AS LL STREETCAR PRODUCTION TASK REVISION

AS ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

ELLA 1 INTERGRATED ANALYSIS AND TEXT PRODUCTION

THE PRODUCTION TASK

THE BASICS

·         ELLA 1: 1 hour 30 minutes

·         You are advised to spend 40 minutes on the analytical task and 50 minutes on the production task.

·         You are advised to answer the production question first

·         There are 30 marks for the analytical task and 45 marks for the production task

·         Only clean copies of the text can be used in the exam

TIMING

TIME	ACTIVITY	COMMENT
10-15	Plan	·         Read the question thoroughly – at least twice and make sure you fully understand the task ·         Jot down the main features of the format you have been asked to write in. ·         Identify the mode. Is this a spoken or a written task? Consider the implications of both. ·         Note down your audience and purpose[s] ·         Read the section of the text indicated by the question and one or two short relevant sections of the text ·         Draw up a list of points you want to convey in your text and begin to jot down appropriate phrases – try and make your phrases relevant to your audience, purpose and format ·         Put your bullet points in the order you are going to write them in your answer.
25-30	Write	·         Using your plan as a check list of points to cover, begin writing your answer. ·         Concentrate on your expression. ·         You will need to take note of the appropriate register, lexis, accent and features of the format ·         Therefore we advise you not to add anything new to your text. ·         Cross off the points in your plan as you cover them in your answer
10-15	Edit	·         Re read your text and consider the following questions o    Have you addressed the main content points in your plan? o    Have you used relevant features that address the format? o    Is your spelling, sentence / paragraph structure appropriate? ·         Make corrections, amendments and additions where necessary

SOME FORMATS

FORMAT	BASIC FEATURES
Diary	Audience - the writer Purpose - to inform, to present important experiences that affect the writer. Selective, subjective, biased description of events. probably present the writer in an attractive and sympathetic light.  Genre - a journal recounting experiences. Will contain narrative, descriptive and opnion. Description of an incident followed by reflection and overview.
Letter	Audience - the addressee Purpose - to inform and to persuade Genre
Report	Audience - a proffesional Purpose Genre
Scripted dialogue	Audience Purpose Genre

NARRATIVE VOICE

	FEATURE
Spoken / Written	Stanley / Mitch - Use of abbreviations, elision and ellipsis, poor grammar structure, restricted lexis, use of Americanisms Stella – highly articulate/ calm, rational, plain, down to earth, simple, formal Blanche – extreme/highly emotive/exaggerated language, rhetorical devises, highly articulate Doctor / nurse – Professional, middle class, formal
Register	Formal / Informal
Lexis	God damn, honey lamb, honey – dear, I guess, Sure, Figure, Purdy – pretty, Reckon – to think or calculate, Rile – to make angry, Uppity – a snob, think highly of themselves

CONTEXT AND EMBEDDED FEATURES

PLACE NAMES		·         SYMBOLS
Four Deuces Bourbon The Quarter Elysian Fields	Cathedral The French Quarter	Moth Dark Light The trunk	bowling shirt The blue piano The Polka

ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES

AO 4 You will need to show creativity in using language appropriately for a variety of purposes and audiences, and show an understanding of different types of writing. (30 marks)

AO 1 You will need to show accuracy and coherence in your written expression. (15 marks)

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE PRODUCTION TASK

SOME EXAMPLE QUESTIONS

       

1              Imagine that the Doctor in scene 11 has written a report after his first consultation with Blanche. Write an extract from this report in which the doctor writes about Blanche’s state of mind and the events that have lead to this meeting.

Give careful consideration to the language choices, form and style in order to convey a sense of the doctor’s voice and Blanche’s situation.

2              Imagine the meeting between Shep Huntley and Blanche that she describes in scene 4. Write an extract of the dialogue between them where Blanche reveals her situation in Laurel.

Give careful consideration to the language choices, form and style in order to convey a sense of the doctor’s voice and Blanche’s situation.

3              Imagine that Stella has written a diary during the time Blanche has stayed with her and Stanley. Write an extract from her diary describing key events in during Blanche’s stay.

Give careful consideration to the language choices, form and style in order to convey a sense of Stella’s voice and her point of view.

4              Imagine that Mitch returns home and talks with his mother before the events of Scene 6, (where he and Blanche reveal their feelings to one another). Write the dialogue between Mitch and his mother, in which Mitch tells his mother about Blanche.

Give careful consideration to your language choices, form and style, in order to convey a sense of Mitch’s voice. You should use dramatic dialogue form.

BASIC REMINDERS

·         Don’t add content that appears later in the text

·         Be clear in your answer about audience, purpose and format

·         Remember the main focus will be the attitudes, feelings, motives of characters rather than what actually happens

·         Avoid just re telling and summarising the actions of the text being studied.