Conflicting Perspectives Related Texts

[mandyxpoo]

hey same here!
do you go to my school?
LOL

I want to use the movie vantage point as my related text. My set text is Snow Falling on Cedars. I just went looking for a text that used the technique of multiple POVs.
Still have yet to see if i can actually write a 5min speech on it though (thats my assess task for this module)

[Aerath]

hey same here!
do you go to my school?
LOL

If you look at your profile(s) - you both go to Hurlstone.

[dajk]

I want to use the movie vantage point as my related text. My set text is Snow Falling on Cedars. I just went looking for a text that used the technique of multiple POVs.
Still have yet to see if i can actually write a 5min speech on it though (thats my assess task for this module)

i was thinking of vantage point too, but there's really no conflicting perspectives. they're just pieced together gradually from different P.O.Vs until you know the whole picture.

[Rosalily]

I'm having difficulty finding a related text for Ted Hughes' "Birthday Letters." I've got one which is a poem by Sylvia Plath but my school says we have to have one that isn't related to their relationship and surprisingly, that's where i'm having difficulty.

[baybeejulia]

I was going to do this but my teacher said i have to find a feature article, not just a news article!
But my teacher called up the BOS about using Plath's poetry to see if it was cool, but they haven't got back to her.
Edit: Oh yeah and if anyone can suggest any related texts that preferbly relate to Birthday Letters and relationships it would be deeply appreciated

Hey i dont think you can use plaths poetry as we are using it as a prescirbed text for english extension, thus you cant use texts that are used by any english in any school

[Aerath]

Hey i dont think you can use plaths poetry as we are using it as a prescirbed text for english extension, thus you cant use texts that are used by any english in any school

Yup. Texts currently on any English course are generally forbidden from use. Even texts that used to be on the course are 'frowned upon'.

[noturningback]

What are peoples thoughts on using American beauty as a supplementary text?

My other texts are:
- "The trials of Oz" from the Justice Game by Geoffrey Robinson
- "Michael X on death row" from the Justice Game by Geoffrey Robinson
- "Vesper-song of the reverend Samuel Marsden" by Kenneth Slessor (worst poem ever)

[I Study Hard]

i was thinking of vantage point too, but there's really no conflicting perspectives. they're just pieced together gradually from different P.O.Vs until you know the whole picture.

You're sort of right, but i think if you look at it from different angles everybody has a different idea or 'perspective' about what's happening which is basically what happens in Snow Falling on Cedars. I also think if you look at the different motives that different people have that could be used as 'conflicting perspectives' too. Though i could be completely wrong. We shall see after my assessment task next week >.<;

[bexy back]

No, you are allowed to use Plath's poetry. We're studying Birthday Letters as well, and the head of english came around to our class and encouraged to use at least one text that related directly to their relationship (whether it ba an article about hughes/plath or one of HER poems...), and at least one unrelated.

[SSRabbitohs2009]

I was thinking of using United 93, because I thought it could relate to JC quite well.
Do you think it's a good choice?

[user24]

HI all

does anyone know any good texts with conflicting perspectives involved. Preferably a film or documentary

thanks

[annabackwards]

The Truman Show.

[penguin.ali]

We've got to remember that we need to use a variety of texts from a variety of different sources and "evaluate how medium of production, textual form, perspective and choice of language influence meaning".

So they pretty much want us to look at different mediums to our prescribed texts, for example I'm doing Caesar so I should use a related text that is a different medium to a play, so an article or poem would be acceptable here.

And the markers tend to like it if students use a variety of print media - it shows that these kids just haven't sat down and watched a whole bunch of movies.

My main question is: the syllabus calls for various representations of events, personalities of situations. So does that mean that if I chose to look at Caesar in the play as a personality I have to only look at personalities in my related texts?

[Cinnamonster]

does anyone think Animal Farm- George Orwell will be a good text to use? It's just cause it's pretty short to read and it's considered a 'classic'.

I'm using Animal Farm. I think it's a really good text for this module. It has loads to talk about.
Plus, like you said, it's short and easy to read. It's also a good book as well.

[aceofspades1]

how about "stan" by eminem

[emma12]

What do people think about Thank You For Smoking?
I'm really stuck with this module, any thoughts will do.

[kaz1]

I'm thinking of doing Farenheit 9/11, American Beauty or an article on the naked child paintings.

[Aerath]

United 93 is good.

Just from what's been suggested by friends at my school, I'm going to guess that Bill Henson is going to be REALLY popular throughout the state (about 10/210 kids at my school using it), same with Animal Farm.

American Beauty - nothing really wrong with it - but it's used in Yr 11 a lot in combination with either The Great Gatsby or Of Mice and Men, so BoS people might thing you ripped it from your Yr 11 course.

[--Amy--]

does anyone have a good article they could sugest to me to use for conflicting perspectives?
thanks!

[perrie1234]

are there any other types of those around

[ekoolish]

I'm thinking of doing Farenheit 9/11, American Beauty or an article on the naked child paintings.

Lol, why would you do that? Plath n Hughes' poetry is already screwed up enough as it is :P

[SSRabbitohs2009]

My friend said that she was going to use "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (the book by Dr Seuss) as a related text .

[electrolysis]

I'm thinking of doing Farenheit 9/11, American Beauty or an article on the naked child paintings.

thinking of doing that as well
anything realted to the september 11 terrorist bombings and the different perspectives put forward by Al Quaeda and USA can be used imo.

[Manda-Jean]

For our upcoming assesment we have been advised to use somthing "political" any ideas??

Thankss

[Aerath]

Godwin Grech.