Human Experiences
A personal, unique experience that shapes one person’s understanding of themselves or the world.
Individual
Behaviours or events that are unexpected or don’t fit social norms, revealing complexity in human experience.
Anomalies
Any form of communication (written, spoken, visual, digital, or multimodal) that conveys meaning.
Texts
The overall shape or type of a text, e.g. film, poem, novel, speech.
Form
The viewer, reader, or listener who interprets and responds to a text.
Responder
An experience shared by a group, community, or society that builds connection or shared identity.
Collective
Contradictions in human behaviour or ideas that can both be true, e.g. love causing pain.
Paradoxes
The way composers portray people, ideas, or experiences through techniques, structure, and language.
Represent
The medium or channel used — spoken, written, visual, digital, or multimodal.
Mode
To think deeply about an idea, experience, or value represented in a text.
Reflect
Traits or characteristics (e.g. resilience, empathy, pride) that define human behaviour.
Human Qualities
When a person’s actions or beliefs change depending on circumstances, showing inner conflict or growth.
Inconsistencies
To recognise and value the craft and purpose of a text or the meaning it conveys.
Appreciate
The platform through which texts are created or shared, such as film, television, print, or online.
Media
The circumstances (time, place, culture, values) in which a text is created or received.
Context
A feeling or response (e.g. joy, grief, fear) that arises from an experience or situation.
Emotion
The way people act or respond in different situations, often shaped by emotion or experience.
Behaviour
To examine or investigate an idea, experience, or concept within a text.
Explore
The specific vocabulary used to discuss how language and structure create meaning (e.g. metaphor, mise-en-scène, tone).
Metalanguage
The reason a text is created — to entertain, persuade, inform, or express emotion.
Purpose
Ideas or experiences that all humans can relate to, regardless of culture or time — such as love, loss, or belonging.
Universal Themes
The reason behind a person’s actions, thoughts, or decisions — what drives them to act.
Motivation
To explain the meaning of a text based on evidence, context, and personal response.
Interpret
The way a text is organised or sequenced to shape meaning.
Structure
The range of knowledge, experiences, and texts a responder draws on to make meaning.
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