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Name the prescribed text and author for this module, and outline the allegorical significance of the play in at least three points
'The Crucible' - Arthur Miller
McCarthyism
Show Trials
Fear and Hysteria / Paranoia and mistrust.
Name the prescribed text and author for this module
'The Crucible'
Arthur Miller
Define the terms Resonances and Dissonances.
Resonances: similarities, or writing that evokes a similar response.
Dissonances: disagreement or jarring
Name the poems set for study
The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock, Rhapsody On A Windy Night, Preludes, The Hollow Men, Journey of The Magi
Name TWO of the texts we studied for Craft of Writing
Are you correct?
What should you do with your quotes in an essay?
Explode them.
What is the name, and the pseudonym used by the main character in Hag Seed?
Felix Prince & Mr Duke
What is T.S. Eliot's full name?
Thomas Stearns Eliot
How many Margaret Atwood texts did we study?
Two
Which famous celebrity was Arthur Miller once married to?
Marilyn Monroe
How long is the Common Module HSC exam (including reading time)?
90 minutes working, 10 minutes reading
In Act 4, Danforth says “ While I speak God’s law, I will not crack its voice with whimpering … I should hang ten thousand that dared to rise against the law, and an ocean of salt tears could not melt the resolution of the statutes.”
Explain this quote in light of the module rubric.
Name both prescribed texts and authors for Module A
'The Tempest' William Shakespeare
'Hag-Seed' Margaret Atwood
What are three recurring themes in the suite of poems studied?
Isolation / Alienation
Questioning faith
The nature of time
Loneliness
Desire
What does the A.I.S.L.E acronym stand for?
Aim
Influence
Structure
Language
Evaluation
Who says this, and what does it mean?
We are such stuff
As dreams are made on, and our little life
Is rounded with a sleep.
Prospero.
He is reflecting on the nature of his 'art' and 'magic'. There is sadness in these lines, as Prospero reflects on the fleeting nature of life, and magic. This is also a direct allusion to Shakespeare's own art coming to an end.
Explain the significance of this quote"
"You're talking as if Miranda is just a rag doll ... but it wouldn't be like that."
Anne-Marie brings her own contextual understanding of the character of Miranda both in the play, and in her performance.
Identify the poem, and explain the meaning of this line:
“The burnt-out ends of smoky days”
Preludes
The day is compared metaphorically to the dirty end of a cigarette. The imagery here is grotesque and urban, and offers hopelessness in the face of the modern world.
Module C:
Which text is this from, what is the technique, and what does it mean?
‘And how that world can be shattered by a small stone dropped like a single syllable.’
Nam Le, Love and Honour .....
Sibilance and simile comments on the power of language to be life (world) changing.
RANDOM QUESTION!
What is Ms Partridge's favourite part of the HSC syllabus?
The Crucible
Students explore how texts may give insight into the anomalies, paradoxes and inconsistencies in _____________ and _______________
Students explore how texts may give insight into the anomalies, paradoxes and inconsistencies in human behaviour and motivations
Fill in the blanks, identify the speaker, and link it to Human Experience:
“Let either of you breathe a word, about the other things, and I_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ .
Fill in the blanks, identify the speaker, and link it to Human Experience: “Let either of you breathe a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you."
In their textual studies, they also explore common or disparate __________, ________, ___________ or ___________ and how these are depicted.
In their textual studies, they also explore common or disparate issues, values, assumptions or perspectives and how these are depicted.
Module B:
students understand the distinctive qualities of the text, notions of __________ and _____________.
students understand the distinctive qualities of the text, notions of textual integrity and significance.
Why do we have to learn Craft of Writing?
To strengthen your understanding and use of effective language for a range of purposes.
Who says this, and what does it mean?
“The red plague rid you / For learning me your language”
Caliban.
This quote links to themes of colonisation and "otherness". Caliban does not accept his position in this world.
What thematic concern does this quote demonstrate? What is the technique?
“Quite simply, his Miranda must be released from her glass coffin; she must be given a life.”
Imprisonment
Allusion
Explain the meaning of these lines, and identify the poem it is from:
“… this Birth was / Hard and bitter agony for us, like Death, our death.”
Journey of The Magi
Questioning of faith is revealed through the comparison of the birth of Jesus to a painful death. Religious allusion is used to create non-linear timeframes of both the birth and death of Jesus. The lines reveal the difficulty in maintaining faith in the modern world.
According to Atwood, what four questions does a novelist have to contend with?
1. What kind of story?
2. How shall it be told?
3. Who will be at the centre?
4. How will it end?
RANDOM QUESTION!
Which theatre did we see The Crucible Symposium in?
Seymour Theatre, Sydney
Texts represent human _________ and ___________.
Texts represent human qualities and emotions.
Finish this final line in the play, and identify who says it: “He have his goodness ______._______ _______ ____ ______ _____ ______ _______.
“He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!”
Elizabeth Proctor
Fill in the blanks: In this module, students explore the ways in which the comparative study of texts can reveal ___________ and _____________ between and within texts.
Fill in the blanks: In this module, students explore the ways in which the comparative study of texts can reveal resonances and dissonances between and within texts.
In Module B:
In this module, students develop detailed ________ and ___________ knowledge, understanding and appreciation of a _____________ literary text.
In this module, students develop detailed analytical and critical knowledge, understanding and appreciation of a substantial literary text.
Module C
In this module, students strengthen and extend their ____________, ____________ and ___________ as accomplished writers.
In this module, students strengthen and extend their knowledge, skills and confidence as accomplished writers.
Who says this, and what theme does it link to?
“Yet with my nobler reason against my fury do I take part: the rarer action is in virtue than in vengeance”
Prospero.
