Criterion 6 of 10 · Narrative writing

Cohesion

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Preview: the film’s opening, 0:47
Opening the course…

What the film covers

A line in one student’s story says they got all of “them”, and the reader has to go back up the page to look for what “them” means. The film follows that linking through three stories, from a two to a four, with the four devices the guide names.

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Stories from the film

From the guide’s sample scripts, with the score each was given for Cohesion.

  • My Story 2 out of 4
  • Gambat 3 out of 4
  • His eyes widened 4 out of 4
From the film: one piece of a mapFrom the film: gambatFrom the film: four devices

A handout to print

Stories from the film, and the scale for this criterion. It comes with free access.

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