English Standard Module A: Language, Identity and Culture
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Language has the power to both reflect and shape individual and collective identity. In this module, students consider how their responses to written, spoken, audio and visual texts can shape their self-perception. They also consider the impact texts have on shaping a sense of identity for individuals and/or communities. Through their responding and composing students deepen their understanding of how language can be used to affirm, ignore, reveal, challenge or disrupt prevailing assumptions and beliefs about themselves, individuals and cultural groups.
Students study one prescribed text in detail, as well as a range of textual material to explore, analyse and assess the ways in which meaning about individual and community identity, as well as cultural perspectives, is shaped in and through texts. They investigate how textual forms and conventions, as well as language structures and features, are used to communicate information, ideas, values and attitudes which inform and influence perceptions of ourselves and other people and various cultural perspectives.
Through reading, viewing and listening, students analyse, assess and critique the specific language features and form of texts. In their responding and composing students develop increasingly complex arguments and express their ideas clearly and cohesively using appropriate register, structure and modality. Students also experiment with language and form to compose imaginative texts that explore representations of identity and culture, including their own. Students draft, appraise and refine their own texts, applying the conventions of syntax, spelling and grammar appropriately and for particular effects (NESA 2019).
The key questions
• How can we define identity? Collective identity? What are some examples from your world.
• How can language reflect and shape an individual or group identity?
• How can texts impact on the way an individual or a community sees themselves?
• What do we understand by cultural perspectives?
• In what ways do the Module A texts affirm, ignore, reveal, challenge or disrupt prevailing assumptions and beliefs about individuals and groups? (McPherson & Sherlock 2017)
Students study one prescribed text in detail, as well as a range of textual material to explore, analyse and assess the ways in which meaning about individual and community identity, as well as cultural perspectives, is shaped in and through texts. They investigate how textual forms and conventions, as well as language structures and features, are used to communicate information, ideas, values and attitudes which inform and influence perceptions of ourselves and other people and various cultural perspectives.
Through reading, viewing and listening, students analyse, assess and critique the specific language features and form of texts. In their responding and composing students develop increasingly complex arguments and express their ideas clearly and cohesively using appropriate register, structure and modality. Students also experiment with language and form to compose imaginative texts that explore representations of identity and culture, including their own. Students draft, appraise and refine their own texts, applying the conventions of syntax, spelling and grammar appropriately and for particular effects (NESA 2019).
The key questions
• How can we define identity? Collective identity? What are some examples from your world.
• How can language reflect and shape an individual or group identity?
• How can texts impact on the way an individual or a community sees themselves?
• What do we understand by cultural perspectives?
• In what ways do the Module A texts affirm, ignore, reveal, challenge or disrupt prevailing assumptions and beliefs about individuals and groups? (McPherson & Sherlock 2017)
Resources:
Art of Smart - Guide to Year 12 English Standard Module A: Language, Identity and Culture
Quiller - HSC English Standard Course Information: Module A – Language, Identity and Culture
Matrix Education - The Beginner's Guide to Acing HSC English
Matrix Education - The Essential Guide to English Techniques
Matrix Education - Introduction to Textual Analysis
Matrix Education - How to Research Your English Texts
Matrix Education - English Literary Techniques Toolkit for the HSC
SMCC - Interpreting Texts
Art of Smart - Guide to Year 12 English Standard Module A: Language, Identity and Culture
Quiller - HSC English Standard Course Information: Module A – Language, Identity and Culture
Matrix Education - The Beginner's Guide to Acing HSC English
Matrix Education - The Essential Guide to English Techniques
Matrix Education - Introduction to Textual Analysis
Matrix Education - How to Research Your English Texts
Matrix Education - English Literary Techniques Toolkit for the HSC
SMCC - Interpreting Texts
Matrix Education. (2019). How to Easily Analyse Your English Texts (Free Textual Analysis Planner). Retrieved from https://www.matrix.edu.au/beginners-guide-to-acing-hsc-english/how-to-analyse-english-texts/
McCubbin, F. (1886). Whisperings in Wattle Boughs
Presecribed Text - Henry Lawson Short Stories
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Henry Lawson's works on Project Gutenberg
* The Drover’s Wife * The Union Buries Its Dead * Shooting the Moon * Our Pipes * The Loaded Dog Watch: Annotation of The Drover's Wife |
The Drover's Wife - Russel Drysdale - National Gallery of Australia
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*English With Mrs B - Annotation Part 1
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*English with Mrs B - Drover's Wife Annotation Part 2
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From The Pioneer - Frederick McCubbin - 1904
Text Analysis Resources
DoE Module A: Language, Identity and Culture - Henry Lawson
Grade Saver - The Drover's Wife Study Guide
*SlideShare - Analysis of The Drover's Wife
The Sitting Bee - The Drover’s Wife by Henry Lawson
*English With Mrs B - Annotation - The Drover's Wife
*WWHS Miss Holding - Teacher's Annotation of The Drover's Wife
GradeSaver - The Union Buries its Dead
The Sitting Bee - The Union Buries its Dead by Henry Lawson
The Sitting Bee - Shooting the Moon by Henry Lawson
The Sitting Bee - Our Pipes by Henry Lawson
GradeSaver - The Loaded Dog
*SlideShare - Analysis of The Loaded Dog
*WWHS Miss Holding - Teacher's Annotation of The Loaded Dog
The Sitting Bee - The Loaded Dog by Henry Lawson
*Note: Resource was specifically created for previous English syllabus Module 'Distinctively Visual'. Much of the analysis of the text, however, remains relevant and useful for current English syllabus Module 'Language, Identity and Culture'.
