how specific can they be? we had the independent school's trial and our creative was to continue a scene from one of our set texts from a different point of view to what was in the text. I would think that's as specific as it could get
i'm not sure about the specify thing (there's only two past papers with this module to go off, and they haven't specified in those) but my teacher advised us to always set our piece in the Romantic period, or, only if it absolutely fits the question, do something Possession-esque where you have...
We have an assessment that involves writing a 2000 word essay on this topic:
"Evaluate the role of contemporary economic policies in managing the Australian environment"
I can write pages about what the policies are and their impacts, but how do I "evaluate their role"?