There are, as I have said in previous posts, a couple of different ways to approach the selection of related material for Module C. This is true also for Peter Carey’s The True History of the Kelly Gang (which, by the way, I think is quite a difficult text) in the History and Memory elective. [...]
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Related texts for Birthday Letters: A Different Approach, The Fitzgerald Edition
Posted in HSC English, tagged Birthday Letters, conflicting perspectives, F. Scott Fitzgerald, history and memory, HSC, Literature, Module C, nonfiction, novels, poetry, Zelda Fitzgerald on July 1, 2011 | 3 Comments »
The focus of Birthday Letters (or at least the poems selected for study) is on the following personalities, events and situations: Personalities: Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath and, to a lesser extent, Otto Plath Situations: The marriage between Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath and its subsequent breakdown. Events: Seeing a photograph, eating a peach, destroying an [...]
Look, Click, Reflect
Posted in HSC English, tagged history and memory, HSC, Module C, nonfiction, reading, Smithsonian, teaching, viewing, website on June 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Module C: The Smithsonian September 11 Website The subtitle, “Bearing Witness to History” is interesting. It suggests, to me, that History is like a trial, where the facts need to be presented in evidence. It also suggests that History is something to be argued over and fought for; perhaps that historians are adversarial.This site certainly [...]
Practising Short Responses
Posted in HSC English, tagged AoS, Area of Study, belonging, exams, 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 [...]
