** This is a fantastic resource with helpful points of analysis (note: some are directed towards teachers but it is still helpful) Know the genre, structure and language The VATE Inside Stories document is a very helpful with this aspect of the study. Review your notes on genre, structure and language to ensure you have a strong understanding of the impact CONSTRUCT has on the reader’s experience with this graphic novel. Another interesting article exploring these concepts: Know the themes, ideas & values mind-maps, notes, posters, previous responses; see activities in – Insight text pp. 54-56 Other helpful resources Writing the essay use Insight text pp.64-69 to assist in planning and drafting your response – collected stories’ by Alistair MacLeod ‘Island: Know the characters TITLE Main Character & Age Main Location Themes & Boat’ Unnamed older man; himself Cape Breton Tradition, ‘The as a boy education/literature, death Vastness of the Dark’ James, 18 Cape Breton; Nova Scotia Tradition, transition, ‘The outsiders, belonging Golden Gift of Grey’ Jesse, 18 Indiana Transition, education ‘The Return’ Alex, 10 Montreal; Nova Scotia Tradition, transition, ‘The outsiders, belonging Lost Salt Gift of Blood’ Unnamed man, 33 Newfoundland Transition, outsiders, ‘The belonging Road to Rankins Point’ Calum, 26 Cape Breton Tradition, transition, ‘The belonging, death Closing Down of Unnamed miner, probably in Cape Breton Tradition, transition ‘The Summer’ his 50s Every Thing There is a Unnamed boy, 11 Cape Breton Transition, death ‘To Season’ Spring’ Unnamed boy, early teens Not stated Tradition, transition ‘Second Dog’ Unnamed older man, himself Ontario; Cape Breton Death ‘Winter as a boy Tuning of Perfection’ Archibald, 78 (and as a Cape Breton Tradition ‘The younger man)
** This is a fantastic resource with helpful points of analysis (note: some are directed towards teachers but it is still helpful) Know the genre, structure and language The VATE Inside Stories document is a very helpful with this aspect of the study. Review your notes on genre, structure and language to ensure you have a strong understanding of the impact CONSTRUCT has on the reader’s experience with this graphic novel. Another interesting article exploring these concepts: Know the themes, ideas & values – mind-maps, notes, posters, previous responses; see activities in Insight text pp. 54-56 Other helpful resources Writing the essay – use Insight text pp.64-69 to assist in planning and drafting your response ‘Island: collected stories’ by Alistair MacLeod Know the characters TITLE Main Character & Age Main Location Themes & ‘The Boat’ Unnamed older man; himself as a boy Cape Breton Tradition, education/literature, death ‘The Vastness of the Dark’ James, 18 Cape Breton; Nova Scotia Tradition, transition, outsiders, belonging ‘The Golden Gift of Grey’ Jesse, 18 Indiana Transition, education ‘The Return’ Alex, 10 Montreal; Nova Scotia Tradition, transition, outsiders, belonging ‘The Lost Salt Gift of Blood’ Unnamed man, 33 Newfoundland Transition, outsiders, belonging ‘The Road to Rankins Point’ Calum, 26 Cape Breton Tradition, transition, belonging, death ‘The Closing Down of Summer’ Unnamed miner, probably in his 50s Cape Breton Tradition, transition ‘To Every Thing There is a Season’ Unnamed boy, 11 Cape Breton Transition, death ‘Second Spring’ Unnamed boy, early teens Not stated Tradition, transition ‘Winter Dog’ Unnamed older man, himself as a boy Ontario; Cape Breton Death ‘The Tuning of Perfection’ Archibald, 78 (and as a younger man) Cape Breton Tradition
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