Friday, September 17, 2010

Today, in preparation for writing personal responses, we did the following:
Read it all to understand.
List of previous Personal Response themes

Example question:

What do these texts suggest to you about the ways in which the desire for independence and the need for security shape an individual’s identity? Support your idea(s) with reference to one or more of the texts presented and to your previous knowledge and/or experience

survival and endurance against difficulties
the struggle to maintain identity through commitment to a belief, cause, or goal.
the effect of external or internal factors that impose limitations on lives
the influence (power) of imagination in people’s lives
factors that contribute to and result from an individual’s desire to escape
human isolation and its effect on individual lives
the influence of dreams, goals, or ideals
the impact of significant experiences on an individual’s life
the nature and effect of individual responses to opposing forces or views
the consequence of the individual response to risk-taking
the significance of ideals and its pursuit in the shaping of an individual’s life.
The significance of an individual’s response to challenge
how an individual’s ability to persevere influences his or her life
characters’ responses to circumstances that compel them
characters’ responses to unfamiliar situations in their lives
characters’ responses to difficult situations
the significance of characters’ responses to the varied behaviours and/or beliefs of others
the desire for independence and the need for security
Interplay between fear and foresight when individuals make life-altering choices

If you look at the bolded words in the example question, you will notice that you could rewrite it, plunking in any of the themes below to create a new focus. This is what Alberta Learning does! I want you to write out each one as a complete question (use the computers if possible) and then come up with a thesis and personal example to back that position up (look for the topic words as well before you start).