Themes/Definitions
What is a theme?
A main idea or concept.
"That's just the way it is/
Things will never be the same/
That's just the way it is."
Repetition
Who wrote 'Changes'?
Tupac Shakur
Changes
What is a quote?
A phrase taken from a text using "speech marks"
Define racism
Discrimination and prejudice against people based on their race or ethnicity
Rhetorical Question/Hypophora
What social issue was Luka Lesson protesting?
Environmental issues/pollution/global warming
"Since 1991, four hundred and forty-one/
Indigenous Australians have died in custody."
Little Things
What are the steps to answering a 3 mark question?
- Quote
- Technique
- Effect
Define disability
A person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.
"Of the 4.5 million people in this country that have a disability, one in five don't feel the same way that I do"
Statistics/Factual language
What is Ziggy Ramo's purpose?
To protest for Indigenous Australian rights and equality.
"But always stand out and always be grateful. But never forget that the system is rigged."
Barbie Monologue
What are the steps to answering a 4 mark question?
- Quote
- Technique
- Effect
- Impact
Define feminism
The advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes.
"You have to be thin, but not too thin."
Juxtaposition/paradox
Who directed 'Barbie'?
Greta Gerwig
"Let's change the way we treat other"
Changes
How many marks would the following question be?
- Critically analyse how the composer presents themes in their text -
5 marks
Define colonisation
The act of taking control of an area or a country that is not your own
'What will become of us?' she said/
'Whatever you decide to make of us."
Personification
Explain what happened to Dylan Alcott when he was born.
He was born with a tumor wrapped around his spinal cord.
"She answered in the death of a deer"
What Will Become of Us?
Answer the following:
Explain the effect of repetition in 'Changes'
- Quote
- Technique
- Effect