Rubric Words
In the "Texts and Human Experiences" rubric states that texts may given insight into these three categories of human behaviour and motivations...
anomalies, paradoxes and inconsistencies
State at least three key settings in the text and why they are important.
Ocean - representation of the family dynamics.
Home - a cold place that represents the lack of love and care present. It represents abuse, neglect and a forsaking of parental responsibility.
George Fuller's place - warmth and caring. Offers a substitute 'home' for Harry and a place of refuge.
Name the 6 poems - accurately.
Mother, This Is Where It Begins, Circular Breathing, New Accents, Translucent Jade, Home
Who directed "The Truman Show" and what year was it released in?
Peter Weir and 1998
What are the titles of the three texts that we studied.
"The Pedestrian", "Linda Burney's First Speech to Parliament" and "May Your Pen Grace the Page."
"Texts and Human Experiences" explores how texts ____assumptions, ignite _____ or reflect______
challenge assumptions, ignite new ideas or reflect personally.
- Represent the family dynamics.
- Demonstrate the love/care between the brothers
- Conveys safety or danger. Calm or ominous
What languages are in Bobis' poem
Bikol, English, Spanish
What distinctive qualities does this particular text have?
It is a film that acts as a reality television show. We are the viewer, watching the audience watching Truman as well as watching him ourselves.
Interviews with the characters.
Hidden Cameras
Set
What techniques are use by Bradbury in the following quote: "To enter out into that silence that was the city at eight o'clock of a misty evening in November, to put your feet upon that buckling concrete walk, to step over grassy seams and make your way, hands in pockets, through the silences, that was what Mr. Leonard Mead most dearly loved to do."
- Asyndeton
- Repetition / motif
What are the three focus areas for Module A
Language, Identity and Culture
Explain the significance of the end of the novel:
Out past the shallows, past the sandy-bottomed bays, comes the dark water—black and cold and roaring. Rolling out an invisible path, a new line for them to follow.
To somewhere warm.
To somewhere new.
-cyclical narrative structure
- closure
- continuing role of the ocean in the boys' lives
Precious stone in Asian cultures - the more translucent it is the more precious it is. Therefore, Ten's name signifies how precious her identity is.
Name at least three pivotal turning points in the film. Justify your choices
Student justification
What form of poetry is Luka Lesson's "May Your Pen Grace the Page"
Spoken word poetry
Language can be used to _____, ______, _______, ________ or _______ disrupt prevailing assumptions and beliefs about themselves, individuals and cultural groups.
(You'll need to correctly name three 'jobs' that language has to be awarded the points)
affirm, ignore, reveal, challenge or disrupt
What is ironic about the Department of Fisheries arriving at the front door?
1. Government is more interesting in stopping illegal fishing.
2. Boys are trapped/isolated in a harsh environment where they cannot escape.
3. There is no 'authority' to help them.
Why did Pham's mother leave Vietnam and what specific colour did he describe the sea as?
Escaping the Vietnam War and cerulean blue.
What is the soundtrack/ musical score to a film called when analysing it?
non-diegetic sound
What persuasive technique does Burney use in her speech to connect her audience to her life?
- Personal ancedote
What do you analyse in Mod B?
The ways composers (authors, poets, playwrights, directors, designers and so on) portray people, ideas, settings and situations in texts.
What is the most significant moment of the text? Justify with evidence.
Student response.
What is the significance of the mulberry tree, white jasmine and the blue plumbago in 'Home' by Wei Wei Lo
Acts as a metaphor to demonstrate that migrants can flourish in new locations that are not their 'native' or 'traditional' homelands. Gives a sense of hope to the reader that the person in the poet will eventually find belonging in their new environment.
List all the ways Christof tries to stop Truman from leaving Seahaven.
- Everything has already been found - school explorer scene.
- Dog scene on the bridge
- Dad drowning scene - water fear
- Bus breaking down
- Earliest flight to Fiji in a month
- Traffic jam
- Bushfire
- Evacuated power plant
- Being captured by the state troopers/police after trying to run through the forest.
- Storm in the boat
What must you include in a rationale?
Justification for your creative choices based on your mentor text + provide examples from the mentor text and the piece that you just wrote.