Class of 2010: Eng Ext 2 Roll Call

[Oroborous]

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Originally Posted by kiniki

A guy in my class had a disarming sense of humour, and he weaves comic into his writing in such a way that just....stuns all of us! Our teacher is so excited by him, she's encouraging him to make his MW humourous and manipulate his 'gifted' writing style. I say go for it, most definitely. Imho, our MW should reflect our strongest abilities.. like my writing is just inherently luxurious and almost poetic and she wants me to write something based in the 19th century or with influences from the romantic era and what not. i reckon it'll work in my favour

I see. Thanks!

[dianaCharleston]

BLEH! so many ideas running through my head! hahah.
& yes, we should all meet up & discuss ideas & chill

I know! I am having so much trouble narrowing down my ideas into one concept. Luckily my extension teacher is a senior board marker for NSW, and his great at appreciating your ideas and discussing them with you. He knows almost every author you mention to him, and is great at steering you in the right direction.
But his leaving our school next year so I'm trying to write my first draft by the end of this term. But yes, definitely looking forward to discussing ideas/ lounging and chilling in this forum with you all for 2010. Doing poetry btw and good luck everyone!

[xXmuffin0manXx]

critical analysis

[joshuarG]

Originally Posted by dianaCharleston

I know! I am having so much trouble narrowing down my ideas into one concept. Luckily my extension teacher is a senior board marker for NSW, and his great at appreciating your ideas and discussing them with you. He knows almost every author you mention to him, and is great at steering you in the right direction.
But his leaving our school next year so I'm trying to write my first draft by the end of this term. But yes, definitely looking forward to discussing ideas/ lounging and chilling in this forum with you all for 2010. Doing poetry btw and good luck everyone!

WOO we almost have the same subjects
& just a question.
what are you basing your poetry on?
because i wanted to do poetry, but yeah,
everyone kind of advised me against it, even my teacher,
so im scared ill get bad marks off my teacher if i choose it,
thus do bad all over. (N)

[gavskiez]

Originally Posted by joshuarG

what are you basing your poetry on?
because i wanted to do poetry, but yeah,
everyone kind of advised me against it, even my teacher,
so im scared ill get bad marks off my teacher if i choose it,
thus do bad all over. (N)

if you're good at poetry and you want to do it, then of course do it. there's no disadvantage with what you choose; a girl a couple years older than me got 50/50 and she did poetry. it just has to be damn good. if anything it'll be a good change for the markers because I doubt many people would pick poetry as an option, in comparison to those doing short stories and essays.. though that ain't really important. but yeah if you like it, dooo it

i'm going with an absurdist theatre script, just trying to write the central concepts and stuff in essay form now and thinking up stage ideas and vague subplots. anyone else having major ext2 blanks at this moment in time?

[dianaCharleston]

Originally Posted by joshuarG
what are you basing your poetry on?
because i wanted to do poetry, but yeah,
everyone kind of advised me against it, even my teacher,
so im scared ill get bad marks off my teacher if i choose it,
thus do bad all over. (N)

Wisdom from my teacher:

I suggest plunging yourself into the poetry shelf of your local bookshop/library and exploring the diversity of styles out there. Interested in contemporary poetry? Try people like Alan Wearne, John Tranter, and Dorothy Porter who I’ve found to be extremely innovative and who have really pushed me into acknowledging the limitless bounds of poetry.

Find a few poets who you can connect with and who’s style you think you could try and emulate. Take time picking at the layers of their creations and allow yourself to be moved by it. But think to yourself constantly: what do I like about what I’ve just read? Why did it move me? How did they do it?

And then GET WRITING. Show your teacher a few samples of your work. Show what your capable of. If you have a stubborn teacher and they still advise you against it than I strongly suggest that you do what he/she says as they are the ones marking your internal assessments. Yes extension 2 should be a self-indulgent exploration of your passions, but at the end of the day it is about pleasing the examiner and acquiring the marks. Still wanting to do poetry? then by all means do it. A great piece of poetry could stand you out from the rest of the pack.

As for my concept… It’s still developing at the back of my mind, picking at it’s shell, not ready to enter the world just yet.

Good luck with your work!

[Nyxie]

I'm doing a short story- on what i am not yet sure... but it'll come

[ashie0]

Oh for fucks sake, you people have no backbone. This is YOUR major work, the piece that YOU will be spending almost a year on so do what YOU want to do. If you like your topic/form/concepts your more likely to produce a sophisticated, in depth and 'unique' MW.

[css]

Originally Posted by ashie0

Oh for fucks sake, you people have no backbone. This is YOUR major work, the piece that YOU will be spending almost a year on so do what YOU want to do. If you like your topic/form/concepts your more likely to produce a sophisticated, in depth and 'unique' MW.

+1
My teacher's a champion. One of those anal types, but not so anal as to infringe upon what you want to do.

There is no formula for success, except doing what you want.
Don't think for a second that you're going to do well -just because- your teacher told you to do one topic or another.

[flightlessbird]

I'm planning on writing a short story.

[MissGiggles]

Originally Posted by ashie0

Oh for fucks sake, you people have no backbone. This is YOUR major work, the piece that YOU will be spending almost a year on so do what YOU want to do. If you like your topic/form/concepts your more likely to produce a sophisticated, in depth and 'unique' MW.

look, please don't take this as a personal vandetta against you because i have nothing better to do on my day off from school than rant at randoms online. but you can't hand up anything. there are guidelines for everything at school. and so we do have to modify it to what the teachers want.

apparently a guy in this finishing year did a creative writing piece on the evolution of the word fuck. it can get good marks but it's sure not going to be presented publicly lol.

[ashie0]

Surely your intelligent enough to produce a MW that is a product of your own imagination/mind within the parameters of the course. People who go along with what they're told are idiots, you might do fine at school but you fail at life.

[clarehenry]

Jenny, prolly a short story..

[clarehenry]

Originally Posted by accio.brain

This is so freaky. I remember the 09 roll call being up not so long ago. You lot have already replaced us and we haven't even gotten marks back yet =.= On another note, good luck to all you 2010ers

Hey accio brain!
youve done the same subjects as what im going to do!!!

any advice?
hahah

[clarehenry]

Originally Posted by ashie0

Personally I'm doing this course because i have a passion for writing and a passion for my topic. I think its an in depth, challenging and enriching course and I'm looking forward to undertaking my major work independently. Why on earth would you pour yourself into this just to impress a high school teacher?

passion for your topic?
haha thats something i wish i had
hell, i wish i HAD a topic


what is your topic?