FLAMES
CRAFTING TEXTS
MYERS
TECHNIQUES
ARGUMENT ANALYSIS
100

The character revealed to be a fire spirit, and the siblings' father.

Who is Jack McCallister?

100

The framework for this Area of Study

What is discovery?

100
The year Ms Myers got married

What is 2026?

100

The overall attitude or feeling a writer conveys, such as angry, hopeful or sarcastic.

What is tone?

100

The central point or position an author is arguing.

What is a contention?

200

A genre/style that blends the fantastical with the everyday and the grounded Tasmanian landscape. 

What is magical realism?

200

The type of text a writer chooses (for example a short story, speech, personal essay or podcast script)

What is form?

200

The second language Ms Myers knows fluently

(must be specific)

What is Auslan?

Sign language doesn't count, it's too broad

200

 Identify the device: “The thunder boomed and the windows rattled.”

What is onomatopoeia?

200

The three major rhetorical appeals.

What is ethos, pathos, logos?

300

The Esk God takes the physical form of this animal.

What is a water rat/Rakali?

300

The four purposes of writing.

What is...

To express

To reflect

To explain

To argue

300

The two subjects Ms Myers is qualified to teach

What is English and Drama?

300

This technique gives animals human thoughts and behaviours.

What is anthropomorphism?

300

The second step of the triple pass strategy

What is chunking?

400

The structure of 'Flames' 

What is multi-perspective? 

What is cyclical narrative?

What is polyphonic structure?

What is episodic structure?

400

Two things shape every choice a writer makes, from tone to structure.

What is audience and purpose?

400

The amount of tattoos Myers has

What is 7?

400

The feelings and associations a word carries beyond its literal meaning.

What is connotation?

400

The final section to analyse in your piece.

What is call to action?

500

The technique used to show Jack is both a nurturing and a destructive figure.

What is symbolism?

500

One of the mentor text forms we looked at.

What is...

Reflective essay

Blog post

Monologue

Vignette

500

The year Ms Myers started teaching at Wantirna

What is 2022?

500

Identify the grammatical device: “We will fight for fair wages, we will fight for safe workplaces, and we will fight for a future that belongs to everyone.”

Hint: there is two

What is rule of three?

What is parallelism?

500

The technique using pronouns such as 'we', 'us' and 'our' builds a sense of shared values and shared responsibility between author and reader.

What is inclusive language?