Module C Representing People & Politics - related texts

[_____]

What are some good choices for a related text for this module elective? Some ideas:

• 1984
• House of Cards
• Animal Farm

Would using 1984 be a bad idea because it's a prescribed text for module A (AFAIK)?
Would using Animal Farm be a bad idea if I were to also use this text for Discovery, or would using the same text help in that I'd only have to analyse this text?
How are related texts generally used in Module C essays? It's not a comparative study, but should the essay be split 50/50 between prescribed and related texts?

[elysepopplewell]

What are some good choices for a related text for this module elective? Some ideas:

• 1984
• House of Cards
• Animal Farm

Would using 1984 be a bad idea because it's a prescribed text for module A (AFAIK)?
Would using Animal Farm be a bad idea if I were to also use this text for Discovery, or would using the same text help in that I'd only have to analyse this text?
How are related texts generally used in Module C essays? It's not a comparative study, but should the essay be split 50/50 between prescribed and related texts?

Hey there! Using a text from the prescribed text list of another module is completely fine! I don't see any way it would disadvantage you at all. I actually used the same related text for Discovery and for Module C, so your Animal Farm plan would work wonderfully!
I think my split was about 60/40 between prescribed and related for Module C. You're right, it isn't necessarily comparative, but you can draw comparisons between the texts in a way that shows the diversity of representation! So, I said my prescribed text showed a landscape fondly remembered, but my related text showed a landscape fondly looked forward to! So you can draw comparisons, or similarities, between the two You can flick through our Advanced English notes section here and locate some Module C essays that might give you some inspiration

[scienceislife]

Are there many short stories which can be used as related texts for Module C or is it better to use novels/satire?

[elysepopplewell]

Are there many short stories which can be used as related texts for Module C or is it better to use novels/satire?

You have the choice here! I think quite often people move towards novels, but you could also have a satirical short story. I can't think of any I've read myself off the top of my head, but I've just googled and found a list here if you want to check it out My favourite short story writer is Tim Winton, but he doesn't usually have many starkly political short stories. BUT, I do love Margaret Atwood and I know she has short stories. I'm reading one of her books now and some of her short stories are next on the list - she usually tackles the ideas of politics in satirical, sometimes witty, but always quite stark ways

[bsdfjnlkasn]

Hey I might just chime in here - Elyse, which of Atwood's short stories would you recommend?

[scienceislife]

Thank you for the tips!

[sudodds]

if you want to go middle of the ground between short story and novel - the novella 'Candide' by Voltaire worked really well for me (plus even though its not actually that hard it makes you feel super smart cos ~philosophy~  )!

[elysepopplewell]

Hey I might just chime in here - Elyse, which of Atwood's short stories would you recommend?

I wish I could tell you my favourite - but I haven't yet read many. But, they're next on my list! I've just started reading "In other worlds" where she discusses her relationship with Science Fiction. So far so good there! But that's what makes her very good for People and Politics - she consistently explores the relationship between people and the world around them, and the world around will never be free of politics, and in Atwood's work the world is usually FULL of politics

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Hey there! Using a text from the prescribed text list of another module is completely fine! I don't see any way it would disadvantage you at all. I actually used the same related text for Discovery and for Module C, so your Animal Farm plan would work wonderfully!
I think my split was about 60/40 between prescribed and related for Module C. You're right, it isn't necessarily comparative, but you can draw comparisons between the texts in a way that shows the diversity of representation! So, I said my prescribed text showed a landscape fondly remembered, but my related text showed a landscape fondly looked forward to! So you can draw comparisons, or similarities, between the two You can flick through our Advanced English notes section here and locate some Module C essays that might give you some inspiration

Thanks! I think I'll use Animal Farm for Discovery and Module C, seems to make sense to make things easier for English.

[Kirri Rule]

Hi guys were just wondering what related texts people recommend if our school is studying the crucible as I'm really struggling to find a good one. Thank you.

[bellerina]

Hi guys were just wondering what related texts people recommend if our school is studying the crucible as I'm really struggling to find a good one. Thank you.

Quick google search, have you tried 'To kill a mocking bird?' as a related text

[bearbear]

Hi, I am studying The Crucible as my prescribed text and I was thinking of doing The Giver (novel), as my related text but I am not too sure. Does anyone have any advice? Thanks

[elysepopplewell]

Hi, I am studying The Crucible as my prescribed text and I was thinking of doing The Giver (novel), as my related text but I am not too sure. Does anyone have any advice? Thanks

I think the best thing for you to do to see if this will work is to create a kind of mind map. In what ways does each text explore positive political relationships? or how does each text look specifically at reciprocal relationships? Looking at different aspects of political relationships, and then noting the different ways the two texts explore the same notion, gives you a good idea about how far you'll be able to take your analysis, and in which direction

[claudiarosaliaa]

Dr Seuss' The Butter Battle is very good. It centered around the Cold War and the nuclear arms race, and as it's a picture book it's relatively easy to analysis which is a bonus

[Crabstickz]

You could look at some of George Orwell's other works if you wanted something similarly political without picking a text that many people choose?
e.g. Homage to Catalonia, Burmese days, etc...