language is a cultural medium and that its meanings Context sheet may vary according to context Literary terms Brian – Concepts of Coming of Age how representations of culture support or challenge Moon – themes and colonialism/post various ideologies. Representations may reinforce Reading Australia – colonialism theory habitual ways of thinking about the world or they may teacher resource challenge popular ways of thinking, and in doing so, Close analysis of how these reshape values, attitudes and beliefs themes and concepts relate to the ways in which authors represent Australian the Long Short Story by Nam Le culture, place and identity both to Australians and the wider world. Colonialism Key words and phrases Glossary T1, wk 1 Introduction Organisation of Evaluate the dynamic relationship between authors, Revise Transition Task 1. Written study for the course texts, audiences and contexts, including: Notes Response (in class): Cultural Imperialism literature represents and/or reflects cultural change Set up connect with A choice of questions •how Revise Transition and difference power points looking at generic Revision of the Concept ways in which the expectations and values of conventions, context •the of Post Colonialism in audiences shape readings of texts and perceptions of and the role of their significance; and how the social, cultural and language devices and Program Outline and historical spaces in which texts are produced and read symbols.5% scheme of assessment mediate readings (T1, wk 2) texts in different literary forms, media or traditions Task 13: Creative •how are similar or different Folio Explanation of creative interpretations of texts vary over time Students create a folio •how of creative writing ways in which ideological perspectives are writing task: one piece due by •the demonstrating an the end of semester 1. conveyed through texts drawn from other times and appreciation of drama, cultures, and how these perspectives may be reviewed poetry and prose. Each by a contemporary Australian audience. piece should be approximately 800 Create imaginative texts, including: words. Folio pieces adapting medium, form, point of view and may include the language following: experimenting with elements of style and voice to Students select a key achieve specific effects of the novel and manipulating literary conventions for different transform the prose audiences and contexts to another medium.
Concepts of Coming of Age – themes and colonialism/post colonialism theory Close analysis of how these themes and concepts relate to the Long Short Story by Nam Le Colonialism Key words and phrases Glossary language is a cultural medium and that its meanings may vary according to context how representations of culture support or challenge various ideologies. Representations may reinforce habitual ways of thinking about the world or they may challenge popular ways of thinking, and in doing so, reshape values, attitudes and beliefs the ways in which authors represent Australian culture, place and identity both to Australians and the wider world. Context sheet Literary terms – Brian Moon Reading Australia – teacher resource T1, wk 1 Introduction Organisation of study for the course Cultural Imperialism Revise Transition Revision of the Concept of Post Colonialism in Program Outline and scheme of assessment Explanation of creative writing task: one piece due by the end of semester 1. Evaluate the dynamic relationship between authors, texts, audiences and contexts, including: •how literature represents and/or reflects cultural change and difference •the ways in which the expectations and values of audiences shape readings of texts and perceptions of their significance; and how the social, cultural and historical spaces in which texts are produced and read mediate readings •how texts in different literary forms, media or traditions are similar or different •how interpretations of texts vary over time •the ways in which ideological perspectives are conveyed through texts drawn from other times and cultures, and how these perspectives may be reviewed by a contemporary Australian audience. Create imaginative texts, including: adapting medium, form, point of view and language experimenting with elements of style and voice to achieve specific effects manipulating literary conventions for different audiences and contexts Revise Transition Notes Set up connect with power points Task 1. Written Response (in class): A choice of questions looking at generic conventions, context and the role of language devices and symbols.5% (T1, wk 2) Task 13: Creative Folio Students create a folio of creative writing demonstrating an appreciation of drama, poetry and prose. Each piece should be approximately 800 words. Folio pieces may include the following: Students select a key of the novel and transform the prose to another medium.