Personal responses to independently read texts (internal)
Internal 4 credits Independent reading Personal response Evidence Judgement RangeAS 91106, 4 credits. Developed personal responses to texts you chose and read yourself, supported by evidence. AT LEAST SIX TEXTS are required — at least FOUR written, TWO of which must be EXTENDED — a precise rule, not "several texts, a genuine range".
1 Reading the notation
Six texts minimum, with a specific written/extended breakdown — not "several, a genuine range".📖 Terms the schedule grades you on
4 terms- Developed response (Achieved)
- Understanding/engagement/viewpoints, responding to text-and-self AND text-and-world links.
- Convincing (Merit)
- SIGNIFICANT understandings, reasoned/clear/relevant viewpoints.
- Perceptive (Excellence)
- Insightful and/or original understandings and viewpoints.
- Texts (note 4)
- AT LEAST SIX total; at least FOUR written, TWO of those EXTENDED; the rest visual/oral/written.
2 Building a developed response
Feature → effect → response → judgement — argued, not just asserted.The chain, per response
- Name the specific feature or moment — with the quotation.
- Say what effect it produced, precisely.
- Explain WHY it produced that effect on you.
- Reach a judgement about the text, or about your reading of it.
3 Meeting the six-text requirement properly
Four written (two extended), plus two more of any type — a specific quota, not a rough guideline. ✕Six short texts, no extended work
Six poems or short stories, however well responded to, do not meet note 4's requirement — at least TWO of the four required written texts must specifically be EXTENDED (e.g. a novel or full-length play). Track this quota explicitly across the portfolio, not just the total count.4 From convincing to perceptive
Reflecting on your own reading is unusually well rewarded in this standard.What lifts a response to perceptive
- Insight into the TEXT — something a first reading conceals.
- Insight into YOUR OWN reading — why it affected you as it did.
- What changed between a first read and a reread.
Practice
Recall it first, then use it — testing yourself builds the memory, where rereading the notes above only feels easier.
Recall and application shuffled together — you have to work out what each item wants before you can answer it, which is the part the exam actually tests. Both kinds feed the same spacing schedule, so anything you miss comes back sooner.
Say the answer out loud before flipping — that attempt is where the learning happens, even when you get it wrong.
Exam-style only. Instant feedback, shuffled each attempt, best score saved on this device.