Mod C Revision quiz

Craft of Writing Revision quiz

What have you learned about the craft of writing?

Multiple Select

Which forms of writing may you be asked to attempt?

• Discursive

• Persuasive

• Informative

• Imaginative

• Reflective

Poll

What will the markers be looking for most?

• Whether you can demonstrate an ability to write in the style asked for

• How effectively you use a variety of language techniques to suit the form you're writing in

• Whether you have planned and drafted your writing

• How well you have integrated the stimulus into your writing

Multiple Choice

"bundle of stuff that dropped,

and dribbled through the loose straw

tangling in bowels, and hopped

blindly closer. I saw

those eyes that did not see

mirror my cruelty"

Which techniques are used in this extract from Harwood's "Father and Child"?

• auditory imagery, simile, anaphora and enjambment

• metaphor, anecdote, visual imagery and assonance

• visual imagery, alliteration, onomatopoeia, symbolism and metaphor

• Rhythm, tactile imagery, colloquial language and metaphor

Multiple Choice

"...she could be facing the gothic dark of the Korengal Valley, even the ridge over Loi Kolay village — she would draw herself into the savagery found at the outpost of every war, the impossible solitude of the ridge, several layers of dark pressing down on the already dark mountains, an area where even the stunted trees might seem as if they want to step off the cliffs and hurtle themselves to the floor, the darkness made more visible by the layer of frost covering everything, the sandbags, the steel rebars, the machine gun, a Browning M-57, the impossible stretch of distance, the enormity of black sky..."

Which text does this extract come from and what is its main technique?

• McCann's "What time is it now? - imagery

• Harwood's "What time is it?" - metaphor

• Smith's "Where are you now?" - tactile and auditory imagery

• McCann's "What time is it where you are, now?" - visual and tactile imagery

Multiple Select

When writing reflectively, you should...

• look in a mirror and write what you see

• Reflect in 1st person and be honest

• use past tense and discuss challenges you've faced

• discuss what you've learned from the Mod C texts and how they have influenced your own writing

• show you are able to evaluate your own writing in a detail

Poll

What pitfalls should you avoid most in your writing?

• using cliche imagery or plots

• recounting in 1st person and present tense

• ignoring the stimulus and/or instructions

• poor spelling, punctuation, grammar

• writing too little in 40 minutes

Multiple Choice

Zadie Smith wrote about...

• being a famous writer

• being a good writer

• how to become a published author

• how writers develop their ideas and craft their writing

Multiple Choice

Zadie SMith's speech is an example of ...

• rhetoric

• discursive speech writing

• imaginative writing

• postmodern writing

Multiple Choice

Which Mod C author wrote in a postmodern style?

• Gwen Harwood

• Zadie Smith

• Colum McCann

• Kazuo Isiguro

Multiple Select

Check all the things you need to remember to do.

• Wake up for the exam

• drink lots of coffee

• plan an idea for a creative piece you could adapt to a stimulus

• decide which form of writing is your strongest and plan some ideas for it

• Stress so much you can't remember anything.