Biblical allusion is a key technique in both texts for the Comparative Module: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Blade Runner directed by Ridley Scott. In an increasingly secular and multicultural country, it can no longer be assumed that students know the bible verses being alluded to in various texts. Here are some suggested verses and [...]
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Bible Verses for the Comparative Study
Posted in Resources, School, tagged biblical allusion, blade runner, comparative study, frankenstein, HSC, module a on May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Practising Short Responses
Posted in Assessment, School, tagged AoS, area of study, Belonging, HSC, nonfiction, texts on January 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Section One of Paper One is a great opportunity to gain marks quickly for a small amount of writing. Knowing how to address questions quickly and accurately can really save you precious exam time and save your poor writing hand as well. The best way to get good at these types of questions is to [...]
The Saddest Noise, The Sweetest Noise
Posted in Area of Study Journal, Uncategorized, tagged AoS, area of study, Belonging, emily dickinson, HSC, poetry on November 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
‘The Saddest Noise, The Sweetest Noise’ by Emily Dickinson is a poem of contrast and paradox. The “noise” of the title is the birdsong that haunts the poet, reminding her that although the seasons continue, individual immortality does not exist. The beauty of nature is both intensified and undermined by the memory of lost friends [...]
My Belonging Texts
Posted in Area of Study Journal, tagged AoS, Belonging, HSC, texts on October 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I have been thinking about which texts I would use for this Area of Study. I have been intermittently reading A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers. Intermittently because of its heartbreaking nature. I need other texts with lighter subject matter in between bouts of pure grief and the deeper joy that comes [...]
