English Lang Lit

List Of Global Issues

• The impact of material culture (material objects define us and reflect our choices about life and the presentation of self) on social and personal values

• Conflict and tension between human rights and status power

• The interaction of fate and freewill in human behavior

• Power and privilege

• Politics and freedom of speech

• Gender identity and gender politics

• Ethical and scientific controversies

• Our relationship with the natural world

• Otherness identity, and a sense of community

• The identity and role of a global citizen

• Mutability and change in our world

• Religion and spirituality

• Agency and the power of the individual

• Social connectedness and inclusion

• Our identity and the natural world

The above themes can be grouped into 5 categories.

• Culture, identity and community

• Beliefs, values and education

• Politics, power and justice

• Art, creativity and the imagination

• Science, technology and the natural world

IO: Questions To Consider 

• Which global issue connects both extracts? Identify point of contact.

• How does the global issue manifest in both extracts? Analyse with evidence.

• What other points of contact & difference can you find? Identify & explain.

• Why do the text, work and global issue matter? Explain.

• How is the global issue portrayed in different forms/text types? Analyse.

• How do the creators illustrate the impact of the global issue? Explain.

• Why have the creators chosen their respective forms/text types to convey their ideas? How do they use these for effect? Justify, with evidence.

• How do the creators generate meaning about the global issue using their literary forms/genres & non-literary text types? Analyse.

• What are the creators’ purposes in highlighting the issue? Comment.

• Who are the creators’ intended audiences (v.s. the actual audience)? Identify.

• Do the creators achieve their respective purposes? Evaluate.

• How do the creators achieve their intended effects? Describe.

• How effectively do both creators portray the issue, overall? Evaluate.

• What are the direct & subliminal messages of both extracts? Examine.

• How have authorial choices been used to present the issue? Analyse.

• How do the extracts juxtapose/combine to shed new light on the issue? Synthesise and analyse.

• What is the relevance of both extracts for modern day/future readers? Hypothesise.

• How do the extracts combine to challenge/extend views on the issue? Offer your personal opinion.