ArtOfLosing
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:wave:I need some help in just what we need to put in an essay...
In a 'representation and text' essay (or creative type response for that matter) is it necessary to talk about the nature of representation in general before moving into the specific topic such as the truth?
I was thinking of something like: "texts represent concepts in different ways to evoke certain meanings... blah blah blah... The truth is represented...frontline... etc."
Or is this just a waste of ink in an exam?
I ask this because in ext english we have been told to talk about genre as a whole before moving into spec fiction, which is an approach that makes sense and shows that you know the topic the topic as a whole not just specific texts. But is this needed in advanced?
Also for supplementary texts I'm going to have a go at Buffy (as a whole and then either the eps 'storyteller' or 'lie to me') and 'So Much To Tell You" by John Marsden - feedback?
In a 'representation and text' essay (or creative type response for that matter) is it necessary to talk about the nature of representation in general before moving into the specific topic such as the truth?
I was thinking of something like: "texts represent concepts in different ways to evoke certain meanings... blah blah blah... The truth is represented...frontline... etc."
Or is this just a waste of ink in an exam?
I ask this because in ext english we have been told to talk about genre as a whole before moving into spec fiction, which is an approach that makes sense and shows that you know the topic the topic as a whole not just specific texts. But is this needed in advanced?
Also for supplementary texts I'm going to have a go at Buffy (as a whole and then either the eps 'storyteller' or 'lie to me') and 'So Much To Tell You" by John Marsden - feedback?