Professional Documents
Culture Documents
In order to write your pastiche you will need to choose one of the following options:
Remember that in a pastiche you are trying to emulate and maintain the structure, style and voice of the
original text; referring back to your annotations should help you identify these key features.
You will have class time to plan and prepare your pastiche. In that time, you should brainstorm, create
an outline, write a rough draft, take time to ask peers to assist you to edit, and revise so you can submit
a clean, final draft.
How to be successful with this task
You employ the narrative You demonstrate a clear You maintain a voice that
structure of Freytags insight into the novel and reflects the original novel
pyramid (exposition, rising show a personal You use informal language,
action, climax, falling action, engagement with the text. when appropriate to develop
plot or character.
resolution) in your pastiche.
You explore different Your register is a mix of
You use clear paragraphing perspectives on the scene by formal and informal
in your piece and adding revealing information language that reflects the
experiment with about the character or wider use of register in the
paragraphing for effect. setting. novel.
You have a variety of You select information You use a variety of
transitions or connective (character, conflict, setting interesting vocabulary.
words which helps you to plot) from the novel carefully Sentence structure is used
move smoothly between and develop this within your purposefully sentence
ideas and events. scene. types and length are used to
You use dialogue in your Your pastiche is imaginative
create tension in your
pastiche.
pastiche and your dialogue is and sensitive: you show a
The idioms used in your
embedded correctly using nuanced use of style and
pastiche reflect those of the
the formatting tools needed. present new and engaging
original culture.
Your pastiche is coherent
ideas that are grounded in
the original novel. You use punctuation
and follows a similar logical correctly and for different
order to the original text. effects.
Grammar and spelling is
correct.
Criterion B Organizing
How well can the student:
Produce texts that demonstrate insight, imagination and sensitivity while exploring and
reflecting critically on new perspectives and ideas arising from personal engagement with the
creative process?
Make stylistic choices in terms of linguistic and visual devices, demonstrating awareness of
impact on an audience?
Select relevant details and examples to develop ideas?
Achievement Level Level Descriptor
0 The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors below.
1-2 The student:
i. Produces texts that demonstrate limited personal engagement with the
creative process; demonstrates a limited degree of insight, imagination or
sensitivity and minimal exploration of and critical reflection on new
perspectives and ideas.
ii. Makes minimal stylistic choices in terms of linguistic, literary and visual
devices, demonstrating limited awareness of impact on an audience.
iii. Selects few relevant details and examples to develop ideas.
3-4 The student:
i. Produces texts that demonstrate adequate personal engagement with
the creative process; demonstrates some insight, imagination or
sensitivity and some exploration of and critical reflection on new
perspectives and ideas.
ii. Makes some stylistic choices in terms of linguistic, literary and visual
devices, demonstrating adequate awareness of impact on an audience.
iii. Selects some relevant details and examples to develop ideas.
5-6 The student:
i. Produces texts that demonstrate considerable personal engagement with
the creative process; demonstrates considerable insight, imagination or
sensitivity and substantial exploration of and critical reflection on new
perspectives and ideas.
ii. Makes thoughtful stylistic choices in terms of linguistic, literary and visual
devices, demonstrating good awareness of impact on an audience.
iii. Selects sufficient relevant details and examples to develop ideas.
7-8 The student:
i. Produces texts that demonstrate a high degree of personal engagement
with the creative process, demonstrates a high degree of insight,
imagination or sensitivity and perceptive exploration of and critical
reflection on new perspectives and ideas.
ii. Makes perceptive stylistic choices in terms of linguistic, literary and visual
devices, demonstrating good awareness of the impact on an audience.
iii. Selects extensive relevant details and examples to develop ideas with
precision.
Criterion D - Using Language
How well can the student:
Use appropriate and varied vocabulary, sentence structures and forms of expression?
Write and speak in a register and style that serve the context and intention?
Use correct grammar, syntax and punctuation?
Spell, write and pronounce with accuracy?
Use appropriate non-verbal communication techniques?
Achievement Level Level Descriptor
0 The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors below.
1-2 The student: