Semester 1 Concepts
What is a perspective in English?
A perspective is a particular viewpoint, attitude, or way of seeing an issue.
What is a simile?
A comparison using "like" or "as."
What persuasive technique is this?
'A study shows that only 3 in 5 secondary students eat breakfast before school.'
Facts and statistics
What is a verb?
A doing, being, or having word.
What is the name of the district where Katniss lives?
District 12
In Bowling for Columbine, what issue is Michael Moore investigating?
Gun violence and the causes of America's gun culture.
What language feature is used in: "The arena was a furnace"?
Metaphor.
What persuasive technique appeals to the audience's emotions?
Emotive language OR emotional appeal
Identify the adjective in the sentence: "The frightened tribute hid in the forest."
Frightened
Why does Katniss volunteer for Prim?
She volunteers to save her younger sister, Prim, from competing in the Games.
What is the difference between a perspective and a representation?
(Hint: give both definitions)
A perspective is the particular viewpoint on a topic; a representation is how people, events, or issues are portrayed in a text.
What is symbolism?
Using an object, character, colour, or action to represent a deeper meaning or idea.
"According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, youth vaping rates have increased significantly in the last five years."
What persuasive technique is being used?
Expert Opinion
Correct the error: "Katniss and Peeta was chosen as tributes." You need to rewrite the whole quote with correct grammar!
"Katniss and Peeta were chosen as tributes."
What rule change during the Games gives Katniss and Peeta hope of surviving together?
The Capitol announces that two tributes from the same district can win together.
In documentary films, what is the purpose of including a range of different perspectives on an issue? Give at least TWO reasons
To provide different viewpoints, encourage critical thinking, increase credibility, and help audiences develop a more informed understanding of the issue.
Explain how imagery helps create meaning in a text.
Imagery creates vivid sensory pictures that help audiences visualise and emotionally connect with ideas.
Explain how rhetorical questions persuade an audience.
They encourage the audience to think about an issue while implying a preferred answer.
What is the difference between a simple sentence and a compound sentence? Hint: you need to tell me both definitions.
A simple sentence has one independent clause; a compound sentence joins two independent clauses with a conjunction.
How does Katniss use the berries to challenge the Capitol?
Katniss threatens a double suicide with poisonous berries, forcing the Capitol to declare both her and Peeta winners.
How can a text creator's perspective can shape the representation of an event, issue, or group
Strong responses should explain that creators choose what information to include, exclude, emphasise, or frame, which influences how audiences understand people, events, and issues.
"The Capitol's grip tightened around the districts like a vice."
Identify two language features in this quote.
Simile and Symbolism
ALSO accepted: extended metaphor
What persuasive technique is being used: "Everyone knows the Capitol is unfair."
Bandwagon
Explain the difference between a subordinate clause and an independent clause.
An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence, unlike a subordinate clause which cannot
Explain what the Mockingjay is a symbol of and one thing it represents in the novel.
The Mockingjay becomes a symbol of defiance because it represents survival/hope/ resistance/ rebellion against the Capitol's control.