How have we come to be who we are?
What shapes and continues to shape who we are?
How do all the pieces fit together?
The big bang, the explosive times, the reflective moments, the rebellions, the peaceful days, the conflict and the harmony of it all. Who are you in the midst of the world? Indeed, who are you in the midst of the universe?
What lessons are in store for you as you contemplate life and the stories that people share?

Welcome to our Creating and Presenting Area of Study learning space. Our Context for Semester One is 'Self and Place' and our Context for Semester Two is 'The lessons life teaches us'. These thematic based units provide us with a wonderful opportunity to explore, question and share our understandings of the world in terms of beliefs, values, personal experiences, history, literature, politics, science and more. Hopefully we can all experience a journey that is inspired from local national and global perspectives in some way; a journey that enables us to add our voices to the digital development of a world that is continually growing in respect, tolerance and equality.

Thursday, May 8, 2014

DEALING WITH PROMPTS - VISUALISATION

 
Being able to work with the prompts you are given is a key aspect of being able to do well in the Creating and Presenting Area of Study. Prompts are mostly written statements but they can also be a visual or a hybrid between the two types. Whichever type you find yourself being faced with, the way you deal with them involves thinking carefully about what is being presented to you and what it makes you think about in relation to the focus text and Context.
 
A brainstorm of thinking about connections between the Context, focus text and prompt is a wise way to start formulating possible content for the writing piece/s you will have to eventually develop. Using the visual prompt below, have a go at doing this. Conjure up in your mind all the things people might see this image relating to if they were asked to analyse it as a comment on society, history, politics, economics, philosophy, science and humanity. As you do this you can refer to influential people, films, written texts, songs, artworks, famous quotes, etc. Note well, the focus text and Context should be at the forefront of your mind as you do this thinking. You want the stuff that you come up with to be relevant to the three key elements this Area of Study is directing you to use to shape the creation and presentation of your own unique perspectives on life.
 

TASK 1 - In your notebook brainstorm as many things as you can that the focus text, Context and prompt make you think about when you consider them all together. Present them as comments to this post. 

 
Focus text: 'Growing Up Asian in Australia'
Context: Understanding Self and Place
Prompt:

 TASK 2 - View the comments collated by you and your classmates and come up with one idea for a piece of writing that would show obvious links to the focus text, Context and prompt. State the form, context and purpose of the piece. Also add your writing idea as a comment to this post.
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18 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 9, 2013 at 5:16 PM

    Albert-Mikaela
    -Racism
    -Isolation
    -Rejection
    -Bullying
    -Judgemental

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  2. AnonymousMay 9, 2013 at 5:21 PM

    -ugly duckling

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  3. AnonymousMay 9, 2013 at 5:23 PM

    outsiders

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  4. AnonymousMay 9, 2013 at 5:23 PM

    Dana
    -Being judged for the way you look,

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  5. AnonymousMay 9, 2013 at 5:25 PM

    -not being accepted for who you are.

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  6. AnonymousMay 9, 2013 at 5:25 PM

    The Ugly Duckling

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  7. AnonymousMay 9, 2013 at 5:26 PM

    bullying

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  8. AnonymousMay 9, 2013 at 5:26 PM

    racism

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  9. AnonymousMay 9, 2013 at 5:27 PM

    Ducks

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  10. AnonymousMay 9, 2013 at 5:27 PM

    bullying

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  11. AnonymousMay 9, 2013 at 5:28 PM

    Being left out

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  12. AnonymousMay 9, 2013 at 5:29 PM

    Trying to make Friends

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  13. AnonymousMay 9, 2013 at 5:31 PM

    -We tend to disregard people that are differnt.
    - In growing up Asian in Australia Amy Choi's veiw of her grandfather is impacted by society- Although they are both Chinese, her grandfather did not speak any english. She states ''I didnt see the point in speaking Chinese, We lived in Australia.'' She explains how because she always spoke english at school she saw no need to speak chinese at home. The english speaking society impacted greatly on her relationship with her Grandfather they never spoke and now after his passing she has a lot of regreats.

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  14. AnonymousMay 9, 2013 at 5:33 PM

    Moving to a new community. Being left out because of difference. eg. Language barriers

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  15. AnonymousMay 9, 2013 at 5:33 PM

    Racism, is it prevalent in Australian society, do we push away others because they look different.

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  16. katieb555May 9, 2013 at 5:35 PM

    Not being listened to, not not having a voice. E.g., the lower class attitude towards women in many ways in the world. The rape situations in India recently that have rightly caused outrage. This is a problem that occurs all around the world still, and more awareness of human rights is needed.

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  17. AnonymousMay 9, 2013 at 5:35 PM

    south Arica: apartheid
    One group being kept separate from another.

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  18. katieb555May 13, 2013 at 9:15 PM

    The film Remember the Titans

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