principle:
 Objectives of writing RTT:

TO DISCUSS TO ARGUE TO PERSUADE

 STEPS TO WRITE YOUR RESPONSE
01 READ
Carefully read your chosen article
and other well researched content
relevant to it.
02 SELECT
Select statements from the article
you would like to focus on and
have strong views about.
03 ANALYSE
Analyse the ideas and existing
thought systems behind the making
of those statements.
04 EVALUATE
Evaluate the implicit and explicit
statements alongside secondary
research and your own informed
reflections.
 Your Response will have 2 voices at play
70% 30%

YOUR VOICE WRITER’S VOICE

- Evaluation of writer’s ideas
- Informed counters
- Rationalised opinions
- Personal observations
- Real life examples
- Quoted statements
- Paraphrased / summarised ideas
- Overarching thought system
 UNDERSTANDING COUNTER

REACTION RESPONSE
Immediate Afterthought

PERSONAL DISTANT

ATTACK-LIKE EMOTIONAL REFLECTIVE RATIONAL

 FORMS OF RESPONSE

1 2 3 4

LETTER ARTICLE SPEECH OP-ED

Rubric
Reading [15] + Writing [15] = 30 marks
 WHAT RTT SHOULD DO:
● Take up 4-5 points / statements from the article for evaluation

● Build on and engage with the selected points rather than using them as a
supporting evidence for your perspective.

● Focus on what the article is saying rather than how it is saying. Avoid
review like comments or stylistic analysis of the way the article is
written.

● Have an optimum mix of logos, pathos and ethos.

● Include verified and sourced secondary research and statistical data

WHAT RTT SHOULD NOT DO:
● Quote more than one line or a chunky paragraph from the article for
evaluation.

● Echo / extend the same ideas of the article without your personal
justification or engagement.

● Comment on the way the author writes.

● Use personal attacks and reactive counters to invalidate the writer’s

opinion and statements.

● Include unverified or random data without stating the source.

 SAMPLES
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