SECTION B: WRITING IN CONTEXT IDENTITY AND BELONGING

 Read and digest the prompt VERY carefully  Answer this section last  Possibly an image  Definitely NOT under 2 pages, aim for 3-4.

 Demonstrates an insightful grasp of the implications of the prompt, and perceptively explores its conceptual complexity using an appropriate strategy for dealing with it.  Achieves an assured, cohesively structured piece of writing in an appropriate form, successfully integrating, in a sophisticated way, ideas suggested by the selected text/s.  Makes fluent and effective use of language appropriate to the purpose and audience specified in the task.

 Is the overall message of your piece, what the piece is REALLY about.  Is worth approx 1/3 of your mark  Should determine what happens in your piece – should control the action, dialogue, discussion topic, investigation, etc.  Should be examined closely for opportunities – no pre-planned content

 You might have a pre-considered tone, voice, character or setting  Your form and expression is worth approx 1/3 of your mark  Develop a sophisticated vocabulary list that compliments any of the above that you have pre-planned  Practise your chosen form – pay close attention to specific conventions

 Conventions of your chosen form  How to pull apart a prompt and address it in full  The IDEAS regarding Identity and Belonging that are evident in ‘Catcher’

* One must play by the rules * Society places expectations on us to ‘become’ someone * There are pre-determined pathways, ‘ordinary’ outlines on how one should live their lives We all play a roll – and are told to behave according to our allocated roll. Alienation is a form of self-protection

Some people purposely detach themselves from these expected rolls and behaviours This can be dangerous, as one runs the risk of losing their sense of belonging ‘Opting out’ can be a chance for reflection It is possible for one to define themselves by what they are not

 Value placed on being ‘true’, as opposed to being ‘phoney’  The dismissal of those who are boring and insecure  Stereotypes have to be avoided – at a cost  Loneliness and depression are consequences for not adapting to others around you  It is important not to be contradictory or hypocritical

 Change can be cyclical (predictable, seasonal) or unexpected and traumatic  There is beauty, innocence and sadness in memories that don’t change  One must embrace change, or at least acknowledge it, in order to not be left behind

 Innocence is to be savoured and nurtured  Innocence is to be protected above all  There is danger in idealising youth; in creating fantasy to explain it

 A time for rebellion  A limbo between childhood and adulthood  A time when mistakes and choices are made  A chance for one to begin to concrete their identity  A time when one is self-conscious  Some may tend to be drawn to stereotypes, safe groups to belong to  A time to ‘play’ adult, to step out of comfort zone, yet still have some safety strings attached  Teenage hood is painful and scary (to be avoided?)

 Youth see sex as a gateway to adulthood  Sexual thoughts can plague an insecure teenage mind  Sexual acts as a determinent for how ‘ready’ one is or isn’t for the adult world  Sex is an adult game  One’s sexual thoughts don’t necessarily equate with their identified values. Eg, HC is disturbed that he can be aroused by someone he doesn’t respect

 HC expectations of the females in his life shows his immaturity and his hypocritical nature (he hates expectations)  HC connects these females’ sexual identity with either his views on their innocence, stupidity or ability to adapt to the adult world

 Independence, while important, is scary and potentially lonely  The Importance of having a literal place in the world  The development of (often staunch) beliefs  True reflection is the ability to confess doubts and fears

 A crisis changes who a person is  The loss of a loved one can prompt questions of purpose  Memories last forever, pain must be dealt with, talked over  HC – brother Allie and suicide of school mate

 The importance of people who don’t judge, instead seek to nurture and teach  Recognition of an individual’s ‘special-ness’  That others have important advice to offer  We should all learn from the mistakes we make in judging others

 Planning should take 5 minutes and involve:  FORM – what it looks like  PROMPT – what will happen/ the message  IDEAS – about Identity and Belonging that are evident in the text

 SUPPORTING IMAGERY IS NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH IDEAS FROM THE TEXT BUT CAN BE USED TO HIGHLIGHT AN IDEA  Eg. A hat, ducks, checkers, museum, carousel, etc

 CRISIS – A single event can change who a person is  PLACE – Everyone is a product of their environment  RELATIONSHIPS – The people around you define who you are  BELIEFS – We are categorised by our actions rather than our words