Language A: Language and Literature Internal Assessment
Student outline form
Global Issue:
The effect of sexual abuse on children’s mental health
Texts chosen
Literary work: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Non-Literary text: Precious by Lee Daniels
Notes for the oral (maximum of 10 bullet points):
1. Intro: Global issue, specifically young women. Has a lasting negative impact on their
mental health Summary: Pecola's life, Extract: her mental health declined. Precious was
abused, goes to alternative school, Extract: HIV positive. How they relate to global issue.
2. TBE: imagery: evokes negative emotions & hopelessness about Pecola. Dedicated to her
mental state. L3: wants to escape. "grotesque, futile" reflection of her mental state.
Mentally devastating, scarred. L13: barren & bleak environment
3. Zoom out: show character's feelings. Rape scene, “fingers clenching, hyperventilating,”
fear & hopelessness.
4. TBE: symbolism: L7: marigolds, hope & power vs. barrenness & death. Pecola's diminishing
mental stability & her baby weakening and dying. L17-22 differences symbolize exclusion
& estrangement. Lonely & driven to madness.
5. Zoom out: Pecola’s imaginary friend- rejected by family & community. Loneliness.
6. P: extreme close up: Focus on Precious’s face. Strong emotions, intimacy, significant. Show
how greatly it affected her. Devastated by her father’s abuse, love damaged her. Zoom out:
Used in rape scene to convey strong emotions, fear.
7. P: low-key lighting: shadowed & dark mood. dark place mentally, distressed. Dialogue,
Precious is distressed.
8. Zoom out: lighting reflects Precious's mental health. Low-key: not well mentally. High-key:
overcoming trauma & healing.
9. Conclusion: Being sexually abused severely impacts children. TBE: Pecola’s mental health
was severely impacted…declining mental stability. Precious: reflect her mental state.
struggling with mental health.
10. Main argument: Sexual abuse mentally scars children and often very difficult to overcome.
Student outline form
Global Issue:
The effect of sexual abuse on children’s mental health
Texts chosen
Literary work: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Non-Literary text: Precious by Lee Daniels
Notes for the oral (maximum of 10 bullet points):
1. Intro: Global issue, specifically young women. Has a lasting negative impact on their
mental health Summary: Pecola's life, Extract: her mental health declined. Precious was
abused, goes to alternative school, Extract: HIV positive. How they relate to global issue.
2. TBE: imagery: evokes negative emotions & hopelessness about Pecola. Dedicated to her
mental state. L3: wants to escape. "grotesque, futile" reflection of her mental state.
Mentally devastating, scarred. L13: barren & bleak environment
3. Zoom out: show character's feelings. Rape scene, “fingers clenching, hyperventilating,”
fear & hopelessness.
4. TBE: symbolism: L7: marigolds, hope & power vs. barrenness & death. Pecola's diminishing
mental stability & her baby weakening and dying. L17-22 differences symbolize exclusion
& estrangement. Lonely & driven to madness.
5. Zoom out: Pecola’s imaginary friend- rejected by family & community. Loneliness.
6. P: extreme close up: Focus on Precious’s face. Strong emotions, intimacy, significant. Show
how greatly it affected her. Devastated by her father’s abuse, love damaged her. Zoom out:
Used in rape scene to convey strong emotions, fear.
7. P: low-key lighting: shadowed & dark mood. dark place mentally, distressed. Dialogue,
Precious is distressed.
8. Zoom out: lighting reflects Precious's mental health. Low-key: not well mentally. High-key:
overcoming trauma & healing.
9. Conclusion: Being sexually abused severely impacts children. TBE: Pecola’s mental health
was severely impacted…declining mental stability. Precious: reflect her mental state.
struggling with mental health.
10. Main argument: Sexual abuse mentally scars children and often very difficult to overcome.
