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Discovery Related Texts - Suggestions
CaitlinSavins:
I was considering using Hamilton as a related text for the Motorcycle Diaries, only a particular selection of sequential songs: We Know, Hurricane, The Reynolds Pamphlet. Could anyone familiar with Hamilton advise whether it's better to analyse them as parts of a play or songs? Because I was just thinking analysing them as songs would really be analysing the Broadway album, rather than the actual words and lines...
jamonwindeyer:
--- Quote from: Thebarman on March 17, 2017, 12:39:39 am ---Hey guys, any suggestions for a related text that has a focus on the environment, namely the impact of human carelessness in preserving it?
Ideally I would link it to Robert Gray's poems Flames and Dangling Wire as well as The Meatworks.
Also, if analysing 2 poems and 1 ORT, would it be acceptable to analyse the two poems in one body paragraph and the related + 1 poem in another, or would the ORT need to be analysed in both paragraphs? Thanks!
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Hey barman! Unfortunately I can't recommend a related text for you, but with regard to your second question, it would make the most sense to do one of these:
- If 2 paragraphs, do the two poems in one and the ORT in the other
- If 3 paragraphs, do poem, poem and ORT
Your other option is to discuss both poems and your ORT in every paragraph, grouping instead by themes! That's an integrated response ;D ultimately it is your preference!
elysepopplewell:
--- Quote from: Thebarman on March 17, 2017, 12:39:39 am ---Hey guys, any suggestions for a related text that has a focus on the environment, namely the impact of human carelessness in preserving it?
Ideally I would link it to Robert Gray's poems Flames and Dangling Wire as well as The Meatworks.
Also, if analysing 2 poems and 1 ORT, would it be acceptable to analyse the two poems in one body paragraph and the related + 1 poem in another, or would the ORT need to be analysed in both paragraphs? Thanks!
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Hey! When you talk about the environment, Seamus Heaney's poetry comes to mind. His poems, from what I've studied, are more about him drawing inspiration from the environment (Digging and Personal Helicon spring to mind). Perhaps you could twist these to work in your favour? Potentially he has other poems about the destroying of the environment...I'm not sure!
A short story came up on my Facebook once but I didn't read it, but it was about the environment being destroyed. It was called The Toxic Donut. It might be worth tracking down :)
annieeeee:
Hi,
I was wondering if The Outsiders was a good related text for The Motorcycle Diaries. I've read sources online and say that there is a self - discovery, but it seems that its the only discovery within the novel... Would it be a good related text?
Thanks!
Thebarman:
--- Quote from: jamonwindeyer on March 19, 2017, 08:44:47 pm ---Hey barman! Unfortunately I can't recommend a related text for you, but with regard to your second question, it would make the most sense to do one of these:
- If 2 paragraphs, do the two poems in one and the ORT in the other
- If 3 paragraphs, do poem, poem and ORT
Your other option is to discuss both poems and your ORT in every paragraph, grouping instead by themes! That's an integrated response ;D ultimately it is your preference!
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Thanks for the ideas! I'm more inclined to write 2 paragraphs, so I think I'll go for the 2 poems + ORT structure. In that case, I would compare the ORT to one of the poems from the first paragraph, right?
--- Quote from: elysepopplewell on March 19, 2017, 09:06:01 pm ---Hey! When you talk about the environment, Seamus Heaney's poetry comes to mind. His poems, from what I've studied, are more about him drawing inspiration from the environment (Digging and Personal Helicon spring to mind). Perhaps you could twist these to work in your favour? Potentially he has other poems about the destroying of the environment...I'm not sure!
A short story came up on my Facebook once but I didn't read it, but it was about the environment being destroyed. It was called The Toxic Donut. It might be worth tracking down :)
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Ahh, I remember his poems. I briefly looked at Digging and another one at the start of prelim standard before moving to advance. I'll dig them up again (pardon the pun) and review them.
Oddly enough, I can find study material for the Toxic Donut, but not the story itself. I'll look further into that one after the half yearlies.
I think I found a related text that goes with my original thought. Tim Winton's Time and Tide. I'll compare it to Elyse's ideas and decide which one works best in my favour. Thanks for the help!
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