What is Assignment-writing?
Now let's look at the Assignment-writing.
Assignment-writing is done in class time and you will be given time to do this. Here are the steps.
- The teacher will give you a stimulus based upon your previous learning.
- You will write a first draft response of 200-250 words.
- Your teacher will feed back to you.
- You will then write your final version of 200-250 words.
Just like Directed Writing, Assignment-writing has 20 marks, uses the same pegged marks, and whilst there are no bullet points to address, you must address the title or stimulus of your assignment.
Stimuli
You may be given one stimulus or a range of different stimuli which you have not seen, but which should be based upon the contexts covered in class.
Content
In the assignment you need to:
- write in a discursive manner
- express your ideas and opinions
- give reasons for these opinions
- draw any appropriate conclusions.
You must keep to the context of the stimulus. You should think about the vocabulary that you are going to need in response to the stimulus and find this out before you start writing.
You're bursting with ideas and opinions on so many issues about which you feel passionate. However, when you are writing your assignment make sure what you are writing makes grammatical sense.
Keep it as simple as possible. That doesn't mean that the language has to be simple, but you need to make sure what you say is clear and correct. If that means reining in your creative instincts or your strongly held views for the sake of making sure the sentence is correct, then that's for the best. If you are absolutely sure you can, go for it!
Also try not to exceed the word count, the markers won't penalise you for exceeding it, but the longer the piece the more likely it is that you will make mistakes.
You will get the chance to redraft
You teacher can give you reasonable assistance to help you improve your draft. Your teacher will not be able to give you explicit advice on what to change but they can indicate where a change needs to take place and the sort of change that is required. You will then write your final version.
