1. HSC STANDARD ENGLISH Module C: Tex ts and Society
Unit Outcomes: 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, Elective 1:
The Institution and Individual Experience
Text: Raw - Scott Monk

2. Texts and Society Texts make comments about issues in society
Do texts reflect the issues that already exist in society? Eg:
Do texts create some of the issues that exist in society? Eg:

3. The Institution and Individual Experience
What does this mean??
You will need to define and understand both of the key terms
You will need to understand the relationship between the individual’s experience within institutions

4. What is an institution? What is the purpose of an institution
What are the key aspects that are common to institutions?
List institutions to which you belong
Explain HOW these institutions influence you? (Your behaviour? Your beliefs? Your values? You culture? Your life?)

5. INDIVIDUAL experience
What is an individual?
What is an experience?
What is your individual experience of institutions?

6. Have you had good experiences with institutions? Bad experiences?
Explain and provide evidence.

7. How have different institutions influenced who you are NOW?
How have different institutions affected
communities?
Societies?
The world?

8. ???????? What do TEXTS say about institutions and their effect on individual experience?

9. Make a list of as many texts that you can think of that say something about institutions and their effect on individual experience. (eg: songs, poems, movies, books, tv shows, magazines)

10. Chose three texts from your list (each one must be a different text type).
Write:
What is the purpose of each institution?
What are the key aspects that are common to all three institutions?
What are the key aspects that are NOT common to all three institutions

11. Who are the individuals within the institution?
WRITE:
What does each text suggest about the institution and individual experience?
Who are the individuals within the institution?
How have the institutions affected
Individuals?
communities?
societies?
the world?

12. Module C: Texts and Society
This module requires students to explore and analyse texts used in a specific situation. It assists students’ understanding of the ways that texts communicate information, ideas, bodies of knowledge, attitudes and belief systems in ways particular to specific areas of society.

13. Electives in this module are designed around a specific social context and the texts that are characteristic of and valued within it. Prescribed texts will be drawn from a variety of professional and social contexts. Students are also required to supplement this study with texts of their own choosing related to the module.

14. Students explore the role of textual features in the shaping of meaning in specific contexts. They develop the communication skills necessary for a wide variety of personal, social, historical, cultural and workplace contexts. Composition focuses on analysing and experimenting with textual forms characteristic of the specific contexts. These compositions may be realised in a variety of forms and media.

15. Module C: Texts and Society In this section you will be assessed on
how well
you:
Demonstrate analysis of the ways texts shape meaning
Organise, develop and express ideas using language appropriate to audience, purpose and form
What does the rubric mean??????

16. In this section you will be assessed on how well you:
Demonstrate analysis of the ways texts shape meaning
How does the composer involve you/engage you/”grab” your attention – and, consequently, -
how does the composer get his/her message across?

17. This means…what techniques (language features/literary devices)
are used in each text??
You must consider:
ｧ Purpose
ｧ Audience
ｧ Resources of language
ｧ Tone
ｧ Effectiveness of the text in making its point

18. Organise, develop and express ideas using language appropriate to audience, purpose and form
What type of text do you have to write?
o What are the “rules” of the particular text type?
o Who is the intended audience?
o What is the purpose of the text type? – Discuss? Persuade? Inform?
o What style of language should you use??
ｧ Formal? Conversational? Persuasive? Journalese?

19. o Express your knowledge and understanding of the question AND module.
Use key words from the question and the module
Define the key words and ideas of the question AND the module
Include relevant explanations from supporting texts

20. Organise, develop and express ideas
Introduction + supporting paragraphs + concluding statements
Correct paragraph structure
S-statement from you introduction
E –explain the who/what/why of the statement
T –technique used in the text
E – example from the text (quotation)
E – Effect of the technique in:
It suggests______________ or
This positions the responder to feel/see/react___
L – link to ‘question’ and the next paragraph