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SUNDAY 9TH OCTOBER 2011
THE IMAGINATIVE LANDSCAPEVCE ENGLISH UNITS 3 & 4
PRESENTER: KELLIE HEINTZ
PATHWAYS REVISION LECTURES
THE CONTEXT
In the exam – the aim is to:
Develop your thinkingGive more depth and meaning to your writing
SOThis section of the exam is all about writing
NOTAbout knowledge of the text
USE OF TEXT
The texts are a way in to thought
You must be flexible – you need to have two texts prepared but it is better to use one in your answer
There needs to be a clear relationship between the answer and the text specified as the focus text
The Context Response must not be a Text Response answer
USE OF TEXT
It is important that you do more than just re-tell the story of the focus text
The starting point must be the ideas, issues and arguments from the focus text, not the
plot
USE OF TEXT
Just moving the same story/material into another geographic place or another time is not
developing the ideas
You are not expected to include quotes from the focus text
Supplementary material can be useful to stimulate ideas but does not need to be
referred to in the response
USE OF TEXT
You are provided with a prompt. It is not a topic as in the Text Response question
The prompt is the springboard for ideas, but it cannot be ignored while you write your own self-chosen
response
The relationship between the focus text and the response must be clear and apparent
You do not necessarily need to mention the focus text in your actual response
THE PROMPT
‘Events and experiences influence the way we connect to place.’ (VCAA, 2008)
‘We live in a specific time and place yet, simultaneously, we experience an
internal life that is not limited in this way.’ (VCAA, 2009)
THE PROMPT
‘The inner landscape and its relationship to the outer world is significant in people’s lives.’
(VCAA, 2010)
THE IMAGINATIVE LANDSCAPE
The texts:
Tirra Lirra by the River – Jessica Anderson
The Poetry of Robert Frost
One Night the Moon – Rachel Perkins (director)
Island – Alistair MacLeod
THE IMAGINATIVE LANDSCAPE
This Context is concerned with:
The physical landscapeA sense of place
Humans and their relationship with the natural world
The features of the physical landscape - its beauty as well as its harshness
Connections with the landscape
THE IMAGINATIVE LANDSCAPE
The influences of the physical landscape on:
Our internal landscapeOur emotional state
Our imaginationOur memories
Our sense of selfOur views of the world
Our senses
Tirra Lirra by the River – Jessica Anderson
Links to ‘The Imaginative Landscape’
IDEAS, ISSUES & ARGUMENTS
Tirra Lirra by the River explores the imaginative landscape and its influence
on:
• Imagination• Creativity• Memory
• One’s sense of self• Perceptions of reality• Feelings and emotions
Language techniques you can use in your own writing to make
your connections clear
Anderson uses a variety of language techniques to create the internal world of her protagonist Nora. She does this by:
• Positioning Nora as the narrator
• Using recurring images such as: the Lady of Shallot, the globe & Camelot
Language techniques you can use in your own writing to make
your connections clear
• Using the physical landscapes as prompts for memory
• Describing the imaginative landscape through the use of the senses: sight, smell, touch, sound & taste
• Having the emotional state of Nora reflected in her physical landscapes, that is, the contrasts between: Brisbane, Sydney & London
The Poetry of Robert Frost
Links to ‘The Imaginative Landscape’
IDEAS, ISSUES & ARGUMENTS
The poetry written by Robert Frost explores many broad ideas such as the:
Different ways that humans respond to and understand nature
Ways that humans are powerless against the forces of nature
The rhythms of nature and the way this has an influence on our lives
IDEAS, ISSUES & ARGUMENTS
The poetry written by Robert Frost explores many broad ideas such as:
Our separateness to, but connection with the landscape
The way that the landscape can reflect human emotions
The way that the natural landscape can trigger self-discovery
Language techniques you can use in your own writing to make
your connections clear
Frost uses a variety of language techniques to create his many landscapes. He does this through:
• The use of a first person narrator
• Placing his speakers at key moments in their lives, such as, the man at the end of his life in ‘After Apple-Picking’
Language techniques you can use in your own writing to make
your connections clear
Frost uses a variety of language techniques to create his many landscapes. He does this through:
• Highly descriptive writing where the scenes are created with attention to detail so that they are real to the reader
• Use of imagery and symbols that give his poems depth and meaning
Island – Alistair MacLeod
Links to the ‘Imaginative Landscape’
IDEAS, ISSUES & ARGUMENTS
