15 MINUTES OF SILENT
READING
Term Three Assessments
Week 5 = Tiger Daughter Text Response
- You will be given a choice of two essay topics
- You will write a full text response essay
Week 8 = Tiger Daughter ‘Theme Based Story Story’
- You will have to write a short story based on a specific theme.
- You will have to write between 700 to 900 words.
Tiger Daughter Text Response Assessment
Week 1 = Intro to essay structure
Week 2 = Practice text response
Week 3 = Practice text response, practice assessment
Week 4 = Practice text response
Week 5 = Feedback, assessment
Theme Based Short Story + TPOH
Week 6 = Introduction to the story story task, planning
Week 7 = Drafting - Author visit
Week 8 = Editing, Submit Short Story Assessment
Week 9 = Introduction to The Pursuit of Happyness
Week 10 = Characters and themes in The Pursuit of Happyness
GOOD MORNING, YEAR
9!
Step 1:
Title: Introduction to Text Response
Date: Tuesday 16th July
Aim: To begin planning for ‘text response’ questions.
Aim: To participate in writing a collaborative intro, body paragraph
and conclusion.
Tuning in:
Step 2
What are the key themes in the novel?
Extension:
Extension
Get ready to play a jeopardy to review the key events.
Jeopardy time!
Types of questions:
Most text response questions will ask you about
characters or themes.
Questions could:
- Include a quote
- Ask you a question
- Ask whether you agree / disagree with something
Types of questions:
1. Mr Zhou: “He called me an uppity little Chink…I tipped an entire plate of
Cantonese beef over him.”’ In what ways do the migrant characters in
Tiger Daughter experience hardship?
2. Explore how ideas about belonging are presented in the text.
3. Henry could not have achieved success without the support of others. Do
you agree?
You will need the following:
Essay
Key quotes
structure
Write down the question:
Henry could not have achieved success without
the support of others. Do you agree?
Text Response Structure
Introduction
Body paragraph 1
Body paragraph 2
Body paragraph 3
Conclusion
What should you
do BEFORE you
start writing?
Henry could not have achieved success without the support of others. Do you
agree?
1. Highlight key words - create synonyms √
2. Brainstorm some ideas
3. Decide on / write down your contention
4. Create an essay plan (three clear arguments).
Our essay plans we will be slightly different as this term, we will be
using TWO pieces of evidence in every body paragraph.
Question: Henry could not have achieved success without the support of others. Do you agree?
Contention: It is clear that Henry could not have achieved success without the support of others.
Argument 1 Argument 2 Argument 3
Mrs. Zhou supports the Xiao
Henry could not have Henry may have struggled family while they try to
achieved his goals without with his academics without overcome the loss of a loved
Topic sentence
the support Wen provided the support of Miss Spencer. one, therefore allowing Henry
him to pursue his dreams. to succeed.
‘You’re not going anywhere
“Mr. Xiao, apologies for our
without me. And I’m not ‘He can’t be allowed to give
rude intrusion, but would you
doing this without you.” p36 up, not now. We have to do
Evidence 1 take the trouble to eat the
“I just need to keep him everything we can to help
dinner we have prepared for
engaged, even if it’s just in him.”
you?” p.84
numbers”
“He will not eat. He will not
‘thank you, I will never sleep. He will not leave his
Evidence 2 forget, not even when I am “Can you leave him these, it’s bedroom. The only food he
Introduction:
• Briefly introduce the text details (title, author, text type)
• ANSWER THE QUESTION and include your contention.
• Summarise the three main arguments you are going to use.
Introduction – class example
In the realistic fiction novel, Tiger Daughter, written by Rebecca Lim, it is
clear that Henry could not have achieved success without the support of
others. Firstly, Henry could not have achieved his goals without the support
Wen provided him to pursue his dreams. Additionally, Henry may have
struggled with his academics without the support of Miss Spencer. Finally,
Mrs. Zhou supports the Xiao family while they try to overcome the loss of a
loved one, therefore allowing Henry to succeed.
Body Paragraph
Topic sentence = Firstly, Henry could not have achieved his goals without the support Wen
provided him to pursue his dreams. Evidence 1 = After Mrs. Xiao’s death, Wen writes to Henry
“you’re not going anywhere without me. And I’m not doing this without you.”Explanation 1 =
This demonstrates that Wen is trying to encourage Henry to persevere, despite the adversity he faces in
his personal life and continue to strive to achieve his goals. The reader may feel admiration for Wen’s
actions towards Henry and the strong friendship they share.Link = Furthermore, Henry wouldn’t have
been able to achieve his goals without Wen’s encouragement and friendship.Evidence 2 = After sitting
the entrance exam, Henry says to Wen, “Thank you, I will never forget, not even when I am old,
what you have done for me.”
Explanation 2 = This outlines that without Wen’s support, Henry could not have achieved his goal of
sitting the entrance exam. Additionally, he may have struggled to overcome the loss of his mother without
an encouraging friend by his side.
Lim’s intention is to highlight that it is important to support people during hardship and encourage them
to achieve their best.
Link = Therefore, this shows how Henry could not have succeeded without the support of Wen to pursue
his dreams.
Body Paragraph – class example
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Conclusion
• Look back at your introduction and use this to summarise your contention
and the main supporting points succinctly.
• Ensure you are clearly linking to the topic.
• Don’t put forward any new ideas!
Conclusion – class example
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Home Learning
Write body paragraph two.
DUE:
