1. Area of Study 2 ENCOUNTERING CONFLICT
FREEDOM WRITERS

2. AOS 2: Creating and Presenting
This outcome invites you to explore, within a chosen Context, the interconnection between reading and writing.
After reading and analysing the work of others, you are required to produce a range of your own written texts, making clear, deliberate choices about form, purpose, audience, language and context.

3. ‘ENCOUNTERING CONFLICT’
Your context
You will be required to create and present your own
ideas discussing the context of
‘ENCOUNTERING CONFLICT’
This task requires you to develop a deep understanding
of this context and be able to write about it in
interesting and varied ways.

4. What you will be assessed on
This task is not a text response essay.
Rather, you will be assessed on:
The quality of your ideas about ‘Encountering Conflict’.
The quality of your writing.
How well you respond to the prompt/stimulus material.
You use the set texts to build your ideas and provide some direction for your writing.

5. The prompt
Ensure that you make clear that you are responding to the prompt.
Explore the wider implications of the prompt, its relation to the film/texts, focusing on the quality and originality of your writing.
The prompt is a springboard for your writing, but you must explore it as your central idea and your writing should be directed by it.

6. Using the text
While you shouldn’t rely too heavily on the text, you need to show a clear understanding of it.
Your writing needs to be “informed” by the text, which means you can show understanding of the ideas in it, or explicitly discuss the ideas.

7. The SAC: You will have two periods to complete the SAC.
You need to write one extended piece ( words)*.
You will be given a writing prompt to guide the focus of your writing.
You will need to include a written explanation about the purpose, form, language and audience (a proforma will be provided).
You must write in an expository, persuasive or imaginative style.
* recommended

8. What you are being assessed on:
Understanding and exploration of ideas and /or arguments relevant to the prompt and the Context
Use of detail and ideas drawn from the selected text as appropriate to the task
Control of selected form, considering the shaping of writing to suit form, purpose, language and audience
Complexity and development of ideas in the creation of your own text/s
Expressiveness, fluency and coherence of writing
A written explanation of personal choices, with use of appropriate metalanguage

9. Expository Writing
EXPOSE
Expository writing explores different aspects of an idea. It “exposes” an idea
Purpose: to explain; explore; analyse; inform
Forms: a standard essay; news article; research report; non-fiction book; blog
Language style: often formal; third person, though first person could be used if it fits the purpose; lots of detail

10. Persuasive Writing
PERSUADE
Writing that persuades the reader to accept the writer’s viewpoint
Purpose: to persuade; argue; rebut; encourage action; inspire; sell
Form: argumentative essay; letter to the editor; dialogue between two opposing views; editorial; opinion article, speech
Language: tone can vary; identifiable arguments with evidence; clear contention; persuasive language and strategies

11. Imaginative Writing IMAGINE
Writing that is fictional that aims to entertain, describe, reflect, encourage reflection and explore ideas
Forms: short story, description, play script, screenplay, novel, journal or diary
Language: greatly varied depending on form, structure and purpose; figurative language; plot conventions; dialogue; variety of viewpoints

12. Encountering CONFLICT
Our Context

13. What does it mean to ‘Encounter Conflict’?
When you hear the word “conflict” what do you think?
Brainstorm different vocabulary for “conflict”
What is meant by “encountering”? Define
List other synonyms for “encountering”

14. Why write about “conflict”?
Why do people write about encountering conflict?
What texts can you name that deal with this theme? (books, poems, plays, films)
What conflicts have been prominent in the world around you lately?

15. Different types of conflict
TASK: 1. Complete the following table:
Types of Conflict
Causes
How people respond
Consequences

16. Did you consider these factors?
Communication breakdown
Different values/ cultures/religions/race/class/goals
Lack of understanding
Greed/Selfishness/Ego
Desire for power/wealth/control
Fear of the unknown/difference
Breaking of trust
Unresolved disagreements
Underlying stress, personal tensions

17. Key Ideas (from Insight)
HOW WOULD YOU RESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING PROMPTS?
Conflicts involve a clash of ideas
People’s responses to conflict vary
Conflict occurs between the powerful and the powerless
Conflicts may be difficult to resolve
Conflict can be a catalyst for change