Poets of the Great War
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Section One: Significant Learning
Section One: Significant Learning
In this unit, we are aiming to:
Understand the whakapapa (context) of a text and how it shapes the choices an author makes about the language they choose to use in the text;
Who is the author and what are the values of the time and place that they are making the text in?
Why are they creating this text? To make money, to entertain, to inform, to persuade?
Who is their target audience? How do you know?
Understand the main idea and purpose of a text
What is the author trying to get me to understand?
What is the author trying to make me feel / think about (position me)?
Be able to identify the language features and how they add to the overall purpose and effect of a text
What language features has the author chosen to use?
Why does the author use these language features? How does their whakapapa and purpose help define which
Does it add to their purpose or detract from it?
How do these language features position me? ie how do they control my feelings and thinking? How do they control my understanding and change / reinforce the way I see the world around me?
Here's an example of what we mean. We've used Chat GPT to write the same love story but from different contexts ie from different points of view. What do you notice about each story based on who's POV (point of view / perspective) it is written from?
Section Two: Rupert Brooke
Section Two: Rupert Brooke
The Lessons
The Lessons
The Example Videos of The Dead
The Example Videos of The Dead
Rupert Brooke - the Dead.mp4#1 Rupert Brooke - Close Reading
Rupert Brooke The Dead Intro.mp4#2 Rupert Brooke - Introduction
Rupert Brooke The Dead Alliteration.mp4#3 Rupert Brooke - Context
Rupert Brooke The Dead Repetition.mp4#4 Rupert Brooke - Repetition
Rupert Brooke The Dead Listing & Religious Metaphors.mp4#5 Rupert Brooke - Listing & Religious Metaphor
Rupert Brooke The Dead Conclusion.mp4#6 Rupert Brooke - Conclusion
Section Three: Siegfried Sassoon
Section Three: Siegfried Sassoon
Section Four: Wilfred Owen
Section Four: Wilfred Owen
Section Five: Apirana Taylor
Section Five: Apirana Taylor
Section Six: Assessment
Section Six: Assessment
Standard: AS91924 Demonstrate understanding of how context shapes verbal language use (English 1.1)
Credits: 5
Assessment mode: Internal
Assessment intention:
Ākonga will develop a written response to a studied text, by considering how the purpose of a text dictates that choices that a creator uses in their language techniques.
Ākonga will write about at least four language techniques, explaining why the text creator has chosen to use them based on their purpose and audience.
Ākonga will explain how the language features work together in order to create an effect on the reader that helps to get across the idea and purpose of the reader
Language features could include, but are not limited to,: rhetorical questions, imperatives, hyperbole, personification, irony, rhyme, rhythm, superlative, repetition, slang, colloquial, jargon, listing, vocabulary choices, tone, register of formality, structural devices etc. etc.
As you read through all of the instructions, make your own copy of the notemaker to the right so help you understand what you need to do.
Task:
Exemplars: Click here to find exemplars
Marking Schedule: 1.1a Assessment Schedule (you may also find my notes helpful)
Target texts: Choose ONE YouTube video by your favourite YouTuber to watch, analyses and interpret.
****remember to take notes with this note maker
Timeline & Assessment Conditions:
2 weeks - you may work on this in class and at home.
The use of AI to help write your report in any way is against the rules of assessment and will result in failing the assessment as well as potential further action such as having to complete all further assessments under supervision and using pen and paper.
Your teacher can give broad advice but is unable to provide specific and detailed direction.
Due Date: Friday of Week 10, Term 2 at 11.59pm. Submit via Google Classroom using the assigned template - there will be a copy of this for you in the Google Classroom. Use this checklist to ensure you have covered everything that you need to.
What to use: Notes and infographics
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