DoE Module A: Language, Identity and Culture - Henry Lawson
Grade Saver - The Drover's Wife Study Guide
*SlideShare - Analysis of The Drover's Wife
The Sitting Bee - The Drover’s Wife by Henry Lawson
*English With Mrs B - Annotation - The Drover's Wife
*WWHS Miss Holding - Teacher's Annotation of The Drover's Wife
GradeSaver - The Union Buries its Dead
The Sitting Bee - The Union Buries its Dead by Henry Lawson
The Sitting Bee - Shooting the Moon by Henry Lawson
The Sitting Bee - Our Pipes by Henry Lawson
GradeSaver - The Loaded Dog
*SlideShare - Analysis of The Loaded Dog
*WWHS Miss Holding - Teacher's Annotation of The Loaded Dog
The Sitting Bee - The Loaded Dog by Henry Lawson
*Note: Resource was specifically created for previous English syllabus Module 'Distinctively Visual'. Much of the analysis of the text, however, remains relevant and useful for current English syllabus Module 'Language, Identity and Culture'.
See also:
English Common Module: Texts and Human Experiences - Standard and Advanced (Billy Elliot and 1984)
English Standard Module B: Close Study of Literature (Oodgeroo Noonuccul)
English Common Module: Texts and Human Experiences - Standard and Advanced (Billy Elliot and 1984)
English Standard Module B: Close Study of Literature (Oodgeroo Noonuccul)
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References and further reading
Bystrzynski, R. (2014). Annotation - The Drover's Wife. The Stories of Henry Lawson Year 12 Standard English
Retrieved from http://englishwithmrsb.weebly.com/annotation---the-drovers-wife.html
Bystrzynski. R. (2014). The Drovers Wife Annotation Part 1. Mrs B's English videos. YouTube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLnfJio5qm4
Bystrzynski, R. (2014). The Drovers Wife Annotation Part 2, Mrs B's English videos. YouTube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv-jep0DDnc
Costello, C. (2019). Language, Identity and Culture Venn with group of people [Image} Remixed from Dreamstime image ID 41108664 © Rawpixelimages - Dreamstime.com
Drysdale, R. (1944). The drover's wife [Image]. National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved from https://artsearch.nga.gov.au/detail.cfm?irn=76616
Dvorak, A. (2018). The Guide to Year 12 English Module A: Language, Identity and Culture. Retrieved from https://www.artofsmart.com.au/year-12-standard-english-module-a/
GradeSaver. (2017). The Drover’s Wife Study Guide. Retrieved from https://www.gradesaver.com/the-drovers-wife
GradeSaver. (2017). The Loaded Dog Study Guide. Retrieved from https://www.gradesaver.com/the-loaded-dog
GradeSaver. (2016). The Union Buries Its Dead. Retrieved from https://www.gradesaver.com/the-union-buries-its-dead/study-guide/summary
Miss Holding. (2017). Year 12 Standard. Miss Holding's English Site. Retrieved from https://wwhsmissholding.weebly.com/year-12-standard.html
Lawson, H. (2018). While The Billy Boils, by Henry Lawson. Project Gutenberg. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.org/files/7144/7144-h/7144-h.htm#link2H_4_0035
Matrix Education. (2019). Beginners Guide to Acing HSC English. Matrix Education. Retrieved from https://www.matrix.edu.au/beginners-guide-to-acing-hsc-english/
