Part A: Imaginative, Persuasive or Discursive Composition. Select ONE of the following stimulus options to compose an imaginative, persuasive or discursive piece of writing that engages with the ideas of the stimulus.

Writing life should be a comedy and a drama. A mix of feeling happy and inadequate. The human being is in a constant state of flux and that is what makes us fascinating; and that is the transaction between the audience and the author. - Taika Waititi

OR

I was inside the book spending time with the character in a world that the author had invited me into. Stories are meant to be savoured and your job as the reader is to respect that. - Jacqueline Woodson

The total word limit is 800 words.