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VCE Stuff => VCE English Studies => VCE Subjects + Help => VCE English & EAL => Topic started by: stockstamp on January 14, 2015, 09:52:32 pm
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Hi All,
This year for 3/4 English my school's context topic is "Whose reality?". In short - I was wondering if anybody has any thoughts, explanations or experience with this topic and is willing to offer advice. Even perhaps something I could read to give me a bit of a better background on this? (The VCAA study design doesn't cover specific contexts, so where should I look?)
At the moment, I don't really know anything about the topic, and I am concerned about how vague it appears to be. Will this make it harder to prepare for? Does anyone have any insight into the style of questions you will be asked? Possibly some practice topics?
Generally what I'm needing is a better understanding of what this context entails.
Thanks
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Hi All,
This year for 3/4 English my school's context topic is "Whose reality?". In short - I was wondering if anybody has any thoughts, explanations or experience with this topic and is willing to offer advice. Even perhaps something I could read to give me a bit of a better background on this? (The VCAA study design doesn't cover specific contexts, so where should I look?)
At the moment, I don't really know anything about the topic, and I am concerned about how vague it appears to be. Will this make it harder to prepare for? Does anyone have any insight into the style of questions you will be asked? Possibly some practice topics?
Generally what I'm needing is a better understanding of what this context entails.
Thanks
Posting here so I will get back to you! (sorry, overseas)
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Hi All,
This year for 3/4 English my school's context topic is "Whose reality?". In short - I was wondering if anybody has any thoughts, explanations or experience with this topic and is willing to offer advice. Even perhaps something I could read to give me a bit of a better background on this? (The VCAA study design doesn't cover specific contexts, so where should I look?)
At the moment, I don't really know anything about the topic, and I am concerned about how vague it appears to be. Will this make it harder to prepare for? Does anyone have any insight into the style of questions you will be asked? Possibly some practice topics?
Generally what I'm needing is a better understanding of what this context entails.
Thanks
I'm doing Whose Reality? this year in yr 11 so my advice may not be quite up to scratch but..
Consider the following:
- Our reality is subjective, meaning it is determined and interpreted by people differently
- Factors that influence our perception of reality (e.g memory, needs, motivations etc)
- How having different realities can lead to conflict
I think a good idea is to find a big list of possible Whose Reality? context prompts. This would be effective as you could then organise all the different prompts into similar themes. Then it may be easier to focus your ideas and think of real world examples in relation to these prompts/themes.
Try this link here: http://www.vcestudyguides.com/whose-reality-prompts
Just remember that it's WHOSE reality - thats the clue to the multiple realities thing 8)
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Ok, now that I have time I will give you a place to start for WR.
A good idea to start of with is to brainstorm what you think "Whose Reality" is, without consulting the opinions of other people. The great thing about this Context is that it's very philosophical, very open to interpretation and very self-diagnostic (at times ;) )
What do people think of when they hear the term "reality?". Do we actually hear or ponder about it, or is it just a cliche that no one really knows about? Have you heard the phrase "it's time for a reality check?". But what does it really mean? Can someone really espouse a reality so objective that everyone must experience it - or are realities inherently subjective and deeply personal? Can someone influence or manipulate how we see our reality - propaganda? Can we experience more than one reality?
So using the two set texts you study, you will be attempting to explore these questions. And that's all Context is about. It's answering, exploring and delving into questions in different settings or environments (context) by using the ideas in your set text as a springboard.
I don't want to be too verbose because I know you just want an introduction to the Context. Let me know if you have any other further questions!