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maybelle6

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Has anyone got any good ideas for a creative writing story, based on a physical journey.. we have trials on monday and i am so lost!!!
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Does everyone have the english paper 1 on Monday 6 Aug ???!

Ahhhhh......... i tottally don't know what to do for creative writting.

I guess anything unique will do ?
 

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You could always do a poem, make it sound real deep and intriguing, and it takes like, 15 minutes max.
 

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Poetry viewed poorly by markers because it is usually rushed crap. You just have to write about a journey - any journey. Think about a life journey of a relative/friend eg: grandparent:)
 

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Yep unique definately.

Perhaps do something really emotional and deep.. like.. a group of teens on a bus, of all different stereotypes ie a 'prep', a 'goth', a 'jock' et al.. bound by the common interest of a dead mutual friend. Angst it up... need ideas? Salingers The catcher in the rye.

Oh and shh... but they love it when you do post modern things like stream of consciousness fragments and end it with 'And then he woke up'.

;)
 

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post modern ??

damn...

any good ideas for that ??..
 

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Remember the K.I.S.S rule, people
Keep it Simple Stupid!!!
Believe me, the english teachers can't be fucked to imagine. Don't get too much symbolic !!! From my experience, the ones in which I wrote in the most simple sentences, I got the most marks - :) 14/15 in fact.
 

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word of warning (if u weren't already aware):

AVOID WRITING ABOUT ANGSTY TEENAGE SHIT or overdoses, suicide, abuse etc

and NEVER end with 'and then they woke up'

an endless number of students do that every year, and markers dont appreciate it.
you want your story to be different in some way, stand out, make it unique and you'll get those marks.

...this advice has been drilled into my head by my english teacher who's been a hsc marker for 4 years and sick of reading the same shit over and over again
 
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