Using a Stimulus Text to Generate and Shape Writing

What this note covers

1. What the Stimulus Is Actually Doing: Reading for Possibilities
2. Identifying Thematic Possibilities: Moving from Surface to Depth
3. Identifying Formal Possibilities: What the Stimulus Teaches You About Form
4. The Springboard, Not the Cage: Asserting Your Own Creative Authority
5. Structuring Your Response: Shape, Movement, and the Satisfying Whole
6. Craft Techniques That Demonstrate Literary Intentionality
7. Time Management and Preparation: Working Efficiently Under Exam Conditions

7 sections · 14 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes