1. Elective 2: History and Memory

2.  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.  Explore ? =  Representations ? =  Events ? =  Personalities ? =  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 diffferent people / 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

4. Hero or villain?

8.  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 How the techniques / processes of Film, print, digital, audio 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.