Read the text below and use it as a stimulus to compose an imaginative text of about 850 words in length.
A quotes that states ‘…Again, you can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.’ Steve Jobs ‘How to Live Before You Die’.
In your response, you may choose to experiment with this text by:
evoking emotion, shaping a perspective or sharing a vision.
including intertextual references in your writing.
experimenting with a range of language forms and features for example imagery, rhetoric, voice, characterisation, point of view, dialogue and tone.
challenging the assumptions about relationships suggested by the text.
employing conventions of syntax, spelling, punctuation and grammar appropriately and effectively for publication.
Part B - Reflection
Compose a 250-word (maximum) statement
The success and or challenges that you experienced during your stages of composition (pre-writing; drafting and revising; editing).
The successes and or challenges you experienced to achieve your purpose – have you accomplished who you intended? How have you determined this success?
The aspects of the process you found most useful and or rewarding.
Discuss the effectiveness of three stylistics or authorial choices you made to successfully convey your ideas with power and precision.
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