STRUCTURE OF A WRITTEN JUSTIFICATION For Creative Response

This is a breakdown of the FLAPC format that helps to ensure you cover every aspect of the written explanation for your creative
responses. The written explanation is the most important part of your creative piece, as it is where you can justify the decisions you
made regarding your response.
Form: What is the format of your I have written a short story using dystopian themes from The Hunger Games. It is pastiche. It is written in
piece? Is it an additional chapter, a first person. The narrator is the main character.
monologue, prologue, epilogue,
chapter from a different character
perspective, letter, diary entry,
newspaper article, etc? Is it in first,
second or third person narration?
Who is the narrator?

Language: Is it formal or informal? It is fairly fast paced, and I have written it in a fairly formal manner as the characters don’t drop sounds
Is it descriptive? Are there phrases and letters.
that are specifically connected to
the studied text? How have you
embodied the voice of the
narrator (eg. If you are reading in
one of the character’s voices, what
did you adopt from the text to
show this? Give examples of word
choices and why you used this
type of language.

Audience: Who is your response My response is targeted at people who enjoy the dystopian themes and storyline of The Hunger Games.
targeted at? Is it readers of the I have created new characters. I have written it so that the main character is narrating to the readers. It
original text (eg if you’re is shown by the main character talking from first person.
adding/changing a chapter), or is it
another character in the text (eg
diary entry, letter)? How did you
acknowledge this audience? What
methods did you use to address
the reader?

Purpose: Why did you write this I just thought that it would be cool because kids are more scared of dying so they are quick to protect
piece? Was there something themselves because of their instinct and fear. I wanted to create a similar story that has no unfairness.
missing in the text that you The game-makers can’t create fire and animals to kill them. It is down to the kids and adults to create
wanted to add? Did you want to the entertainment and action.
give another character more of a
voice? Did you want to add
something to the beginning/end
of the text? What is your piece
adding to the original text? Why
do you think it necessary to add
this?

Contention: What did you want to I wanted to show that even strangers will rely on each other if the situation is life-threatening. I wanted
achieve from this piece? Did you to create a similar, fast paced story like The Hunger Games.
want to add extra information,
explore a particular theme, change
the audience’s opinion on a
character/scene? Be specific as to
what characters/themes/scenes
you are exploring in your piece.