Single Text Response - 40 marks
On completion of this unit the student should be able to analyse ideas, concerns and values presented in a text, informed by the vocabulary, text structures and language features and how they make meaning.
To achieve the outcome the student will draw on knowledge and related skills outlined in Area of
Study 1.
Identity
Transformation (from innocence to experience)
Value of experience
Secrets and their revelation
Female sexuality
Domestic life
Class issues/ social structures
Fear
Dissatisfaction
'Bad Dreams,' the little girl's act of rebellion and taking matters into her own hands reflects most of the other women in the collection's actions as they attempt to propel their own transformation, but they just lack wisdom in how they go about it