2017 Year 10 Written Text Assessment on ‘The Outsiders’
QUESTIONS (Choose ONE)
1. Describe at least one important relationship in the written text(s). Explain how this relationship positively or negatively influenced one or more characters.
2. Describe at least one important setting in the written text(s). Explain how the setting helped you to understand at least one idea. Note: “Setting” may refer to physical places as well as social and historical contexts.
3. Describe at least one important character in the written text(s). Explain how the character changes throughout the text(s).
4. Describe an important conflict in the written text. Explain how the conflict helped you to understand an important message.
5. Describe an incident that changes the course of events in the written text(s). Explain how this change helped you to understand an important idea.
6. Describe at least one important technique used in the written text(s). Explain how the use of the technique created impact. Note: Techniques could include figures of speech, syntax, word-choice, style, symbolism, structure, or narrative point-of-view.
And don’t forget the GOLDEN rules:
G ather ideas: who? what? when? where? why? how?
O rganise them: what’s the best order?
L ink ideas or paragraphs: “Not only do we learn…, but also… .”
D escriptive words: stunning, exquisite, brilliant, excellent
E nabling words or phrases: for example, for instance, we see this when, as an illustration, to demonstrate
N eat and tidy: punctuation, grammar, spelling
Statement about the written text technique/aspect
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Evidence from the written text
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Explanation of the meaning shown in relation to the question
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Explanation of author’s purpose
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Your link to the human experience (self, society, or world)
(A) within ‘The Outsiders’
(B) another novel
(C) another text
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Sentence Starters:
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For example,
For instance,
We see this when,
This is demonstrated,
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This shows…
This makes the audience think…
This makes the audience feel…
This makes us understand…
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S.E.Hinton did this to
The purpose of this
This was done to
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This aspect can be compared to…
This aspect can be contrasted to…
This can be juxtaposed to…
This reminds me of...
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Examples:
In Macbeth by William Shakespeare, dialogue was used to show the state of Macbeth’s mind.
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For instance, the line “Is this a dagger I see before me?” demonstrates Macbeth questioning his reality.
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This technique reveals Macbeth’s character by showing the audience that he has started to hallucinate and that his mind is playing tricks on him, or, alternatively, that the witches are having more influence on him than he realises.
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Shakespeare did this to show the consequences of Macbeth’s guilty actions. As the play progresses, Macbeth’s mind becauses more troubled and Shakespeare uses Macbeth’s dialogue, actions, and the conversations of other to reflect this.
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This dialogue can be juxtaposed with the feast when he has a visitation of Banquo’s ghost and says “Then comes my fit again: I had else been perfect”. This highlights, to some degree, the fact that Macbeth is conscious of his hallucinations. However, a characteristic of insanity is the insane person not knowing that are in fact insane and by the end of the play, Macbeth no longer knows what is real and what is imagined around him. This highlights the fact that guilt through murder and ‘unfettered’ ambition can affect the state of people's’ minds.
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Statement about the written text technique/aspect
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Evidence from the written text
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Explanation of the meaning shown in relation to the question
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Explanation of author’s purpose
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Your link to the human experience (self, society, or world)
(A) within ‘The Outsiders’
(B) another novel
(C) another text
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Sentence Starters:
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For example,
For instance,
We see this when,
This is demonstrated,
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This shows…
This makes the audience think…
This makes the audience feel…
This makes us understand…
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The author did this to
The purpose of this
This was done to
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This aspect can be compared to…
This aspect can be contrasted to…
This can be juxtaposed to…
This reminds me of...
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In the SEXXXY template below, answer ONE of the following questions:
I am answering question number:
Copy and paste your question here:
Planning
Gather and Order ideas:
Introduction:
(Optional)
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SEXXXY 1
When johnny want to bleach ponyboy hair
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For example johnny want to take of the grease out of ponyboy hair so that they can’t recognise them
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This makes us understand that johnny want to hide what happened when he stabbed bob
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This was done to not going johnny to jail and have freedom
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This reminds me of. If there is one who committed crime they are always running away.
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SEXXXY 2
When darry killed by the police because he pointed a gun at the man
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For example. When johnny died dally committed crime because he can’t live without johnny
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This makes the audience think that he want to stay with johnny whenever he was
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the author did this to
To show us do not committed crime
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This reminds me of that when someone died they want to commit crime so that they can stay together
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SEXXXY 3
When ponyboy helped the children on the burning church
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We see this when the teacher said “ there are still more kids inside”
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This shows us the ponyboy have the courage to save the kids for not burning them alive
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the author did this to
Teach us to be a hero and save other kid’s life
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This reminds me of the firemen have to to save the child from burning house
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SEXXXY 4
When johnny and ponyboy saw the mustang coming at their territory
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For example ponyboy see the mustang coming and ponyboy said to johnny “ try to look cool johnny “
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This shows us that they have a courage to stand their territory whatever it cost
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This was done to
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Conclusion:
(Optional)
