Writing task
Write about a character who undergoes a change or transformation.
Time: 30 minutes (as indicated for this published task).
Marks: 20.
Practise this exact question with personalised feedback on your writing.
Understand the task
Write about a character who changes or transforms; this can be physical, emotional or imaginative.
- character development
- structure
- showing change
Requirements to keep in mind
Choose ONE option in the writing section; option b; 20 marks; 30 minutes advised.
Plan your response
- Follow the exact instruction, form and viewpoint in the source PDF.
- Plan a clear beginning and a focused development.
- Use distinctive details rather than general adjectives.
- Allow a few minutes to check accuracy before finishing.
Check your response against the task requirements. Leave time to review sentence clarity, punctuation and spelling.
Original atoply example opening
Written by atoply, not an official school answer or mark scheme. This is an opening only; develop the rest of the response to meet the task requirements.
Reveal example and teaching notes
No one noticed when Ada stopped speaking. They did notice, a week later, when the drawings appeared on the classroom walls. She had filled every sheet with bold shapes and colours, as though a different voice had been waiting inside her all along. On Friday, she stood before the display and finally explained what the pictures meant.
Learn from the example
- The example focuses on one situation, keeping the action easy to follow. Notice how a detail, action or decision moves that situation forward.
- Use the task's requirements to plan the development and ending of your own response; an opening alone does not demonstrate a complete story arc.