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HSC Advanced E nglish Module c – Representation and Texts

HSC Advanced E nglish Module c – Representation and Texts. Elective 2: History and Memory. What do you actually have to do in this module?. The syllabus says…

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HSC Advanced E nglish Module c – Representation and Texts

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  1. HSCAdvanced EnglishModule c – Representation and Texts Elective 2: History and Memory

  2. What do you actually have to do in this module? • The syllabus says… “This module requires students to explore various representations of events, personalities or situations. They evaluate how medium of production, textual form, perspective and choice of language influence meaning. The study develops students’ understanding of the relationships between representation and meaning.” http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/pdf_doc/english-syllabus-from2010.pdf • Fine… ok… great… • What does all this actually mean? 

  3. This module requires students to explore various representations of events, personalities or situations. • search / investigate / open up / go into / delve into / pull apart and see how something (a text) works / discover the details of something and see how it’s “built” • interpretations / images / illustrations / points-of-view / demonstrations / accounts of / versions / descriptions / depictions • proceedings / actions / individual experiences / local incidents / national occasions / international processes / global events / personal celebrations and/or tragedies • diffferentpeople / characters / traits / natures / behaviours / individualities / personas / temperaments / dispositions / VIPs / public figures / famous person / celebrities • circumstances / states of mind / state of affairs / positions / settings / locations / status quo • Explore ? = • Representations ? = • Events ? = • Personalities ? = • Situations ? =

  4. various representationsof events, personalities or situations. Hero or villain?

  5. Various representations of personalities from history and memory

  6. Various perspectives of ideas, values, attitudes and culture in history and memory

  7. Various perspectives of ideas, values, attitudes and culture in history and memory

  8. They evaluate how medium of production, textual form, perspective and choice of language influence meaning. • Evaluate ? = assess / estimate / judge the value of / calculate / weigh up / appraise / gauge • Medium ? = method / mode / / type of material / form / vehicle (eg: hard copy – paper – digital – interactive – static image – visual – multi media) • Production ? = construction / creation / invention / assembly / manufacture • Textual form ? = how a text is composed / text-type • Perspective ? = viewpoint / standpoint / point of view / perception / angle / take / outlook • Influence ? = change / effect / control / manipulate / persuade / impel / talk into / win over / sway • Meaning ? = ideas / understanding / what the composer really means / what the responder understands the text really means (for different audiences) / intended purpose

  9. evaluate how medium of production, textual form, perspective and choice of language influence meaning. Weigh-up Film, print, digital, audio How the techniques / processes of Documentary? Animation? Youtube vid? Article? novel? Website?TV show? Poster? Dominant? Resistant? Subversive? Marginalised? Disenfranchised? Popular? Cultural? Christian? Non-Christian? Post-modern? Feminist? Capitalist? Marxist? Formal? Colloquial? Idioms – simile – metaphor – modality – dialogue – imagery – symbols – motifs – audio effects – camera angles, shot types and movement – contrast – irony – satire – persuasive – positive or negative tone – emotive language – factual language – stereotypes – cliches – catch phrases – journalese - Show specific ideas, events, people, values, attitudes about history and memory.

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