Vocabulary definitions
Visual techniques
Brother Moon
WHY paragraph writing
100

For Indigenous Australians, this means the land, water, animals, plants, and sky — and the deep bond between people and their ancestral place. 

What is Country?

100

This visual technique is used when the illustrator chooses certain colours to create feelings or meaning, such as cool blue colours for calm or bright red colours for danger.

What is colour?

100

He is Great Grandpa Liman's grandson.

Who is Hippy-boy?

100

We use this to support our main idea by identifying a visual technique used by the illustrator. For example, the large size of the moon.

What is an example?

200

People who are linked by blood or strong bonds and who support, care for, and teach each other.

What is family?

200

This technique shows what the viewer notices first because it stands out the most on the page.

What is salience?

200

This natural object guides Great Grandpa Limanduring their night journey and is taught to Hippy-boy as an important cultural story.

What is the moon?

200

This is a topic sentence. It should be answering the question and referring the the main idea.

What is a 'what' sentence?

300

The relationships people have with others, places, nature, or beliefs.

What is connection?

300

This technique shows meaning through how a character stands, moves, or holds their body.

What is body language?

300

The illustrator uses this visual technique with the moon to represent Great-Grandpa Liman teaching Hippy-boy about the land by sharing knowledge in this way, showing the importance of Elders.

What is a symbol?

300

This stands for technique, example and effect.

What is a TEE sentence?

400

The shared beliefs, traditions, and values of a group that shape how people think and live.

What is culture?

400

This technique uses lines or the direction of a character’s gaze or movement to lead the viewer’s eyes across the image.

What is a vector?

400

The illustrator uses this visual technique to contrast the bright light of the moon with the dark black night.

What is colour and tone?

400

This is the next part of WHY paragraph. It should include all of your techniques and effects and relate to the main idea of the question.

What is 'how' sentence?

500

How people, ideas, or things are shown or described in words, pictures or media.

What is representation?

500

This visual technique uses objects, colours, or images to represent deeper ideas, like a moon representing protection.

What is a symbol?

500

The illustrator uses this visual technique by placing Great Grandpa Liman close to Hippy-boy and showing calm expressions, highlighting their strong bond and trust.

What is body language?

500

This sentence should prove that your techniques and example actually proves your topic sentence. It should reinforce why these ideas are important.

What is a 'whY' sentence?