Revenge and forgiveness
Which thematic concern in Hag-Seed is addressed in this quote:
“Why should the other ones get a second chance at life, but not him?”
Revenge and otherness.
Identify the poem, the techniques and the meaning of these lines:
“There will be time, there will be time / To prepare a face to meet the faces that you meet; / There will be time to murder and create,”
The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock.
Time motif established through repetition. Biblical / Religious allusion / motif of appearance established through imagery.
Give an example of Pity and Pride in Nam Le's work.
Are you correct?
RANDOM QUESTION!
What are the three required levels for an A Range essay according to Mrs Price
Text + Composer + Audience
They may also consider the role of _____________ throughout time to express and reflect particular ___________ and ______________.
They may also consider the role of storytelling throughout time to express and reflect particular lives and cultures.
Analyse the following quote aligned with the module: “Now Heaven and Hell grapple on our backs, and all our old pretence is ripped away make your peace! Peace. It is a providence, and no great change; we are only what we always were, but naked now. Aye, naked! And the wind, God’s icy wind will blow!”
Proctor responds in direct anger to the accusation that his wife is a witch. He uses cumulative metaphors to denounce his faith, and to express the scale of his anger and disbelief at the proceedings. His language is threatening, and vengeful, highlighting his emotions and motivations. Here, he represents the individual who will stand against the collective.
As students engage with the texts they consider how their understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of both texts has been enhanced through the comparative study and how the ___________, _____________, _____________ and ___________ contextual knowledge that they bring to the texts influences their perspectives and shapes their own compositions.
As students engage with the texts they consider how their understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of both texts has been enhanced through the comparative study and how the personal, social, cultural and historical contextual knowledge that they bring to the texts influences their perspectives and shapes their own compositions.
Identify three reasons for the Modernist movement.
Industrialisation
Urbanisation
World War 1
Secularity over religion
Scientific advancement
What are the prescribed texts for Module C?
'Spotty Handed Villainesses" Margaret Atwood
'Love and Honour and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice' Nam Le
'Father & Child' Gwen Harwood
Who says this, and what theme does it link to?
Your charm so strongly works ’em
That, if you now beheld them, your affections
Would become tender.
Ariel.
Forgiveness. At the end of the play, Ariel reminds Prospero that he has worked his charms on his enemies, and he should now grant them forgiveness. This is also a manipulation from Ariel as his freedom depends on it.
In what ways is this quote both resonant and dissonant with the original text?
You called me dirty, you called me a scum,
You called me a criminal, a no-good bum,
But you’re a white-collar crook, you been cookin’ the books,
Rakin’ taxpayer money, we know what you took,
So who’s more monstrous…than you?
Representation of the marginalisation of Caliban and the "other".
Dissonant in the crimes that have been committed.
Representations of the monster are shifted to the white, middle class men.
Identify the poem, and explain the meaning:
“A broken spring… rust that clings to the form”
Rhapsody on a Windy Night
Highlights the broken nature of the modern world. The spring represents the human mind - so full of potential and promise, and the fact that it is rusted provides insight that the mind is decaying.
Identify the four techniques in this line:
"The sound of rain filled the room—rain fell on the streets, on the roofs, on the tin shed across the parking lot like the drumming of a thousand fingertips."
Pathetic fallacy
Tricolon
Motif
Simile
RANDOM QUESTION!
How many times has Ms Partridge taught 'The Crucible'?
15
inviting the responder to see the world ____________, to __________ ___________, ignite new ideas or _____________ ______________
inviting the responder to see the world differently, to challenge assumptions, ignite new ideas or reflect personally
Who says: “How can it be the Devil? Why would he choose my house to strike? We have all manner of licentious people in the village!”
Describe the way this character fits in the module.
Rev. Parris.
He represents both an individual and collective human experience. He has a paradoxical nature. His motivations don't align with that of his community, and he is responsible for the charge of collective hysteria.
By comparing two texts students understand how composers (authors, poets, playwrights, directors, designers and so on) are ___________ by other texts, _________ and __________, and how this _________ ___________.
By comparing two texts students understand how composers (authors, poets, playwrights, directors, designers and so on) are influenced by other texts, contexts and values, and how this shapes meaning.
Name three textual features of Modernist literature
Fragmentary
Non-Linear structure
Stream of Consciousness
Unreliable narration
Strong use of motif and allusion
Module C
Name three significant language techniques used in your prescribed texts for this module.
Allusion
Repetition
Imagery
Motif
Flashback
Who says this, and what does it mean?
How features are abroad
I am skilless of, but, by my modesty,
The jewel in my dower, I would not wish
Any companion in the world but you,
Nor can imagination form a shape
Besides yourself to like of.
Miranda.
She is expressing her lack of understanding as a women in the world outside of the island. Her worth, and ambition is purely shaped by her relationships with men.
What theme does this address, is it resonant or dissonant with the original text?
If she’d lived, she would have been at the awkward teenager stage: making dismissive comments, rolling her eyes at him, dying her hair, tattooing her arms…
But none of this has happened. She remains simple, she remains innocent. She’s such a comfort.
Grief
Dissonant in the representation of Miranda, but resonant of the paternal relationship.
What poem is this from:
“In this last of meeting places / We grope together / And avoid speech / Gathered on this beach of the tumid river”
What does it mean?
The Hollow Men
Highlights lack of connection through the inability to communicate. Despite the collective nature of the experience, shown through the desperation on "grope together" the men are isolated and alone.
List three of the things that Atwood says "novels are not ..."
Sociological textbooks
political tracts
How-to books
moral tracts
Art for art's sake
RANDOM QUESTION!
What was the first ever text that Mrs Partridge taught you?
Freedom Writers