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.

Armed with invisible ink, a cipher system, and a passion to end the war and preserve the union, elizabeth van lew became butler's eyes and ears in the confederate capital city. truth be told, however, she became much more than that. she became a spymaster, the person responsible for running a network of agents, couriers, and safe houses that was very active during the war. in addition to the spying, elizabeth van lew continued to maintain her church hill home as a safe house and something of a local union spy headquarters. —the dark game, paul janeczko what is the central idea of this passage? van lew’s home was used as a safe house, which was critical to the confederacy. van lew had a passion to end the war and preserve the union. van lew was a spymaster, a leading force in the espionage activities for the union. van lew did not enjoy working for general butler.