CONCEPTS WHAT THEY MEAN
MAKE A CONNECTION IN THE TEXT/WORK
CREATIVITY Communication is an act of
creativity, because it starts with a
writer’schoice of words.
What choices did the writerhave
to make? Why did the writer write
this text?
PERSPECTIVE A text can give its readers a new
perspective on life. Perhaps this is
because every text is written from
a perspective or point of view,
and this perspective may not be
the same as the readers.
How does this text offer you a
new perspective on the world?
REPRESENTATION Writers make choices when
representing people, places and
things in their texts. They do this
to make us think about the ways
in which the world works.
How are people and ideas
represented by the author of this
text? Why are they represented in
this way?
CULTURE A text can be a window into
another world. It may be a
window into the time and place in
which the author wrote, reflecting
his or her cultural values or
beliefs.
How does this text reflect the
culture in which it was written?
How has this text influenced
cultures around the world?
TRANSFORMATION Texts can change over time. Texts
can influence other texts. Texts
can transform readers'
understanding of the world.
How can this text be transformed
for a different audience? How has
this text transformed me?
COMMUNICATION Communication is the way
meaning is constructed between
readers and writers through
language.
What is being communicated?
How is this message
communicated? Why does the
author want to communicate this
message?
IDENTITY The language of a text can be an
expression of a writer's identity.
Texts, in turn, can play a role in
shaping the reader's sense of
identity.
What do these texts and
characters say about you? What
do they say about their authors?
TEXTS THEY CAN RELATE TO
Non-literary: Speeches, cartoons, artwork, sketches
graffiti, comics, advertisements, magazine covers,
film/documentaries, photographs, opinion columns,
articles, blogs, websites, propaganda posters, tweets and
texting
Literary: Novels, Short stories, Poems, song lyrics, Prose
fiction, Prose non-fiction, graphic novels, plays
Non-literary: Speeches, cartoons, artwork, sketches
graffiti, comics, advertisements, magazine covers,
film/documentaries, photographs, opinion columns,
articles, blogs, websites, propaganda posters, tweets and
texting
Literary: Novels, Short stories, Poems, song lyrics, Prose
fiction, Prose non-fiction, graphic novels, plays
Non-literary: Speeches, cartoons, artwork, sketches
graffiti, comics, advertisements, magazine covers,
film/documentaries, photographs, opinion columns,
articles, blogs, websites, propaganda posters, tweets and
texting
Literary: Novels, Short stories, Poems, song lyrics, Prose
fiction, Prose non-fiction, graphic novels, plays
Non-literary: Speeches, cartoons, artwork, sketches
graffiti, comics, advertisements, magazine covers,
film/documentaries, photographs, opinion columns,
articles, blogs, websites, propaganda posters, tweets and
texting
Literary: Novels, Short stories, Poems, song lyrics, Prose
fiction, Prose non-fiction, graphic novels, plays
Non-literary: Speeches, cartoons, artwork, sketches
graffiti, comics, advertisements, magazine covers,
film/documentaries, photographs, opinion columns,
articles, blogs, websites, propaganda posters, tweets and
texting
Literary: Novels, Short stories, Poems, song lyrics, Prose
fiction, Prose non-fiction, graphic novels, plays
Non-literary: Speeches, cartoons, artwork, sketches
graffiti, comics, advertisements, magazine covers,
film/documentaries, photographs, opinion columns,
articles, blogs, websites, propaganda posters, tweets and
texting
Literary: Novels, Short stories, Poems, song lyrics, Prose
fiction, Prose non-fiction, graphic novels, plays
Non-literary: Speeches, cartoons, artwork, sketches
graffiti, comics, advertisements, magazine covers,
film/documentaries, photographs, opinion columns,
articles, blogs, websites, propaganda posters, tweets and
texting
Literary: Novels, Short stories, Poems, song lyrics, Prose
fiction, Prose non-fiction, graphic novels, plays
FORMING OPINIONS: HOW DOES THE CONCEPT
Why do writers write? Why do artists create? How do writers
make creative choices to construct meaning? Where does
creativity come from? And what’s the reader’s role in creating
meaning? Creativity is a defining characteristic of human
beings. By analysing works of creativity, we are studying what it
means to be human.
How do these texts offer readers new perspectives on life?
How can characters in these texts give us a window into a
world?
How do the writer’s narrative techniques shape the reader’s
understanding of the story?
How is it possible for readers to have contradicting
interpretations of this text?
By exploring ‘perspective’ in these texts, we are exploring
diversity and developing our ability to show empathy.
How does fiction represent reality in these texts?
How are characters ‘fair’ representations of people in these
texts?
To what extent does the study of these texts and literary
works, make us engage in a dialogue about how the world
works and how the world could be.
To what extent is the text a product of culture or tradition?
How do these texts and literary works express the values and
beliefs of a society?
To what extent can these texts shape cultural values?
How does an understanding of the text help us to understand
the time and place in which it was written and read?
To what extent is the text transformative for the reader?
How can words transform thoughts and change the world?
What connections can readers make and write about this text?
As a transformed reader how can you rewrite these texts?
To what extent does the transformation of these texts suggest
that we are studying the evolution of humanity.
How do writers ‘speak’ to readers through these texts?
Does the text effectively communicate the writer’s message?
Can the text reveal the artist’s intent?
How do these texts convey the art of communication?
By studying the art of communication in these texts, we are
exploring relationships between readers, writers and texts.
How is the text an expression of the writer’s identity?
Does the reader like and relate to characters who are thinly
veiled versions of themselves?
How do strong characters challenge readers to be someone
different?
Through these texts, are we really analysing who we are and
what we want to become?