Matrix Education. (2019). English Literary Techniques Toolkit: The Complete HSC Literary Devices. Matrix Education. Retrieved from https://www.matrix.edu.au/essential-guide-english-techniques/the-literary-techniques-toolkit/
Matrix Education. (2019). How to Easily Analyse Your English Texts (Free Textual Analysis Planner). Matrix Education. Retrieved from https://www.matrix.edu.au/beginners-guide-to-acing-hsc-english/how-to-analyse-english-texts/
Matrix Education. (2019). Part 2: How To Research English Texts. Matrix Education. Retrieved from https://www.matrix.edu.au/beginners-guide-to-acing-hsc-english/researching-english-texts/
Matrix Education. (2019). The Essential Guide To English Techniques. Matrix Education. Retrieved from https://www.matrix.edu.au/essential-guide-to-english-techniques/
McCubbin, F. (1904). The pioneer [Image]. National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Retrieved from http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/explore/collection/work/5990/
McCubbin, F. (1886). Whisperings in Wattle Boughs [Image] from Hudson, C. (2012). Australian Impressionists - Frederick McCubbin. Retrieved from https://journey-and-destination.blogspot.com/2012/12/australian-impressionists-frederick.html
McManus, D. (2017). The Drover's Wife by Henry Lawson. Retrieved from http://sittingbee.com/the-drovers-wife-henry-lawson/
McManus, D. (2017). The Loaded Dog by Henry Lawson. Retrieved from http://sittingbee.com/the-loaded-dog-henry-lawson/
McManus, D. (2019). Our Pipes by Henry Lawson. Retrieved from http://sittingbee.com/our-pipes-henry-lawson/
McManus, D. (2019). Shooting the Moon by Henry Lawson. Retrieved from http://sittingbee.com/shooting-the-moon-henry-lawson/
McManus, D. (2019). The Union Buries Its Dead by Henry Lawson. Retrieved from http://sittingbee.com/the-union-buries-its-dead-henry-lawson/
McPherson, D., & Sherlock, J. (2017). Considering the Advanced and Standard Courses in the New Stage 6 English for NSW. Retrieved from https://cpl.asn.au/sites/default/files/journal/Deb%20McPherson%20and%20Jane%20Sherlock%20-%20For%20Your%20Staffroom.pdf
Merritt, M. (2014). Henry Lawson The Loaded Dog. Retrieved from https://www.slideshare.net/shellmerritt/henry-lawson-loaded-dog
Merritt, M. (2014). Henry Lawson: The Drovers Wife. Retrieved from https://www.slideshare.net/shellmerritt/henry-lawson-the-drovers-wife
NSW Department of Education (2019). Module A: Language, Identity and Culture. Education.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved from https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/curriculum/key-learning-areas/english/nested-content/year-12-english-standard-module-a/module-a-language,-identity-and-culture
NSW Education Standards (2019). English Standard: Modules. Educationstandards.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved from https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/11-12/stage-6-learning-areas/stage-6-english/english-standard-2017/modules.
Quiller.(2018).HSC English Standard Course Information: Module A – Language, Identity and Culture. Retrieved from
http://www.qwiller.com.au/_literature_239373/Sample_Course_Information_-_Standard_English_-_Module_A.
