6.2.2. Re-creative Writing Task

• The Re-creative Writing Task requires a piece that is 500-800 words in length
• The Re-creative Writing Task allows you to demonstrate your understanding of the source text through an imaginative
• The Re-creative Writing Task requires a demonstration of your own unique creative vision
• One strategy for identifying a strong central idea is to examine the major themes
• What should the beginning of a narrative introduce?

  Characters, setting, conflict
• A re-creative writing piece should be between 500 and 800 words in length
• The re-creative piece must be completely independent of the source text.

  False
• Steps in analyzing the original text for the Re-creative Writing Task

  1️⃣ Close reading

  2️⃣ Identify key elements

  3️⃣ Understand context

  4️⃣ Develop your own interpretation
• Match the steps in analyzing the original text with their descriptions:

  Close Reading ↔️ Identify key themes, character arcs, and literary devices

  Contextual Understanding ↔️ Consider historical, cultural, and literary context

  Interpretation Development ↔️ Form a unique perspective to guide re-creative writing
• Exploring character perspectives can help identify a central idea for Re-creative Writing.


  True
• What are two narrative techniques that can enhance a story's structure?

  Point of view and dialogue
• Establishing a consistent narrative perspective is a technique called 'point of view'.

  True
• Steps in developing the plot in the middle of a narrative

  1️⃣ Rising action

  2️⃣ Complications

  3️⃣ Character growth or transformation
• The re-creative writing piece must be clearly connected to the source text.


  True
• To prepare for the re-creative writing task, you must first close read the original text.
• Form your own unique understanding of the text to guide your creative choices
• Match the strategy for identifying a central idea with its description:

  Identify Key Themes ↔️ Examine major themes in the source text

  Explore Character Perspectives ↔️ Consider characters' emotions and motivations

  Respond to Literary Devices ↔️ Analyze techniques like imagery
• Using dialogue between characters reveals their personalities, relationships, and motivations
• The middle of a narrative is where the story builds momentum and the central conflict becomes more complex.
• Character growth and transformation allows characters to evolve over the course of the narrative.
• What is one aspect of maintaining consistent tone and style in re-creative writing?

  Diction
• The middle of a story in re-creative writing is where the plot develops through rising action and complications.
• Descriptive language can help readers visualize the setting, characters, and events in re-creative writing.
• The middle of the story is where the plot develops through rising action and complications
• The re-creative writing task requires both understanding of the source text and reflection on the creative process


  True
• Close reading involves paying attention to details like language, imagery, and themes
• Strategies for identifying a strong central idea

  1️⃣ Identify Key Themes

  2️⃣ Explore Character Perspectives

  3️⃣ Respond to Literary Devices
• Developing memorable characters and an immersive setting
• Developing memorable characters and an immersive setting is essential for impactful re-creative writing.
• What type of details are used to create an immersive setting?

  Vivid sensory details
• What does diction refer to in re-creative writing?

  Word choice
• Descriptive language can help immerse readers in the story.


  True
• The commentary should explain how creative choices relate to the source text.


  True
• What is the Re-creative Writing Task based on?

  A literary text
• How long should the commentary for the Re-creative Writing Task be?

  200-300 words
• Why is a close analysis of the source material crucial for the Re-creative Writing Task?

  To ensure meaningful connection
• What should a central idea for Re-creative Writing reflect?

  Unique interpretation of text
• Steps in constructing a strong narrative structure for Re-creative Writing

  1️⃣ Introduce the central character(s), setting, and initial conflict

  2️⃣ Develop the plot through rising action and complications

  3️⃣ Resolve the central conflict or situation in the end
• Dialogue is a key narrative technique for revealing character motivations and relationships.

  True
• The end of a narrative resolves the central conflict or situation, providing a satisfying conclusion