Common Module
The full name of the common module
'Texts and Human Experiences'
Who is the protagonist of "1984" who works for the Ministry of Truth and begins to rebel against the Party?
Winston Smith
During which historical period did the events depicted in "Richard III" take place, and which royal house was primarily involved?
Tudor Period; House of Lancaster (and York)
In this module, students explore the ways in which the comparative study of texts can reveal ____________ and ______________ between and within texts
resonances and dissonances
The full name of Nam Le's short story.
What is 'Love and Honour and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice'?
Texts represent __________ and __________ human experiences.
individual and collective human experiences
Orwell's writing repeatedly utilises this to convey the experience of pain and suffering.
visceral imagery
Identify the speaker of this quote and a dramatic device: "Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious summer by this sun of York"
Richard III of Gloucester; Metaphor, emotive language, soliloquy
Students consider the ways that a reimagining or reframing of an aspect of a text might ________, _____ or ________ with the details of another text
mirror, align or collide
This cult comedy classic is featured in an intertextual reference Noel Pearson's eulogy for Gough Whitlam.
What is '(Monty Python's) The Life of Brian'?
Texts give insights into the _______, _________, and _________ in human behaviour and emotions.
anomalies, paradoxes and inconsistencies
What is a primary theme of "1984" concerning the manipulation and control of information?
Censorship and propaganda
This film technique involves informal hand held footage of interactions with everyday people which features prominently in Pacino's film.
vox populi (vox pops)
By comparing two texts students understand how composers (authors, poets, playwrights, directors, designers and so on) are influenced by ________, __________ and __________ how this shapes meaning.
other texts, contexts and values
Writing about the process of writing.
What is metafiction (metanarrative)?
Texts represent human _______ and ___________ associated with and arising from these experiences
qualities and emotions
Which real-world political ideology and regime was George Orwell criticising through the dystopian society depicted in "1984"?
Totalitarianism & Stalinism
Identify 3 reasons an Elizabethan audience would have perceived Richard as a villain
His physical deformity believed to be a sign of inner evil; individual ambition goes against beliefs of determinism, providentialism; also defies great chain of Being and divine right of kings
"...how the personal, _______, cultural and __________ context that they bring to the texts influences their ___________ and shapes their own compositions"
social
historical
perspectives
What are abstract nouns?
Students are expected to draw from personal experiences to make connections between ___________, the ___________ and __________.
'themselves, the world of the text, and their wider world'
Where is the novel primarily set?
(London) Airstrip One, or Oceania
What is the unique format of "Looking for Richard" that combines elements of a documentary, performance, and exploration of Shakespeare's play?
Docudrama
In their textual studies, they explore _____ or disparate issues, _______, assumptions or __________ and how these shape meaning
common
values
perspectives
The repetition of this technique is typically used to develop a motif in a narrative
What is imagery?
or
What is symbolism?