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.

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Storybird

A STORYBIRD EXAMPLE:


  • Which piece of poetry by Dawe does And That's When the Presents Exploded - A True Christmas Tale obviously relate to? Identify the topic/s, themes, ideas they share.
  • How do each of the texts link to the Context 'the lessons life teaches us'?
  • Using our set Context as the focus, create a prompt that can obviously connect to each of these texts.
  • Analyse each text for literary devices they have employed and explain how they influence the presentation of the texts.
JOIN AND EXPLORE STORYBIRD:

Sign up to storybird using with a school account. Spend some time perusing the artwork and stories that others have created. Think about what you have read in Sometimes Gladness and see if there are any artworks or stories you can find that share ideas with some of the poetry.

AN INITIAL CREATIVE WRITING ACTIVITY - CREATE A STORYBIRD FOR OUR CONTEXT:

Select one to three pieces of poetry by Dawe that deal with a topic you are interested in or, contain themes, ideas and literary devices that you think you might use in your folio writing/SAC task. Develop your thoughts about the ideas and ability to use the devices by creating a storybird that considers our Context, links to the focus text/s and is shaped by the prompt below. Incorporate at least one famous quote in your storybird presentation.
 'THE CHALLENGES WE FACE IN LIFE ARE WORTH IT'


A STORYBIRD HOW TO GUIDE:



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