There are questions included in a scholarship paper that will not always allow you to fulfill the criteria needed (in previous posts). Some of them don't leave room for using more than one text, whilst others cover topics that are hard to define. Choosing a question is one of the most important things when writing an essay.
Here's an example of a 'bad' question:
"Discuss Shakespeare’s exploration of the relationship between power and gender in a Shakespearean play you have studied"
Here, we see that it is referring to only one play that you have studied. Now here you could do a great Desdemona is used as a function essay for Othello, but it's not showing your knowledge of a range of texts. A comparison could be made between Othello and another text or two, but it's not going to create an attention-grabbing piece.
Another question is:
"In live theatre, every technique learned by the actor, every curtain, every flat on the stage, every decision made by the director is made to enrich the appreciation of the audience.
Discuss this statement with reference to theatrical productions you have studied."
Here, there is a lot more room to create a good well-rounded essay. There are a few things that need defining ("appreciation of the audience") and there is a bit of narrowing in the question ("every technique...every curtain...flat on stage, decision made by the director") which would need to be addressed but an inclusion of many texts and eras of theatre can be compared.
In this section the main genres questions have been made around are:
Find open ended questions. Remember that "discussion" means you don't have to pick aside to argue, "to what extent do you agree with..." is an attitude question, make an argument. Check how many texts it wants you to talk about (one or many) and pick one that gives you the most freedom.
Discuss this statement with reference to theatrical productions you have studied."
Here, there is a lot more room to create a good well-rounded essay. There are a few things that need defining ("appreciation of the audience") and there is a bit of narrowing in the question ("every technique...every curtain...flat on stage, decision made by the director") which would need to be addressed but an inclusion of many texts and eras of theatre can be compared.
In this section the main genres questions have been made around are:
- Shakespearean dramas
- Dramas/plays in general
- Journalistic/online texts
- Films
- Short Stories
- Poems
- Books
Find open ended questions. Remember that "discussion" means you don't have to pick aside to argue, "to what extent do you agree with..." is an attitude question, make an argument. Check how many texts it wants you to talk about (one or many) and pick one that gives you the most freedom.
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