Choosing the right related text!

[Yasminpotts1105]

Would Anh Do's The Happiest Refugee be a suitable related text for a discovery essay?

[ssarahj]

Would Anh Do's The Happiest Refugee be a suitable related text for a discovery essay?

If it works well with your prescribed text and you can start to build an solid essay then go for it! Anh Do is one of my absolute favourite people so I'm probably slightly biased..... but I can see how it could make a decent related text

[Yasminpotts1105]

Would Winter Dreams by F Scott Fitzgerald work as a related text in a discovery essay?

[hermansia12]

Would Winter Dreams by F Scott Fitzgerald work as a related text in a discovery essay?

I love Winter Dreams and it can be regarded as a sophisticated text with lots of potential. I can see how it would fit well in a discovery essay, especially with Dexter constantly discovering and changing his perspectives. Make sure your themes from Winter Dreams ties and links together with your prescribed text but other than that, it would be a great related for discovery.

[kb123]

Hi!
What do you guys think of using "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka as a related for the discovery essay? My prescribed text is Motorcycle Diaries

[teapancakes08]

We're supposed to choose two related texts for a speech, to which the question is '"Discoveries can affirm or challenge our assumptions and beliefs about the world." Analyse the impact of this statement in relation to your two chosen related texts. The two chosen texts I picked are "Boyhood" and "Memoirs of a Geisha", both of which I enjoy (and still remember very well!) but also know that they're also very lengthy. Would I be disadvantaging myself by this?

[jamonwindeyer]

Hi!
What do you guys think of using "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka as a related for the discovery essay? My prescribed text is Motorcycle Diaries

Hey kb! I've read Matamorphosis (ages ago), from memory it would work extremely well! It would definitely work for Discovery in a broader sense and it would definitely have enough literary techniques to extract, it would be up to decide whether it works with your text specifically does it cover similar themes? Can you discuss them together?

[jamonwindeyer]

We're supposed to choose two related texts for a speech, to which the question is '"Discoveries can affirm or challenge our assumptions and beliefs about the world." Analyse the impact of this statement in relation to your two chosen related texts. The two chosen texts I picked are "Boyhood" and "Memoirs of a Geisha", both of which I enjoy (and still remember very well!) but also know that they're also very lengthy. Would I be disadvantaging myself by this?

Not at all teapancakes! I think instead you are advantaging yourself by choosing texts you know and enjoy! the length won't matter, especially if you already know the basic themes of the texts and have an idea on how to start analysing them

[kb123]

Hey kb! I've read Matamorphosis (ages ago), from memory it would work extremely well! It would definitely work for Discovery in a broader sense and it would definitely have enough literary techniques to extract, it would be up to decide whether it works with your text specifically does it cover similar themes? Can you discuss them together?

I feel like they have similar themes to do with discovery, but they also have contrasts which I think would be good to deepen the essay - right now i'm relating them by the fact that in both discoveries are transformative and lead to changed perspectives, however the transformation in motorcycle is positive, in metamorphosis it is negative

[elysepopplewell]

I feel like they have similar themes to do with discovery, but they also have contrasts which I think would be good to deepen the essay - right now i'm relating them by the fact that in both discoveries are transformative and lead to changed perspectives, however the transformation in motorcycle is positive, in metamorphosis it is negative

That sounds like a great idea - the contrasts is what is so important to your analysis. That ending part is what will allow a really rich ending to your analysis, it will bring it all together when you tie in to your conclusion, I think!

[f_tan]

Hi! Having trouble choosing a related for discovery and borrowed a book from the discovery related texts section in the library. The book was a collection of short stories and there's this one that I found that might work with the prescribed text (The Tempest), but I'm not too sure so any opinions on this short story would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

[elysepopplewell]

Hi! Having trouble choosing a related for discovery and borrowed a book from the discovery related texts section in the library. The book was a collection of short stories and there's this one that I found that might work with the prescribed text (The Tempest), but I'm not too sure so any opinions on this short story would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

I think this might cut off...I can only read to page 283. Nonetheless, that was actually a really interesting story. The first two pages had so many little twists it was a pleasure to read. I think this could work really well! What kinds of discovery stick out to you in this text? Physical...emotional...spiritual...intellectual...creative? I think the benefit of this text as well is that it is short, clearly written, and packed with meaning. I think you could do a lot with it.

[f_tan]

I think this might cut off...I can only read to page 283. Nonetheless, that was actually a really interesting story. The first two pages had so many little twists it was a pleasure to read. I think this could work really well! What kinds of discovery stick out to you in this text? Physical...emotional...spiritual...intellectual...creative? I think the benefit of this text as well is that it is short, clearly written, and packed with meaning. I think you could do a lot with it.

I was thinking that it explored mostly emotional and spiritual discoveries, as with the other short stories in the the author's book - mostly about the importance of humanity/human connection, similar to the characters in the Tempest learning/discovering mercy and forgiveness. However, I thought it might be hard to talk about context as it's like the Jacobean era where Shakespeare could challenge social hierarchy and an individual's greed for power, and I wasn't too sure if there would be enough evidence to take out and link to each rubric point, but it's good to know that you think it would work. Thanks heaps!

[elysepopplewell]

I was thinking that it explored mostly emotional and spiritual discoveries, as with the other short stories in the the author's book - mostly about the importance of humanity/human connection, similar to the characters in the Tempest learning/discovering mercy and forgiveness. However, I thought it might be hard to talk about context as it's like the Jacobean era where Shakespeare could challenge social hierarchy and an individual's greed for power, and I wasn't too sure if there would be enough evidence to take out and link to each rubric point, but it's good to know that you think it would work. Thanks heaps!

Yeah that all sounds great! I think that the process of finding the right related text is often trial and error, by really trying to apply it to your prescribed text. If you get to the point of trying to combine the two in an essay and it isn't working - then it's a pretty decent sign to say it won't work. Not to fear, it's early days! But, that is the reality of the process: applying the two texts together to see if they gel! Let us know how you go if you decide to pursue this. The idea of human connectivity, trust, and relationships certainly features in the Tempest as well as in this related.

[ChocolateWaffle]

Hello! Just watched Kubo and The Two Strings recently and I thought it was an absolutely lovely movie. It really tugged at the heartstrings (*coughs*) and appeals to me because there's a distinct lack of dynamic visual texts for my Advanced course this year. I know of some who've chosen Coraline as a related text for Discovery, so I was wondering what the rest of you thought about using Kubo? I'll admit the relationships it portrays are somewhat simplistic, but there's a lot beyond that to talk about, not to mention it'd be a great opportunity to look at a story from a different cultural and historical context. If you think it doesn't necessarily fit the Discovery rubric, what would you say to using it as a related for Representing People and Landscapes?