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understand and appreciate how different language forms, features and structures can be used to represent different ways of thinking understand the effect of nominalisation in the writing of critical and creative texts make connections between information and ideas and synthesise these in a range of critical and creative texts compose logical, ordered and cohesive texts that build effective arguments in response to the ideas generated through texts select and apply appropriate textual evidence to support arguments (ACEEN035). EN11-6 investigates and explains the relationships between texts Students: develop an understanding of new texts by making connections with texts that are personally familiar consider the importance of context in explaining the similarities and differences between texts explore and analyse the similarities and differences in language forms, features and structures between and among texts. EN11-7 understands and explains the diverse ways texts can represent personal and public worlds Students: person’ and his/her life? compare the style of two of the stories, written by different screenwriters and filmed by different directors, in the film version of The Turning. How can they explain any similarities or differences in style? explore how these changes in context are reflected in the texts, and what role these play in their response to the ideas and experiences presented. Students consider that each of these texts has been created in very different contexts. Wide Reading: The ‘battler’ has been the concern of much literature in Australia. Students select and read two other Australian texts from the list provided, or select one of their own, paying attention to the style used by the composers to depict the lives and struggles of ordinary people. Students write notes for each text. Students compose an essay comparing the styles used by composers to depict the lives and struggles of ordinary people. Students will need to refer to Of Mice and Men and one other text studied. (Informal assessment) 1954-1982, Longman Cheshire, Australia, 1983 The Harp in the South, novel by Ruth Park, Penguin Australian Classics, Australia, 2013 Wild Cat Falling, novel by Mudrooroo, Harper Collins, Australia, 2001 Rabbit-Proof Fence, film directed by Phillip Noyce, 2002 Crackerjack, film directed by Paul Moloney, 2002 Rooted, a play by Alex Buzo, Currency Press, Australia, 1973 Diving for Pearls, a play by Katherine Thomson, Currency Press, Australia, 1991