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Year 10 Characterisation

Diane has been constructed through her characterization, which can be analyzed using the SAAO (Speech, Actions, Appearance, Other) framework. Specifically, two pieces of evidence from the text about Diane's speech and appearance should be discussed to show how they prove what the reader has come to understand about her character. A clear thesis statement introducing Diane and the elements that will be explored is important for a short answer response.

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Year 10 Characterisation

Diane has been constructed through her characterization, which can be analyzed using the SAAO (Speech, Actions, Appearance, Other) framework. Specifically, two pieces of evidence from the text about Diane's speech and appearance should be discussed to show how they prove what the reader has come to understand about her character. A clear thesis statement introducing Diane and the elements that will be explored is important for a short answer response.

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Year 10 English, Course 2

Task 1 Practice: Short Answer Response

Question: Discuss how Diane has been constructed in the text.

A character’s construction refers to the creation of a character, and what the reader
comes to understand about them. Character construction can be achieved through
characterisation but can also be achieved through the use of other narrative
conventions (plot and structure, setting, narrative point of view and language/style).

Characterisation: we can analyse characterisation using the SAAO framework


(below)

S A A O
Speech Actions Appearance Other
 What characters  What they do.  How they  Other
say.  How they act look. characters’
 How they say it. alone.  Body size and opinions
 Choice of words,  How they act type. responses
e.g. profanities, with other  Clothing and
jargon, connotations characters. accessories.
 Level of language,  Body
e.g. simple v language.
sophisticated,  Special
informal v formal features.
 Accent

Structuring your Response

Topic A topic sentence (or thesis) for a short-answer question includes basic
text details and introduces the point to be explored using key words
from the question

Eg. The protagonist of Text 1, Spencer, has been constructed as a


loner who desperately seeks the approval of his peers. This
construction has predominately been achieved through
characterisation, in particular Kirkwood’s depiction of Spencer’s
thoughts and dialogue.

Evidence Smoothly insert specific evidence that illustrates your point

Explanation Explain how your chosen evidence proves your point (using
terminology of conventions)

Linking Link to the topic sentence and the key words of the question
Other Tips for Short Answer:

 You don’t have the luxury of time, so don’t fluff!


 Use key words from the question
 Include specific evidence; even better, direct quotes where possible
 Introduce evidence, don’t just plonk it in
 Plan briefly
 Correctly punctuate titles
 Use last name of author only (first time full name, thereafter last name)
 Make sure you know what 200 – 300 words looks like in your writing
(incorporate more or less evidence to meet the required word count)

Use this framework to plan your response

Convention: characterisation

What have you 1. 2.


come to understand
about Diane?
Speech

Actions

Appearance

Other
Pick two pieces of evidence for the same element of Diane’s construction and
explain why your evidence proves your point.

Element 1: (example, Diane is materialistic)

Evidence from text Explanation

Element 2:

Evidence from text Explanation

Thesis Statement:

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