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Great related text for Journeys

PHOTO BOOTH - 2012 Tropfest Finalist (TSI "Light Bulb") (by TROPFEST)

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A related text for Belonging and Journeys that brought tears to my eyes.

MISSING HER - Tropfest 2011 Finalist (TSI: "Key") (by TROPFEST)

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Belonging- If life gives you lemons, make lemonade! PB English bring this to you with a warning-it is a little bit rude! but it is a new and very quirky related text. 

LEMONADE STAND - Movie Extra Tropfest 2012 Winner (by TROPFEST)

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Year 11-Great Related Text for The Journey

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Gwen Harwood for Mod B? This is very informative!

http://m.smh.com.au/national/education/gwen-harwood-selected-poems-20130211-2e7lg.html

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Schools back from summer :(

Are you studying "Richard111" and Al Pacino's docudrama "Looking for Richard"? 

Take 3 minutes and 46 seconds today to get an introduction as to why Richard 111's behaviours have transcended centuries. Stay tuned for regular postings.

Kevin Spacey on how Richard III speaks to audiences today (SRT) (by SporeRepTheatre)

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If you are studying Module A Exploring Connections comparing Pride and Prejudice to Weldon's Letters To Alice read this article to help you understand the context. For success in this module you need to research Austen's contextual influences in detail. PB English share this to provide you a beginning.

The Pride And Prejudice dance revival - Telegraph

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As it turns 200, Jane Austen’s most famous work is universally acknowledged as the most perfectly satisfying of novels

If you are studying Pride and Prejudice this article is a low stress beginning to understanding Jane Austen's context. In Module A, Exploring Connections understanding Austen's context and comparing and contrasting it to Weldon's in Letters to Alice is imperative for success.

Pride and Prejudice: a love story centuries old, but eternally fresh - Telegraph

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Essay Writing made easy with Aitken and Batista

If you want to make significant headway with your English results you need to master the essay. Come to our intensive 6 hour workshop next Wednesday 23, Thursday 24 and Friday 25 January 2013 11.30-1.30 or 2-4 in our cool seminar rooms in Hornsby and take charge of your success.  Look how easy we are to find!

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Hip-Hop figurative language devices for revision over the festive Season :) Flocabulary - Figurative Language (by FlocabularyYT)

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Watch this to gain an understanding of the universality of the Hero Journey. This is a must watch for all Year 11 and 12 students.

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Are you an HSC students doing 'The Crucible'  for Belonging? Watch 60second Recap here with PB English for an understanding of the play's context.

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Need a contemporary related text for Belonging? Well today is as contemporary as you get. This podcast links brilliantly to many of the prescribed texts.

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This provides a perceptive analysis of the meaning behind "The Wall" It deals with Belonging in a range of ways. Reading this analysis will give you ways of thinking about Belonging you may not have considered yet. Watch the movie from our last post and then read this analysis.

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Here is the link to this iconic movie. Great Sunday night viewing that may provide you with a related text for Belonging and music from the late 70's, early 80's. Minimal dialogue which means you can just enjoy the visuals and music. You can google the lyrics later when you choose the parts of the film you wish to analyse.

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Picture Books are great to use as related texts but make sure you invest as much time analysing them as you do your prescribed text. Your links need to reflect perceptive knowledge and understanding of the two texts. Take a minute to have a look how two pictures could be related to Emily Dickinson, for instance.

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Ms Batista says "this site provides an excellent analysis of Norman Rockwell's iconic representation of Ruby Bridges being escorted to kindergarten. Ruby was the first African-American child to attend school in New Orleans. It's a great related text that explores the tension between belonging and not belonging"