Common Module: Texts and Human Experiences
Module A: Language Culture and Identity
Module B: Close Study of Text
Module C: Craft of Writing
100

Favel Parrett

Who is the author of Past the Shallows

100

Ali Cobby Eckermann

Who wrote the poems studied?

100

Christof

Who directed "The Truman Show"?

100

PROCESS

Writing is a _________

200

Harry, Miles and Joe 

Who are the three brothers which PTS follows?

200

Name the six poems studied

Leaves, Unearth, Eyes, Key, Ombulgarri, Trance

200

Who directed The Truman Show?

Peter Weir

200

Who wrote 'Dear Mrs Dunkley'?

Helen Garner

300

Name a theme explored in Past the Shallows 

Any of the following:

  • The power and impact of relationships

  • The unresolved past and its intrusion on the present -> Grief and trauma

  •  The innocence of childhood

  • Memory as an emotional driver

  •  The interrelationship between people and place.

300

The Stolen Generation

Eckermann and her mother were victims of this.

300

"And in case I don't see ya, good afternoon, good evening..."

Goodnight

300

Who wrote the poem 'May your pen grace the page'? 

Luca Lesson

400

Cloudy Bay

Where does the novel start and end?

400

'her hand hovers above the plate' is a line from this poem

'Eyes'

400

Light falls from the sky

What is the first event to indicate something is wrong in Seahaven?

400

Identify two language techniques that can be used in a creative AND discursive piece?

Teacher discretion 

500

Individual and collective

Human experiences can be...

500

Language has the power to both reflect and shape individual and collective identity

Identity

500

Considered personal responses and interactions

What does NESA wants from you in this Module?

500

A text whose primary focus is to explore an idea or variety of topics. These texts involve the discussion of an idea(s) or opinion(s) without the direct intention of persuading the reader, listener or viewer to adopt any single point of view.

What is a discursive text?