In our study of ‘Our Faces, Our Places’ we will explore an anthology of poems, stories and texts from Australia and our neighbours, to give us a sense of ourselves and our place in the world.
In this unit we will consider our response to the essential question:
- Who are we and what are the issues facing us?
In order to frame a response to the above question there are many other questions we need to examine. Such as… |
- What have we been concerned with?
- What are our issues?
- Do we live in isolation on our continent or do we have connections with our neighbours?
- Why do people’s ideas of ‘truth’ from the past vary?
- What does it mean to be Australian?
- How does landscape influence Australian writing?
- How does the struggle with the environment and circumstances bring out the best in humanity?
- How have writers represented Australian identity in the past and in the present?
- How important is the city/country binary in Australian literature?
- Why are bush values represented as being superior to city values?
- Do Aboriginal voices differ from non-Aboriginal ones?
- Are women written out of Australian literature and history?
- What do we know of own Australian stories?
- What has immigration changed Australian identity?
- Does understanding of others create a better understanding of ourselves and others?
- How does poetry convey its message?
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