Paper 1: Area of StudyBelonging

What is the Area of Study?

• Common area of study for Advanced and Standard students = Paper 1 is common

• Explore and examine :– relationships between language and text, and

interrelationships among texts. – individual qualities of texts while considering

the texts’ relationships to the wider context of the Area of Study.

– ideas to clarify meaning and develop new meanings.

Area of Study- ‘Belonging’

• 2009-2012: Area of Study- ‘Belonging’• You will:

– explore the ways in which the concept of belonging/and or not belonging is represented in and through texts.

– Examine, question and reflect:• concept of belonging is conveyed through the representations of

people, relationships, ideas, places, events, and societies that they encounter in the prescribed text and texts of their own choosing

• language modes, forms, features and structures shapes and is shaped by a sense of belonging

• own experiences of belonging, in a variety of contexts• your perception of the world through texts• exploring the concept and significance of belonging may broaden

and deepen your understanding of yourself and your world.

Paper 1- Specifications

• Time allowed: 2 hours (plus 10 minutes reading time) = 40 minutes each section

• The paper will consist of three sections.– Section I (15 marks)- Short Answer

• Short response questions based on unseen texts related to the Area of Study.

– Section II (15 marks) – Creative Writing• There will be ONE question. • You will be required to compose or adapt a text for a specified

context, purpose and audience. – Section III (15 marks) – Area of Study (Prescribed text + at least

TWO related texts)• There will be ONE question based on the Area of Study and

prescribed texts. • The question will require an extended response.

Section I (15 marks)- Short Answer

• In this section you will be assessed on your ability to examine, question, reflect and speculate on:– what is being said about ‘belonging’– How the concept of ‘belonging’ is conveyed in

texts through visual and written language– Your understanding of the way perceptions of

‘belonging’ are shaped in and through texts– Assumptions about ‘belonging’ that underlie

texts.

Section I – requirements

• To analyse a variety or written and visual texts including: posters, cartoons, advertisements, feature articles, photographs, artwork, short stories, reviews, extracts form stories, poems, journals

• Answer questions with specific value weighting

Section I – types of questions

• ‘WHAT’: ideas (this includes themes, aspects, issues, the main idea)

• HOW: techniques i.e. the way the ideas are conveyed (eg. Metaphor, personification, vector, foreground, shadowing etc)

• ‘SYNTHESIS’: compare, contrast, analyse different perspectives on ‘belonging’ in selected texts

Examples – Section I

Examples – Section I (cont…)

Some tips for Section I

• DO:– Answer the question– Use complete

sentences and paragraphs

– Watch your grammar– Write for each

question weighting– Complete all questions– Provide examples for

all questions

• DON’T:– Write in point form– Re-write the question– Write too much for a

question especially a one mark question (no more than two lines)

– Leave any questions out

Section II (15 marks) – Creative Writing

• In this section you will be assessed on your ability to:– Communicate ideas focussing on belonging– Use stylistic devices appropriately to purpose,

audience and context– Use a range of language features to influence

meaning and response– Demonstrate control of expression and conventions of

form or text type– Link directly to the question– Show a personal response

Some tips for Section II

• DO:– Watch your grammar as it

counts– Use complete sentences

and paragraphs– Focus on an aspect of

belonging/ not belonging– Be prepared to respond in

a variety of text types eg. Editorial, magazine article, conversation, speech

– Demonstrate writing skills and techniques

• DON’T:– Use Swearing– Write about violence,

abuse etc.– Write what you don’t know– Use clichés or stereotyped

storylines– Write a poem

Some tips for Section II (cont..)

• ANSWER THE QUESTION• Prepare for this section• Be aware that you could be asked to use

specific stimuli- a visual or a quotation• Prepare a scenario (possible descriptions,

characters or a concept around the idea of belonging)

• Remember: Formulas for writing a story

CATALYST+ PROCESS= TRANSFORMATION

Examples – Section II

1. Use the following as the starting point for a narrative on ‘Belonging’ as a concept.

‘As she looked back at the video, she wondered how she had ever been that person ever actually done that.‘

2. ‘Every moment we hope to belong but are never sure if we do.’

Use the above as a starting point for a narrative on ‘Belonging’.

Examples – Section II (cont…)

3. Use one of the following as a stimulus for a piece of writing on ‘Belonging’.

Section III (15 marks) – Area of Study (Prescribed text + at least ONE related

texts)• In this section you will be assessed on

your ability to:– demonstrate understanding of the concept of

‘belonging’ in the context of your study – analyse, explain and assess the ways

‘belonging’ is represented in a variety of texts – organise, develop and express ideas using

language appropriate to audience, purpose and context

Your extended response

• Your response should sum up:– WHAT: (themes, issues, concerns, ideas)– HOW: (techniques)

• You might be asked to respond in another text type other than an essay such as a speech, interview, editorial, presentation, web article, conversation/dialogue, panel discussion etc.

Checklist for your extended response

• Definition of ‘Belonging’• Address the question• Use specific examples form each of the texts• TWO- THREE strong pieces of related texts that

are same quality as the set text• Address HOW ‘belonging/ not belonging’ is

represented in each of the texts.• Context of the texts and your own context• Personal response• Write according to the text type asked.

Examples – Section III1. ‘Despite an individual’s desire to belong to a group or community,

this is not always possible.’ How do the texts you have studied represent the processes and

results of ‘belonging and/ or not belonging’?

2. You have been invited to speak at the book launch of a new collection of texts entitled Belonging in our Society.

In your speech, explain and assess the ways in which ‘belonging’ is represented in the texts in the collection.

3. ‘Belonging to a community or group has a significant impact on an individual’s sense of self’.

Discuss this statement, focussing on how the composers of the texts you have studied represent the concept of ‘belonging’.

Examples – Section III (cont…)

4. ‘Belonging to a group or community can provide opportunities and disappointments’. To what extent do the texts you have studied support this idea?

5. ‘More than anything else, belonging is about finding a sense of place in the world.’ Do you agree? Argue your point of view referring to the texts you have studied.

6. You have been invited to write an article for a teenage magazine called Youth and Belonging. In your article, analyse the ways in which ‘belonging’ is represented in the texts you have studied.