Can we write in 1st person in our essays? (1 Viewer)

[EroticCity]

Hi i was looking at the boardofstudies site and they had excerpts from good essays - most of them writing in 1st person eg "When I watched the play on stage" etc. I have always been told never to write in 1st person, so i was a little confused.

ALSO one of the criteria dot point says "Applies personal experiences of workshops as an audience member to illustrate arguments and opinions". I am a little confused because we haven't watched any of our plays on stage (In fact we have only been taught 'Waiting For Godot' for Absurdist Theatre.) Please help me!!!!! I feel that I am not prepared to write a decent essay. Thanks

 

[grk_styl]

Hi i was looking at the boardofstudies site and they had excerpts from good essays - most of them writing in 1st person eg "When I watched the play on stage" etc. I have always been told never to write in 1st person, so i was a little confused.

ALSO one of the criteria dot point says "Applies personal experiences of workshops as an audience member to illustrate arguments and opinions". I am a little confused because we haven't watched any of our plays on stage (In fact we have only been taught 'Waiting For Godot' for Absurdist Theatre.) Please help me!!!!! I feel that I am not prepared to write a decent essay. Thanks

ok:
1. In a drama essay, you are allowed to use "I" and "we", but I suggest u only do it when you are talking about workshopping, which brings me to my second point.

2. I didn't workshop either, but hun, BULL SHITTING is the key Talk about about "When I workshopped a section from WFG, we realised that this worked better because of this this and that and because it showed the pointless in life" etc, etc. Get what i'm saying? lol If not, let me know and I'll give u a better example.

3. U should know 3 plays for Absurdist theatre. perhaps ur teacher will teach u to the other two before the term is over. If not, then you HAVE to complain. It's in the drama syllabus.

I hope that helps

 

[EroticCity]

Thanks that helps heaps!!!!!!!!

 

[crazy_kitten]

Erotic, AVOID using first person!!!!!!! Avoid it like the plague! My teach told us that using first person CAN keep you out of band five or six, but provided your essay isn't littered with it and it is used in the proper places (like styl said) it shouldn't keep you from band 5/6

 

[Will_Sparky]

crazy_kitten, this thread is sept. 04. I think she has already done her HSC , whats with reviving old threads?!

 

[Skillo]

Erotic, AVOID using first person!!!!!!! Avoid it like the plague! My teach told us that using first person CAN keep you out of band five or six, but provided your essay isn't littered with it and it is used in the proper places (like styl said) it shouldn't keep you from band 5/6

I used it in the workshopping bits.
I got mid band 6.

Yay.