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    Alice Pung's Unpolished Gem

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    Alice Pung's Unpolished Gem

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    Alice Pung's Unpolished Gem

    Uploaded by

    Ruth Williams
    Slide show that introduces context and invites exploration of characterisation

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
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    ‘Unpolished Gem’

    What does this image make you think of?


    Background reading

    Background reading:
    Unpolished Gem
    Group 1

    Read the article

    Check your
    complete the activities here
    understanding
    Group 2

    Read the
    survival story

    Check your
    complete the activities here
    understanding
    Remember the module - language, text and context
    Find a friend from the other group and report back.
    What about our concept: belonging?
    Can you write your own thesis statement about how your article links
    to the concept? Look at some examples below.

    1. Stories about genocide show us how people, after really terrible events,
    struggle to find their identity and a sense of belonging in a changed world.
    2. Texts about genocide reveal the hardships people go through when their
    homes and identities are broken, emphasizing how hard it is to rebuild and
    find a sense of belonging again.
    3. When reading about serious subjects like genocide, we learn about the
    struggles of belonging, and how people cope with exclusion and pain. We
    also witness victims’ efforts to make things right and rediscover a place in
    the world.
    Click here for the extract
    Characters
    Identify and describe each of the characters. (Remember our command terms.)
    ➢ What does each character wear?
    ➢ How does each character move?
    ➢ How does each character talk?
    ➢ How does each character react to their surroundings?
    What does all of this character information reveal about who there people are?

    How to ‘read’ a character


    Setting
    Identify the parts of the setting that stand out to the characters and why?
    ➢ What do they look at?
    ➢ What do they notice?
    ➢ What do they comment on?
    Analyse what the description of their surroundings suggest about where they’ve
    come from?
    Context
    Compare and contrast this new country with that of the former country.

    ➢ What context clues do you notice that help us understand the characters?
    ➢ What sort of society is Australia compared to where they came from?
    ➢ How are the politics in Australia different from where they came from?
    Tone
    Can you find any moments that are funny?
    What are some words you know for types of humour?
    Use the docs below to make your learning stronger!

    Chapter 1 - questions and vocab

    Alice speaks about Unpolished Gem (5 min clip)

    Alice speaks about the power of writing (25 min clip)


    Further reading for Alice Pung texts

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