• Congratulations to the Class of 2024 on your results!
    Let us know how you went here
    Got a question about your uni preferences? Ask us here

Rate my Belonging Story (1 Viewer)

blopblop

HSC so closse
Joined
Sep 3, 2008
Messages
15
Gender
Female
HSC
2009
Got all the insight I need for now, thanks.
 
Last edited:

blopblop

HSC so closse
Joined
Sep 3, 2008
Messages
15
Gender
Female
HSC
2009
Loads of people put up there stories anyway. I'll delete it soon, just need some critics.
 

ajdlinux

Mod: ANU, ATAR/HSC Marks
Joined
Sep 15, 2006
Messages
1,890
Location
Port Macquarie / Canberra
Gender
Male
HSC
2009
I think your link to belonging is a bit too obvious, but that's just my opinion. Did you write this in response to any stimulus?
 

lynton

Member
Joined
Nov 21, 2008
Messages
101
Location
Pandora
Gender
Male
HSC
2009
Hey i like your story. The only problem is i did something similar with Wombats and their dislocation as a result from deforestation. My teacher hated it. She gave me like 5/15 and i thought it was soo good. But i guess it depends how you mould it to the question?
 

blopblop

HSC so closse
Joined
Sep 3, 2008
Messages
15
Gender
Female
HSC
2009
Part of it was, I just adapted my story from my trials - stimulus was about a cottage or something but I left that out. I suppose its kinda ordinary. I scored 9/15 for this.
 

annabackwards

<3 Prophet 9
Joined
Jun 14, 2008
Messages
4,670
Location
Sydney
Gender
Female
HSC
2009
Too cliched and the link to belonging is way too obvious for my taste, 8/15.

My suggestion is to try and think of another plot if possible or put more descriptions in your current story.

I hope i'm not being too scathing XD
 

greenie1113

Bone Saw is ready
Joined
Jul 30, 2009
Messages
153
Gender
Undisclosed
HSC
2010
i wouldnt give this story more than a 7
im not trying to be mean or sound bitchy or whatever so sorry if it sounds that way
but the story just didnt go anywhere... you repeated yourself far too many times
n you made the whole belonging concept way to obvious
its also abit short ..
i liked the general idea though
im just giving you things i think you should improve

good luck
 

tku336

Member
Joined
Apr 8, 2009
Messages
248
Gender
Male
HSC
2009
It's a bit overwritten, and the topic doesn't allow you any subtlety.
 

blopblop

HSC so closse
Joined
Sep 3, 2008
Messages
15
Gender
Female
HSC
2009
Keep in mind I am in standard, but I totally understand what your all trying to say. I don't really think I have time to make a whole new story, so if I make it more descriptive do you think I have a better chance of getting a higher mark??
 

H4rdc0r3

Member
Joined
Jan 31, 2008
Messages
118
Gender
Male
HSC
2009
shotgun this story for my belonging creative. thanks.
 

Brontecat

Member
Joined
Oct 21, 2008
Messages
784
Location
where i live
Gender
Female
HSC
2010
I think it could have maybe been explored a bit deeper and maybe making it a bit more succinct would create a bit more excitement.
e.g. "When suddenly, this beast appeared before me, ripping furious waves as it angrily approached me."
Suddenly, the beast appeared before me.....
"they had enjoyed every minute of my misery."
They enjoyed...

I quiet liked it, especially how you began without actually mentioning that it was about whales. It really drew me in, making me feel as if i were that person. Then, to suddenly find that it was about a whale really made me empathise with the Orca's plight.

The comments are just my opinion and probably reflect my writing style, so just go with what you think might relate to you.
Also i agree with Greenies comments, taking this in account would considerably boost your story. :)
 
Last edited:

blopblop

HSC so closse
Joined
Sep 3, 2008
Messages
15
Gender
Female
HSC
2009
Ok, I'll think I'll add a bit more excitement and get rid of all the boring bits. Also, do you think its too short??
 

Aquawhite

Retiring
Joined
Jul 14, 2008
Messages
4,946
Location
Gold Coast
Gender
Male
HSC
2010
Uni Grad
2013
It's too over the top - the connection to belonging needs to be implicit throughout and only have small hints of explicit link to belonging. As if you're telling a completely random story but it's "real" and believeable... something the reader can engage in that isn't of epic proportions...

6-7/15
 

greenie1113

Bone Saw is ready
Joined
Jul 30, 2009
Messages
153
Gender
Undisclosed
HSC
2010
hahah very funny hardcore idiot, but its mine
haha
oh the joys of posting one's work online


hehe
yeah i think its too short
but i dunno. have you tried writting it with a time limit n all that??
 

HMF

Señor CAFS Dude
Joined
Jun 8, 2007
Messages
159
Location
Newcastle
Gender
Male
HSC
2009
I think that it's very teenage angst, tad clichéd which is just not "creative" in regards to the BOS. It looks like you have worked hard, but maybe if you shown not told the story it may flow better?
 

blopblop

HSC so closse
Joined
Sep 3, 2008
Messages
15
Gender
Female
HSC
2009
Yer online joys.... I have tried writing in a time limit and it pretty much filled the time exactly, maybe a little under.

I might develop the concept of two species unable to live in harmony a bit more and perhaps change the ending, everything always dies off at the end.
 

Users Who Are Viewing This Thread (Users: 0, Guests: 1)

Top