SMCC English. (2018). Ways to interpret texts. SMCC English. Retrieved from https://sites.google.com/syd.catholic.edu.au/smccenglish/ways-to-interpret-texts?authuser=0
Bystrzynski, R. (2014). Annotation - The Drover's Wife. The Stories of Henry Lawson Year 12 Standard English
Retrieved from http://englishwithmrsb.weebly.com/annotation---the-drovers-wife.html
Bystrzynski. R. (2014). The Drovers Wife Annotation Part 1. Mrs B's English videos. YouTube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLnfJio5qm4
Bystrzynski, R. (2014). The Drovers Wife Annotation Part 2, Mrs B's English videos. YouTube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv-jep0DDnc
Costello, C. (2019). Language, Identity and Culture Venn with group of people [Image} Remixed from Dreamstime image ID 41108664 © Rawpixelimages - Dreamstime.com
Drysdale, R. (1944). The drover's wife [Image]. National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved from https://artsearch.nga.gov.au/detail.cfm?irn=76616
Dvorak, A. (2018). The Guide to Year 12 English Module A: Language, Identity and Culture. Retrieved from https://www.artofsmart.com.au/year-12-standard-english-module-a/
GradeSaver. (2017). The Drover’s Wife Study Guide. Retrieved from https://www.gradesaver.com/the-drovers-wife
GradeSaver. (2017). The Loaded Dog Study Guide. Retrieved from https://www.gradesaver.com/the-loaded-dog
GradeSaver. (2016). The Union Buries Its Dead. Retrieved from https://www.gradesaver.com/the-union-buries-its-dead/study-guide/summary
Miss Holding. (2017). Year 12 Standard. Miss Holding's English Site. Retrieved from https://wwhsmissholding.weebly.com/year-12-standard.html
Lawson, H. (2018). While The Billy Boils, by Henry Lawson. Project Gutenberg. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.org/files/7144/7144-h/7144-h.htm#link2H_4_0035
Matrix Education. (2019). Beginners Guide to Acing HSC English. Matrix Education. Retrieved from https://www.matrix.edu.au/beginners-guide-to-acing-hsc-english/
Matrix Education. (2019). English Literary Techniques Toolkit: The Complete HSC Literary Devices. Matrix Education. Retrieved from https://www.matrix.edu.au/essential-guide-english-techniques/the-literary-techniques-toolkit/
Matrix Education. (2019). How to Easily Analyse Your English Texts (Free Textual Analysis Planner). Matrix Education. Retrieved from https://www.matrix.edu.au/beginners-guide-to-acing-hsc-english/how-to-analyse-english-texts/
Matrix Education. (2019). Part 2: How To Research English Texts. Matrix Education. Retrieved from https://www.matrix.edu.au/beginners-guide-to-acing-hsc-english/researching-english-texts/
Matrix Education. (2019). The Essential Guide To English Techniques. Matrix Education. Retrieved from https://www.matrix.edu.au/essential-guide-to-english-techniques/
McCubbin, F. (1904). The pioneer [Image]. National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Retrieved from http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/explore/collection/work/5990/
McCubbin, F. (1886). Whisperings in Wattle Boughs [Image] from Hudson, C. (2012). Australian Impressionists - Frederick McCubbin. Retrieved from https://journey-and-destination.blogspot.com/2012/12/australian-impressionists-frederick.html
McManus, D. (2017). The Drover's Wife by Henry Lawson. Retrieved from http://sittingbee.com/the-drovers-wife-henry-lawson/
McManus, D. (2017). The Loaded Dog by Henry Lawson. Retrieved from http://sittingbee.com/the-loaded-dog-henry-lawson/
McManus, D. (2019). Our Pipes by Henry Lawson. Retrieved from http://sittingbee.com/our-pipes-henry-lawson/
McManus, D. (2019). Shooting the Moon by Henry Lawson. Retrieved from http://sittingbee.com/shooting-the-moon-henry-lawson/
McManus, D. (2019). The Union Buries Its Dead by Henry Lawson. Retrieved from http://sittingbee.com/the-union-buries-its-dead-henry-lawson/
McPherson, D., & Sherlock, J. (2017). Considering the Advanced and Standard Courses in the New Stage 6 English for NSW. Retrieved from https://cpl.asn.au/sites/default/files/journal/Deb%20McPherson%20and%20Jane%20Sherlock%20-%20For%20Your%20Staffroom.pdf
Merritt, M. (2014). Henry Lawson The Loaded Dog. Retrieved from https://www.slideshare.net/shellmerritt/henry-lawson-loaded-dog
Merritt, M. (2014). Henry Lawson: The Drovers Wife. Retrieved from https://www.slideshare.net/shellmerritt/henry-lawson-the-drovers-wife
NSW Department of Education (2019). Module A: Language, Identity and Culture. Education.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved from https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/curriculum/key-learning-areas/english/nested-content/year-12-english-standard-module-a/module-a-language,-identity-and-culture
NSW Education Standards (2019). English Standard: Modules. Educationstandards.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved from https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/11-12/stage-6-learning-areas/stage-6-english/english-standard-2017/modules.
Quiller.(2018).HSC English Standard Course Information: Module A – Language, Identity and Culture. Retrieved from
http://www.qwiller.com.au/_literature_239373/Sample_Course_Information_-_Standard_English_-_Module_A.
SMCC English. (2018). Ways to interpret texts. SMCC English. Retrieved from https://sites.google.com/syd.catholic.edu.au/smccenglish/ways-to-interpret-texts?authuser=0