The short stories in Island explore the ways that the landscape represents:
TraditionA sense of place
DangerBeauty
LimitationsFreedom
IDEAS, ISSUES & ARGUMENTS
A way of lifeA challenge
The pastThe futureMemories
Language techniques you can use in your own writing to make
your connections clear
MacLeod uses a variety of techniques to describe life on Cape Breton Island. Some of these include:
• A first-person narrator who is often unnamed to represent the many people who share similar thoughts, feelings and experiences
• A strong use of colour to describe the physical features of the landscape
Language techniques you can use in your own writing to make
your connections clear
MacLeod uses a variety of techniques to describe life on Cape Breton Island. Some of these include:
• Images that recur through the stories, such as, fishermen, drunks or young men who feel trapped by their environment
• A sad tone that pervades the stories and often reflects the landscape itself
One Night the Moon – Rachel Perkins (director)
Links to the ‘Imaginative Landscape’
IDEAS, ISSUES & ARGUMENTS
The film explores the way that the landscape represents:
Different things to different culturesAn extension of humanity to Indigenous
AustraliansA source of life and work, as well as a
threat to white Australians
IDEAS, ISSUES & ARGUMENTS
The film explores the way that:
Indigenous Australians have an affinity with the natural landscape
Indigenous Australians understand the contradictory nature of the land
The white Australians do not necessarily have an intuitive of knowledge of the
landscape
Ideas you can use in your own writing to make your
connections clear
Perkins develops the following ideas in the film:
• The contrast between the views about the land of Jim Ryan (father) with the views of Albert, the black tracker
• The use of the line: ‘This land is mine’ by Jim which denotes power, ownership and control
• The use of the line: ‘This land is me’ by Albert which illustrates his inextricable connection with his physical surroundings
Ideas you can use in your own writing to make your
connections clear
Perkins develops the following ideas in the film:
• The harsh, unforgiving nature of the landscape
• The isolation of the landscape
• The ever-changing forces of the weather and its effects on the landscape
• The need for human beings to understand the complexities of their physical surroundings
• The lack of control that humans have over the landscape
SAMPLE PROMPTS
‘The place in which we live has an impact on our understanding of the world.’
‘The physical setting of a place can often reflect the state of our emotions.’
‘The way we relate to our physical environment can determine the kind of
person we become.’
SAMPLE PROMPTS
‘The landscapes that we create in our minds help to keep our imaginations alive.’
‘The natural world around us helps to shape our destiny.’
‘The inner landscape and its relationship to the outer world is significant in people’s
lives.’
THE EXAM
Section B in the exam requires you to:
Complete an extended written response in expository, imaginative or persuasive style.
Your writing must draw directly from at least one selected text for this Context and explore
the idea that…
THE EXAM
You will NOT be given a specified audience, purpose or form to use in the exam.
You will have to determine the most appropriate way to discuss the ideas, issues and arguments that come from your Context
You do NOT have to provide a written explanation
THE FORMS
How to write on the Context in the exam
In the exam you will have the option of responding to the Context in one of the
following forms:
1. Expository2. Persuasive
3. Imaginative
EXPOSITORY
Expose or explain a detailed view of the Context
A discussion of how the Context works, not only in the world of the text, but also in
your world
Consider different points of view on the Context
EXPOSITORY
Possible forms include:
An essay A feature article
A news reportAn interview
PERSUASIVE
Responds to the Context by presenting a point of view on it
Argues a clear perspective for one side of the issue generated by the text/s
The world outside the text informs the response
PERSUASIVE
Possible forms include:
An essay A speech
An opinion pieceAn editorial
IMAGINATIVE
Can step inside the text and write from the point of view of a character
Can remain outside the text and use the language features, structures or conventions of
the focus text to explore the Context
Can use personal experience as the base from which to explore the ideas in an imaginative way
IMAGINATIVE
Appropriate forms include:
A short story A scene, interior monologue or section of
scriptAn epilogue or a prologue
A reflective narrative
EXAM CRITERIA
Prompt – handling of, the connection with, the relevance to
Ideas – the quality and development of
Expression – control of language, spelling, punctuation & clarity