Themes
What are the 3 overarching themes of the poetry anthology?
Family, Kin and Country
Dispossession
Perceptions of Culture and Memory
Name the 6 poems in the anthology
Trance, Leaves, Oombulgarri, Unearth, Eyes, Key
What is the poetic form of all 6 poems in the anthology?
Free verse
What is the name of this module?
Module A: Language, Identity and Culture
How many HSC English papers will you sit?
2
Which two poems best represent the disconnection of familial relationships?
Leaves and Key
Which poem in the collection is autobiographical?
Leaves
Which two poems from the anthology use extended metaphor to represent a larger idea?
Key and Leaves
What will you be expected to do in the Module A section of the HSC exam?
Compose an analytical essay in response to an unseen question
Lucy Walker
Which poem best represents cultural traditions and practices?
Trance
Which poem talks about the 'patterned blue dresses'?
Oombulgarri
What is the poetic technique where something is described without being named, as seen in this quote:
'the hardness of the trunks
and the softeness of the bark'
Synecdoche
What are the two kinds of identity dealt with in this module?
Individual and Collective
What is the full name AND author of our Module B: Close Study of Literature prescribed text?
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon
Which poems best represent the strength in Aboriginal culture?
Trance and Unearth
Which poem is this quote from:
'Heat was a grip with fingers intertwined'
Trance
What type of narrative technique is used in Key and Oombulgarri?
Circular Narrative
Summarise this module in one sentence
Teacher discretion
Imaginative, Discursive, Persuasive, Informative, Reflective
Build a thesis to this question:
To what extent does language shape a sense of identity for a collective culture in Oombulgarri and Unearth by Ali Cobby Eckermann?
Teacher discretion
Select ONE poem from the anthology and explain how it challenges perceptions of the Indigenous culture.
Teacher discretion
Annotate the poetic techniques in this stanza (at least 3 techniques):
That lone tree on the ridge
is that my father?
it stands like him
- Extended metaphor of tree to represent father
- Rhetorical question
- Low modality language
- Personification
or teacher discretion
What is the CARDI acronym for Module A?
Challenge, Affirm, Reveal, Disrupt, Ignore
Name the 7 catadores that are featured alongside Vik in Waste Land.
Isis, Zumbi, Irma, Valter, Magna, Tiao, Suelem