TR: Text knowledge
The reason the protagonist is sent to Tasmania.
After destroying a restaurant and harming others in a violent IED episode, the protagonist is sent to rehabilitate in Tasmania.
The main idea of a paragraph
Topic sentence
Colloquialism
Informal language that helps a reader understand the context of the piece e.g., reckon
To reflect
Thinking about how past experiences have shaped you/a character AND how these experiences taught you something.
The place where Richie makes the protagonist "empty [his] pockets"
The antique shop
Short quotes, symbols, and specific examples.
Evidence
Simile
A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.
To argue
Explore a point of view, would take a stand and propose solutions to convince others of actions, events, experiences and/or ideas.
The reason Granddad lives in an isolated part of Tasmania.
To stay connected to Gran, who he feels closer to in the forest.
The final sentence that uses key words from the topic sentence
Linking sentence
Varied sentences.
Using different sentence structures to create short and long sentences for effect.
Short stories
A short form of narrative writing that follows the narrative arc.
An activity the protagonist engages in regularly as part of his court-ordered program.
Writes in his journal.
Interpreting why your chosen evidence supports your paragraph idea.
Analyse
Internal thoughts
Usually indicated by single quotation marks or italics, indicates that the narrator is thinking. Similar to dialogue.
To explain
Explore cause and effect, and possible consequences of actions, events, experiences and/or ideas.
The context of this quote: "apart from your gran, you're the only person I've ever told".
Granddad has just told the protagonist that he also struggles with anger, and went to jail.
Gives more detail to your first sentence
Expand sentence
Allusion
An allusion is when a person or author makes an indirect reference in speech, text, or song to an event or figure.
To express
Explore recounts, storytelling and/or narratives of imagination to engage with actions, events, experiences, and/or ideas.