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Creative Writing 20

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CW20.6

Compose and create a variety of written short fiction texts that explore identity and social responsibility.

Indicators for this outcome

(a)	Create a variety of written short fiction texts (e.g., flash fiction, children’s storybook, novel chapter, science-fiction story, video game narrative and comic strip) to explore personal viewpoints and others’ perspectives on issues related to: identity (e.g., experiences, traditions and worldviews); and, social responsibility (e.g., local and global communities, natural environment and relationships).
(b)	Select, use and evaluate critically a variety of before, during and after strategies to construct and communicate meaning when writing.
(c)	Understand and apply the language cues and conventions to construct and communicate meaning when writing.
(d)	Select appropriate language to suit audiences and purposes (e.g., to persuade, to describe and to entertain).
(e)	Demonstrate the behaviours of effective writers, such as: keeping a print or digital journal of ideas, reflections and notes on writing; enhancing personal text based on self, peer and/or teacher critical feedback; and, applying the writing process by planning, drafting and revising to create a final version.
(f)	Experiment with a variety of artistic devices (e.g., figurative language, flashback, foreshadowing, symbolism and hyperbole) to create mood and tone.
(g)	Use elements of short fiction to communicate theme and message: Select point of view (e.g., first and third). Introduce the action and draw in the reader. Develop the main character. Establish the setting with concrete sensory details. Use purposeful dialogue (e.g., internal and external) to advance the action. Develop conflict. Provide an effective ending.
(h)	Examine legal and ethical issues (e.g., authorship, copyright, ownership and cultural appropriation) associated with the publication of print and digital compositions.
(i)	Discuss school-related policies for sharing and publishing print and digital compositions.