The Reflection Statement

The Reflection Statement is composed at the end of the composition process and is a personal, critical reflection on the process involved in completing the Major Work and on the completed product. The statement must contain a minimum of 1000 words and no more than 1500 words. For further information on the style and content of the Reflection Statement, refer to the English Extension 2 Major Work Frequently Asked Questions.

The Reflection Statement:

• summarises the intention of the Major Work and the relationship it has with the extensive independent investigation
• must include an outline of the intended audience for the Major Work and the purpose for which it was composed
• supports the Major Work, explaining the relationships of concept, structure, technical and language features and conventions
• must explain the relationship the Major Work has to the English (Advanced) and Extension coursework – this can include the work undertaken in the Preliminary year
• should explain the development of concepts during the process of composition, making clear the links between independent investigation and the development of the finished product
• should indicate how the student realised the concepts in the final product
• may be written in either a formal or an informal register.

The Reflection Statement may be bound separately or attached at the end of the Major Work.

Assessment and Reporting in English Extension 2 Stage 6

Criteria for marking the English Extension 2 Major Work and Reflection Statement

The Major Work and the Reflection Statement will be awarded separate marks, out of 40 and 10 respectively.

Major Work marking criteria

• Textual integrity
• Quality of insights and concepts, developed through independent investigation, and the communication of developed ideas
• Manipulation of features that shape meaning and response, and quality of engagement

Reflection Statement marking criteria
 

• Explanation of the intended purpose and audience of the Major Work
• Explanation of the relationship of the extensive independent investigation to the Major Work
• Explanation of the relationship of the Major Work to the knowledge, understanding and skills developed in the English (Advanced) and Extension courses – English Stage 6 Syllabus (online version, page 85; hard copy version, page 92)
• Evaluation of the relationships of concept, structure, technical and language features and conventions