I recently awarded an A grade to a piece of descriptive writing that opened with the following phrase:
Last week, in a galaxy not too far, far away from junction 7 of the A3…
This student shunned the drab opening sentences, replete with the terminology of the question, adopted by most of his peers and decided to kick-off with an allusion. A Star Wars allusion.
Now, this allusion to Star Wars tells me a lot about this kid:
- This kid cares about his audience. He knew that I, as an adult marker, would understand the cultural reference he was making and in making it, he allowed me access to an exclusive club that ‘gets it.’ And that made me feel good. This kid cares for his reader.
- This kid is intelligent; he has an awareness of culture that stretches beyond the world of what is taught in the classroom, which…
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