"An inner journey can be defined as a challenging experience undergone by an individual as a result the individual has grown, developed and changed perspectives. Even though those outcomes will vary between individuals, all inner journeys result in some form of greater understanding."
I always try to define the journey without explicitly stating that I am doing so. Here's mine for last year's HSC Q ("The journey not the arrival is what matters":
To imagine is to project yourself into another world, perhaps similar to, perhaps different from reality. Each time we imagine, we are taking a journey through this world we've conjured. But where do we arrive at the end of this imaginative journey, do we ever arrive, and is the arrival important? A good story has suspense - it builds up the characters and locations along the way, it takes you into the imaginative world where it dwells and most importantly it takes you on an adventure - and it is that adventure which matters. In 'On Giant's Shoulders', by Melvyn Bragg we explore the scientific imagination, the imaginative journey of science which over time becomes reality's journey. This journey is represented in the book as a journey without end, as a journey which is self-rewarding. This non-fiction prose adapted from a radio programme conveys an unending scientific journey which epitomises the idea that the journey is what matters - for there is no arrival in science. In these imaginative worlds of daydreaming, storytelling and scientific imagination, we see that it is the journey, not the arrival, that matters. The journey is the real reward.
Roughly, for intro:
1) Definition of (type of) journey: Thesis, interpretation of essay question
2) Refer to texts being used (text form, title, author, context of production, purpose)
3) Concept that links texts to questions/thesis/journey.
Flow and style are more intuitive skills. I tend to be upbeat and both questioning and answering.
