Cultural Storytelling
What assessment task did you complete in Term 1 English?
Cultural Short Story and Book Cover
What assessment task did you complete in Term 2 English?
In-Class Exam!
Bonus points: annotations and PETAL paragraph
What assessment task did you complete in Term 3 English?
Persuasive Speech and Infographic
What assessment task did you complete in Term 4 English?
In-Class Exam.
Bonus: multiple choice questions, annotations and PETAL paragraph.
What is Ms Matthews' favourite colour?
Pink!
"Time is a thief" is an example of what language technique?
A Metaphor
Identify the technique in the line: "Without my map, will I be the same person?"
Rhetorical Question
Name 4 current environmental issues/concerns.
Climate change, deforestation, plastic in the ocean, air pollution, animal extinction/endangerment, clean energy, food waste, fast fashion, etc.
What are the 3 genres of Shakespeare's plays?
Tragedy, Comedy, History
Who won the 2025 House Cup?
Dangar Dragons
In the book 'Black Cockatoo', the cockatoo is a cultural ___________.
Cultural Symbol
Name 3 poems that we studied in Term 2.
My Face is a Map, Bigger Than School Stuff, What I Am/What I'm Not
What are 3 aspects of voice you may use while presenting?
Tone, volume, speed
What 3 Shakespeare plays did we focus on studying this term?
Romeo & Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and The Taming of the Shrew
What was banned in Australia for under 16's on December 10th, 2025?
Social Media
In Term 1 we looked at 'The Culture Wheel'. What are 3 aspects of culture according to the wheel?
Greater community, Knowledge & stories, Language, Traditions & rituals, Techniques & skills, Tools & objects, The Arts (music, dance, drama, etc.), Food & Drink, Values
What is a paragraph in a poem called?
Stanza
What climate and political activist delivered a speech to the UN at age 16?
Greta Thunberg
Translate this line from Romeo & Juliet:
"I will kiss thy lips. Haply some poison yet doth hang on them / To make me die with a restorative"
Juliet will kiss Romeo and she hopes that there is poison left on Romeo's lips so it can cure her grief by granting death.
What are the first 5 awards in the Merit System at PHS?
Phoenix, Steel, Bronze, Silver, Gold
Name 3 visual techniques.
Salience, Vectors, Colour Symbolism, Symbolism, Reading Path, Text, Positioning, etc.
Found Object Poetry involves...
...being inspired by an object from real life, noticing the details, and telling stories through every day things.
What are the 3 approaches to persuasive writing?
BONUS: What do they each appeal to?
Ethos, Logos, Pathos
Ethos - trust; Logos - logic; Pathos - emotions
What year was Shakespeare born?
BONUS: What year did Shakespeare die?
Born in 1564
Died in 1616
Name 8 English teachers...
Mr Single, Mr Porritt, Ms Piggott, Ms Arnold, Mr Mitwollen, Ms Maait, Ms Dixon, Ms Anwar, Ms Gonzaga