1. say that the poem made you feel something. along the lines on a short story changed your perception on life 

2. have a strong appreciation for the text have a lot of emotional connection and detail in your statements

3. talk about how the author may have had some sort of experience that was incorporated into the poem or maybe it wants to change our world views or makes us want to think about something with the language features stated

4. talk about the author's purpose of different language features or choices of wording

5. Add in your personal voice

6. make links to your personal experiences

7. talk about the effect on the language features.

• have an appreciation of the text as a whole and can relate some of the ideas to the wider world

• show your understanding of how effective the features in the text are

• evaluate and give reasons explaining how well the identified features of the text work

• understand the less obvious messages in the text such as how the style emphasizes certain aspects of the text

• clearly state how and why the identified features of content, style, and language features work together in the text and connect to the wider world

• use terminology confidently to discuss language features in the text

• use a range of specific detail from the text to discuss complex ideas

• have detailed answers to show a full and deep understanding of the text

• make significant connections between the features of content, style, and language

• make mature observations and respond personally to the text

• make conclusions about how the language has been used to fulfill the purpose and reach the intended audience

• build on previous statements and avoid repetition.

Achievement with Excellence

show in-depth understanding which also means you are able to evaluate and make judgments about the quality and effect of certain language features that are used in the poem. You will be able to write down why you think an aspect works actions used in the poem and the audience. A mature response to the poem will allow you to make conclusions about the wider context such as human experience, society, and the wider world.

“The desert landscape is always at its best in the half-light of dawn or dusk. The sense of distance lacks: a ridge nearby can be a far-off mountain range, each small detail can take on the importance of a major variant on the countryside’s repetitious theme.”
The roasted brown trees blend with the green needles as the mist takes over,

The forest was tannin-brown. The grass was crispy under our feet. I looked up and the trees were skyscraper tall. Hares were scampering away from us up ahead. The morning stars were shining like silver snowflakes. Wood sorrel flecked the blanket of grass. We walked in and out of shady glades. The peace of the morning was soul soothing. The forest’s smell was fresh and organic. 

It reeked of age. Its woody incense was from centuries of snapping branches crashing to the forest’s floor and rotting silently. The composting, organic smell rose up in waves like a miasma. Every sprawling tree we passed under reminded me of a watchful guardian. Their knotted arms rose ever upwards, as far as my head could lift.

By Haylen Moir-Bishell