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BELONGING NOTES! Different environment& atmosphere contributes to our sense of belonging.

Adapting after a while strengthens the sense of belonging, knowing the place a bit, feeling

comfortable. Shifting back to civilization, feels out of place, notbelonging, shifting in with different

surrounding.

Upbringing places a part in our sense of belonging

Technology-internet-find someone with the same interest and sense of belonging kicks in.

E.g. Facebook, Twitter, Bebo, Myspace.

Perspective of others shifts our sense of belonging

Obstacles and struggling creates a feel of not belonging and break apart a sense of

security.

Enjoyment and change of attitude(positive) helps build sense of belonging.

After being placed in a different place, conditions, our experience alters our sense of

belonging

Example: Going on holidays and returning home, takes a period of time to feel the feeling of

belonging again.

Preparation doesnt help with the sense of belonging.

Being familiar to the way and knowing the comfort zone (when you are at a place you

dont know/never been to) - supports sense of belonging.

Stereotype media - acceptance only through appearance- determining whether you

belong or not.

Belonging is a choice.

Knowledge and stereotype makes others feel like they dont belong.

No desire to change - belonging

Belonging is a journey

Individuals dont feel like they belong due to self and the desire to not change.

Belonging is everywhere, what you wear makes you belong to a certain brand, it all comesdown to you whether you want to belong& who wants you to belong. Remember along with

belonging there is always isolation that follows.

Responses

Stronger responses - shows the relationship/ significant between texts.

Why do people do the things?REPRESENATION e.g. why does the characters do those

actions/ Why has the author/ artist/ producer make or use certain techniques instead of the

others.

* Choice of language, form, features and structure shape the meaning and influence

responses.The choices are affluent by a composers sense of belonging.

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How is the concept of belonging conveyed through the text, people, relationships, ideas,

places, events and society?

Does it make a difference where the character belongs?

Share some values of feelings -understanding a world in a different way - shape in a

peculiar way, different society- assumption to being Australian.Possibility present by a sense of belonging or not belonging

Perception

How an individual perception of belonging or not can vary, is shaped by his/her personal,

cultural, historical and social context.

ASPECTS OF BELONGING:

Experiences

Notion of identityRelationship

Acceptance

Understanding

FORMULA TO ANSWER QUESTIONS:

Identify

Exemplify

Explain

Extrapolate

SHORT STORY!:

Do not abuse the concept of belonging too strongly

Dont use the word belonging

Exclusion, acceptance, struggle

Keep it simple, focus on the concept

IMAGERY!- BOLD, CREATIVE COMBINATIONS TO ACHIEVE ORIGINALITY

Simile, metaphor or personification

SHOW DONT TELL

Short story-hook reader in the first two lines, straight into action

Explode a moment, two characters, one setting

READ SHORT STORIES

Turning point-climax-should not be death-with too quick-carefully state the relationship.

TWIST&A TALE

Dramatic beginning

AVOID-irrelevant background info on your character

Character should be revealed through dialogue and actors.

Avoid: lots of internal dialogue

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Use experience of own

Close to own world-reflect truth (you can utilize jargon to add a little touch of truth.)

Use paragraphs!!!

AVOIDromance (genre) &Fantasy YOU HAVE 40 minutes to WRITE A DECENT STORY!

Allow the audience to add to the story DO NOT CONCENTRATE ON THE PLOTYOU WANT TO SHOW BELONGING!

Recommended to be 4 PGS

Note: The creative writing section to Paper One does not have to be a narrative.

EXAM

Have at least two great storylines YOU CAN TWIST to suit any type of belonging questions.

Remembering a story canbe risky especially if you walk into the exam and through the

reading time, you might have a panic attack.

Dos & DONTs

Let the Q drive and shape your response

Blend your understanding of belonging with the question

DONTput the questions in your introduction

Thesis or statement throughout responseA MUST

Use the text to support or challenge the thesis or concepts

SPECIFIC TOPIC+ ATTITUDE/ANGLE/ARGUMENT=THESIS

What you plan to argue +how you plan to argue it=THESIS

DO NOT RE-COUNT OR RE-TELL TEXT

ANALYSIS&EVALUATE TEXT

NO OPINION FOR READERS

ESSAY STUFF

1. Thesis-map guide reader

2. Connection between text, comparison or pattern

3. Techniques and contrasts

4. Use cohesive devices E.g. similarity, by contrast, parallel

5. Use topic sentences

6. Support all statement with references to text

7. Vocab for belongingthe better your vocab and structure contributes to an AWESOME

MARKS!

8. Quotes + short quotes - support what you say, dont put any quotes that does not support

thesis. (Short quotes are best, try to integrate them in your sentence& they are easier to

rememberitll provide the flow for the reader/marker when they are reading.

Remember they are reading a trillion PAPERS with some hideous handwriting.)

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Related pieces

FILM

JUST FIND ONE PART OR SECTION TO ANALYSIS

PICK TEXT THAT MAKES READER STAND UP-FIND OWN

Integrate the HOW techniques+ make it personalDont try to write everything down: capture keypoints

3-5 related pieces recommended BUT THREE SHOULD BE MORE THAN ENOUGH!

Things to remember when choosing your related texts:

Try and get a variety of different types. E.g. If you are doing a novel, go searching for a

visual piece such as a film or artwork or a picture book. E.g. Frida Kahlo, Kathe Kollwitz.

QUALITY: Do something that you know not many people will do; YOU WANT TO STAND

OUT OF THE CROWDand show the markers you know your stuff.

Make sure you can connect your text to belonging REMEMBER it does not have to besimilar to your prescribed text as long as it has some sort of representation of belonging.

Does it play your strength? Try to do something you are passionate or interested in. You

will do so much better.

DO NOT FORGET YOUR THESIS!

SHORT ANSWERS

Be Specific

Can capitalize on other answers to answer another question.

WRITE ACCORDING TO MARKSif it id worth two marks DONT write HALF A PAGE!

TIMING- BALANCE!!!

In this section LOOK for anything that symbolizes a connection, affiliation, relationship

AND OF COURSE BELONGING!

Main questions are HOW? & WHAT?

11 points concerning belonging

1. Family

2. Friends

3. Belonging to place/national identity

4. Race

5. Religion

6. Political

7. Profession

8. Lifestyle

9. Learn spirit& shared identity

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When studying for English.

HAND WRITE!!!

TIMEyourself

Find a quiet environment where you will not be disturbed for a certain time.

PRACTICE!Break down the paper if you want Get any questions on Belonging pick up your pen and WRITE&WRITE!

Theteachers are there for a REASON SO USE THEM- this goes for all subjects! If you dont

understand something shovel your hand up in the air, it is likely that others dont

understand it too OR chase after them at recess/lunch.

Place quotes around the house like a crazy person on colorful cardboard and stick them

around the house WHERE YOU KNOW you will always see them.

When you have time do not leave it to the last minute. Grab your notes out and start

cutting it down. It is a killer when you have to do it A WEEK before the actual HSC exams.

If you know your stuff, you should be confident in crashing and burning the HSC AOSEnglish paper!