VCE Context writing

We can use the acronym ‘PIP’ to describe how Context writing is assessed and what you should think about when you are planning for it.

Prompt

Ideas

Piece (of writing)

Prompt

  • Your writing must use this statement as stimulus.
  • Make sure you understand what the prompt means and implies; rewrite it twice in your words.
  • Think about how the prompt is related to the text you have studied for the Context.
  • You can challenge the prompt; you don’t have to agree with it.
  • Think about the message you want to convey to the reader, in relation to the prompt.
  • What ideas do you want to explore?

 Ideas

  • You should get your ideas predominantly from the set text you have studied for this Context.
  • Ideas can come from outside the set text too: from other texts, current affairs, history, your own life, etc.
  • What message do you want to convey and how will you convey it?

Piece of writing

  • What kind of writing do you like? What are you good at? Persuasive? Imaginative? Expository?
  • How can you make your piece interesting and enjoyable to read?
  • Above all, have a message for the reader: something to say in relation to the prompt.

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