Mod C -Representing People and Politics

[Crabstickz]

Hi Guys, I'm completely lost on how to structure and write a practice essay for Mod C. Specifically for Representing people and politics my prescribed text is Why Weren't We Told (Henry Reynolds) and I don't know how to write the essay without focusing on rhteoric instead of technique simply because the rhetoric in this novel is so heavy and seems to dominate everything 
any help, tips, resources or otherwise would be very much appreciated
Thanks

[mixel]

Hi Guys, I'm completely lost on how to structure and write a practice essay for Mod C. Specifically for Representing people and politics my prescribed text is Why Weren't We Told (Henry Reynolds) and I don't know how to write the essay without focusing on rhteoric instead of technique simply because the rhetoric in this novel is so heavy and seems to dominate everything 
any help, tips, resources or otherwise would be very much appreciated
Thanks

Hey, sorry if this isn't what you're after but it seems to me that you're looking for help finding analysis based on form rather than dialogue, quotations, etc? You definitely want a big focus on form for People and Politics because it's about how certain political opinions are represented, and usually form has a much more profound impact than dialogue and rhetoric because it's more intrinsic to your text.

I think the best way to find analysis for form is just to start with the basics. You're studying a novel, so your text presumably has: a narrative structure, characters, a plot, etc. Once you identify these, you can break it down into the more complex parts of all of these things which really work in the craft of a novel and how it makes its points. For example, the novel's narrative structure might be considered in terms of a narrator (first/second/third person), voice -- it might be a framed narrative, or a narrator character; the characters may fit certain archetypes as protagonists, antagonists, antiheroes, which experience character development over the narrative arc. All of these smaller aspects combine to create the tone and delivery of the author's message, and in People and Politics, the author always has something to say.

You also asked about how to structure an essay for this elective. One of the great things about People and Politics is that its emphasis on representation means your question will always be about how a certain thing is represented in your text, and as form is the basis of representation, all of the aspects I've listed and many more can be used to structure your argument. What I mean by this is that your thesis will be very conceptual, but your paragraphs and their topic sentences will be about how certain concrete aspects of your text do what your thesis says the text does. This means you can use the narrator as the basis for one of your paragraphs, and then analyse specific form techniques in the body of the paragraph to prove your point, eg; direct address, voice, narrative frame, etc.

That said, even though form usually offers far superior analysis, to write a band 6 essay that has depth, you'll still need a balance of dialogue/rhetoric analysis thrown in. This is usually much easier though, and it sounds like it would be for your text considering its so heavy on rhetoric.

Hope that helps 

[jamonwindeyer]

Can't add much to the incredible response above, thanks mixel! Additionally, let me link this Module C Essay Guide which could be useful!

[Crabstickz]

Hey, sorry if this isn't what you're after but it seems to me that you're looking for help finding analysis based on form rather than dialogue, quotations, etc? You definitely want a big focus on form for People and Politics because it's about how certain political opinions are represented, and usually form has a much more profound impact than dialogue and rhetoric because it's more intrinsic to your text.

I think the best way to find analysis for form is just to start with the basics. You're studying a novel, so your text presumably has: a narrative structure, characters, a plot, etc. Once you identify these, you can break it down into the more complex parts of all of these things which really work in the craft of a novel and how it makes its points. For example, the novel's narrative structure might be considered in terms of a narrator (first/second/third person), voice -- it might be a framed narrative, or a narrator character; the characters may fit certain archetypes as protagonists, antagonists, antiheroes, which experience character development over the narrative arc. All of these smaller aspects combine to create the tone and delivery of the author's message, and in People and Politics, the author always has something to say.

You also asked about how to structure an essay for this elective. One of the great things about People and Politics is that its emphasis on representation means your question will always be about how a certain thing is represented in your text, and as form is the basis of representation, all of the aspects I've listed and many more can be used to structure your argument. What I mean by this is that your thesis will be very conceptual, but your paragraphs and their topic sentences will be about how certain concrete aspects of your text do what your thesis says the text does. This means you can use the narrator as the basis for one of your paragraphs, and then analyse specific form techniques in the body of the paragraph to prove your point, eg; direct address, voice, narrative frame, etc.

That said, even though form usually offers far superior analysis, to write a band 6 essay that has depth, you'll still need a balance of dialogue/rhetoric analysis thrown in. This is usually much easier though, and it sounds like it would be for your text considering its so heavy on rhetoric.

Hope that helps 

Wow thank you so much! It was definately helpful! (I guess the thing I'm struggling with is using 'real' techniques, instead of simply saying Reynolds appeals to logic with ____ and emotion with ____ because the text is non-fiction)

Can't add much to the incredible response above, thanks mixel! Additionally, let me link this Module C Essay Guide which could be useful!

Thanks!

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[amelia.mcconaghie]

hey!!!

i was just wondering if anyone had a sample essay for WWWT as i am so stuck and need some inspiration!

[aaronster]

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[dancing phalanges]

Hey guys, just a question in regards to linking my ORT to a practice question. I am doing Malala's speech at the Youth Takeover (http://theirworld.org/explainers/malala-yousafzais-speech-at-the-youth-takeover-of-the-united-nations) and analysing it with BNW in relation to: Political motivations may be ambiguous but control is the ultimate goal. Could anyone help me with linking Malala's speech to this question... do I discuss in relation to her motivations or the Taliban's? If so, Malala quite clearly argues that her political motivations (if you can really call them that) are not ambiguous but rather quite clearly a product of her desire to gain education and rights for women. Conversely, if it is about the Taliban, there isn't much about their own political motivations, just about how they want to silence people like Malala. In that case, should I argue Malala's political motivations and is the idea I had for that correct?
Thanks!

[Leah_K]

Hey everybody 
wondering if i could get some ideas for themes or overarching concepts that i could base my mod c essay around?
(i'm doing Why Weren't We Told by Henry Reynolds)
thanks!