can ANYONE HELp wiht discursive (1 Viewer)

sbxyyx · Thursday at 7:49 AM

hi i am doing a discursive for my first english task and this is basically the first one ive ever done and im quite confused bc my school has hardly touched on it (we are focusing more on narratives in class) can anyone help because I'm not sure how to start it??? i mean i know it needs to be an anecdote but like then do i go straight into my arguments or what. also what counts as like a cliche anecdote/? how do i avoid that. and then after that do i need a lot statistics and references cos we were given one example and it has quite a lot of intertextual references and things like that. ANOTHER thing what should i be looking for in terms of mentor texts for discursive do i just find anything and use like some technique in it? and genuinely how do i find one... ive also never used mentor texts before as u can prob tell can someone PLS help bc i am struggling thank you

MoeyNeeds90+ · Thursday at 7:59 AM

sbxyyx said:
hi i am doing a discursive for my first english task and this is basically the first one ive ever done and im quite confused bc my school has hardly touched on it (we are focusing more on narratives in class) can anyone help because I'm not sure how to start it??? i mean i know it needs to be an anecdote but like then do i go straight into my arguments or what. also what counts as like a cliche anecdote/? how do i avoid that. and then after that do i need a lot statistics and references cos we were given one example and it has quite a lot of intertextual references and things like that. ANOTHER thing what should i be looking for in terms of mentor texts for discursive do i just find anything and use like some technique in it? and genuinely how do i find one... ive also never used mentor texts before as u can prob tell can someone PLS help bc i am struggling thank you

first body para- anecdote, second Body para - argument 1, 3rd BP- argument- 2, conclusion
quotes from mentor texts. perhaps a 'cool' 'inspirational' character who you want to use as a foil in ur discursive. eg using Hamlet to embody the issues that prevail modern society with psycological stigmas etc.

sarbear.h · Thursday at 8:37 AM

sbxyyx said:
hi i am doing a discursive for my first english task and this is basically the first one ive ever done and im quite confused bc my school has hardly touched on it (we are focusing more on narratives in class) can anyone help because I'm not sure how to start it??? i mean i know it needs to be an anecdote but like then do i go straight into my arguments or what. also what counts as like a cliche anecdote/? how do i avoid that. and then after that do i need a lot statistics and references cos we were given one example and it has quite a lot of intertextual references and things like that. ANOTHER thing what should i be looking for in terms of mentor texts for discursive do i just find anything and use like some technique in it? and genuinely how do i find one... ive also never used mentor texts before as u can prob tell can someone PLS help bc i am struggling thank you

a discurisve is like.... think of urself like a professor, explaining something you know really really well, like if Beethoven was explaining his love for music. u dont have to start with an anecdote btw as long as u incorporate some kind of personal aspect to it. to avoid cliche anecdotes, don't write soemthing you can't relate to, preferably write something you've experienced. you don't need stats to make it an anecdote, but again it really depends on what you're writing, i wouldn't put stats in a discursive about music or arts. u dont need mentor texts to be able to write a discursive, however i think new york times or the sydney morning herald has some discursives u can look at

wizzkids · Thursday at 8:44 AM

DISCURSIVE: Your proposition has to be argued in rambling and circuitous way, and whilst remaining engaging and not too annoying. You are speaking directly to your audience. You start with an observation about life, which could be a broad generalisation. Then you can circulate from argument to argument using examples and reasoning, but eventually you must wrap up with your final conclusion.
A lot of newspapers publish discursive essays by satirists and commentators.

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