Thursday's lesson

In Term 2, we will be focussing on the concept of journey. Go to the Term 2 folder and then into Short Stories.

Read the story Thuc Tu and answer the questions. The story and questions are in two different documents. Post the answers to your blog for tomorrow's lesson.

Monday's lesson

 "Be a Proud Aussie Quietly"

 

 

1. Read the article again. Your supervising teacher should have given you a hard copy. Highlight the positioning techniques and annotate the text - that is, make notes on what the techniques are that you have highlighted.

 

 

2. Now write a paragraph in which you identify the representation of Australia constructed and discuss the use of one positioning technique and its effectiveness.

 

3. What would you want to say about Australia Day and what representation of Australia would you want to construct? Plan an article by writing a headline, finding a picture, writing an opening paragraph and deciding what you might want to put in a puff box. In the article you have read the puff box says, "Most Australians have plenty to be thankful for. We won the lotto of life." Post this plan to your blog before next lesson.

 

 

 



Thursday's lesson

Editing Checklist

“Imaginative response”

1. Sentence length – varied length or deliberately chosen length.

2. Sentence openings – varied openings.

3. Punctuation – used correctly?

4. Have you tried to use something other than commas and full stops?

5. Vocabulary – try to find two or three places where you can use a more effective word – look at verbs particularly.

6. Can you identify clearly what the response says about your neighbourhood? Write a sentence summarizing this. Post this to your blog with the new version of your imaginative response.

Thursday's class work

Go into the folder "Australian Short Stories" on Blackboard. Read the story "Neighbours" by Tim Winton. This story presents a clear representation of a neighbourhood. Try writing a response which consructs a clear version of your neighbourhood or of a neighbourhood you know well. You will need to be clear in your own mind about what that representation is before you start. You may choose to just write a description of the neighbourhood and the people in it or you may choose to construct the repsresenation as Winton has done through the medium of another genre such as a story. Post to your blog before next lesson.

Wednesday's homework

Write a paragraph comparing the way country Australia is represented in "Clancy of the Overflow" with the way it is represented in the opening scenes of "My Brilliant Career". Provide a thisis in your topic sentence. Then refer to the texts to support your thesis. In the poem, you might mention specific words or phrases and in the film, you might mention particular shots or dialogue.

Representations of Australia

Write about 300 to 400 words analysing the representation of Australia and Australians promoted by the "ibelieve" advertisement which we have watched in class. Aim for 300 to 400 words in a well-structured response. Draw on examples from the advertisement to support your view. Post to your blog by Thursday's lesson.