Hey there kiddos –

Here is a basic SKELETON PLAN that can be adapted for you use in your essay planning:

• SKELETON PLAN – BASIC ESSAY STRUCTURE – docx
• SKELETON PLAN – BASIC ESSAY STRUCTURE – pdf

Enjoy,

BWR

Hey there kiddos –

The general observations/review of the recent Prac SAC:

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BWR

Hey there kiddos –

Here are some practice prompts that we will be working on in preparation for our upcoming SAC:

Sample prompts for False Claims by Colonial Thieves by Charmaine Papertalk Green and John Kinsella

1. How do Papertalk Green and Kinsella describe the complexities of colonisation in their poems?
2. False Claims of Colonial Thieves explores the environmental degradation of colonisation and mining. Discuss.
3. How do Papertalk Green and Kinsella’s poems demonstrate a connection with the land?
4. How does False Claims of Colonial Thieves portray grief and rage?
5. Papertalk Green and Kinsella are both concerned about the ongoing effects of colonisation, but they each have different perspectives. Discuss
6. The poetry of Papertalk Green and Kinsella explores both current and past grief. Discuss
7. How does False Claims of Colonial Thieves address the clash of cultures?
8. In their poetry, Papertalk Green and Kinsella look inwardly to their own experiences and outwardly to the world around them. Discuss.
9. How does False Claims of Colonial Thieves show that it is important to listen to others?
10. False Claims of Colonial Thieves celebrates the restorative power of culture and the land. Discuss
11. Despite the destructive impact of colonialism, the poetry in False Claims of Colonial Thieves contains hope. Do you agree?
12. How do Papertalk Green and Kinsella show there is hope in overcoming the destruction of ‘colonial thieves’?
13. “My eyes welcome / The sight of my / Ancestral lands.” What role does nature play in the poetry of Papertalk Green and Kinsella?

TASK 1:

• Choose 2 or 3 prompts to DECONSTRUCT and BRAINSTORM out ideas, themes, examples and quotes for.
• NB: Make sure that you can justify your choices/decision making in relation to this task.
• Discuss you work with a partner

TASK 2:

• Develop a SKELETON PLAN (or scaffold structure) for 1 of these
• NB: Make sure that you can justify your choices/decision making in relation to this task.
• Share this work with your table group

Enjoy,

BWR

Hey there kiddos –

You can find reworked ESSAY SCAFFOLD that you might want to use in your planning for the Prac SAC next week, and also for our upcoming SAC below & on our Google Classroom … 🙂

• FALSE CLAIMS ESSAY WRITING SCAFFOLD -docx
• FALSE CLAIMS ESSAY WRITING SCAFFOLD – pdf

NB: When looking to use this scaffold, please also refer to the False Claims Class Prac Essay complete sample essay response 2 posts below

Enjoy,

BWR

Hey there kiddos –

The Prac SAC prompts for you prepare for class on Monday:

EITHER

1. “The king brown does not die from its own poison” (‘Undermining’ John Kinsella)
   “A place of living/a place of our ceremonies/Long before it was/called Mass Rock/Hawes, God’s intruder” (‘Hawes – God’s Intruder’ Papertalk Green)
   How does False Claims of Colonial Thieves explore the significance of the land?

OR

2. False Claims Of Colonial Thieves highlights how Colonialism is a contemporary issue. Discuss.

OR

3. False Claims Of Colonial Thieves is a discussion on the impact Colonialism has on culture. Do you agree?

NB: REMEMBER YOU CAN PREPARE BY:

• CHOOSING & DECONSTRUCTING YOUR PROMPT;
• BRAINSTORMING & PLANNING YOUR RESPONSE;
• WRITING UP YOUR QUOTES SHEET (quotes, poems, authors only)
• DRAFTING OUT YOUR RESPONSE (or parts thereof)

NB: REMEMBER THAT THE ONLY PREPARED MATERIAL YOU CAN BRING IN TO THE SAC IS YOUR QUOTES SHEET 

You can download the Prac SAC document here:

• FCOCT Prac SAC Sheet
• FCOCT Prac SAC Sheet pdf

Enjoy,

BWR

Hey there kiddos –

Here is the practice class essay topic that we will be unpacking in class this week leading into our Prac SAC to be distributed in Friday’s class:

False Claims of Colonial Thieves demonstrates the personal and cultural impacts of colonisation.

Discuss

Here are the slides from today:

PLANNING TASK:

• Develop a detailed plan for BODY PARAGRAPHS 1 – 3/4
• Write out TOPIC SENTENCES
• Dot point out EXAMPLES/QUOTES for EXAMINATION
• LINK back to position on the prompt

QUICK WRITE TASK:

• Write up 1 of the BODY PARAGRAPHS in full

Please also take the time to look at the PDF of the class slides related to this prompt:

• false claims prac class essay

AND HERE IS A SAMPLE RESPONSE FOR YOU TO LOOK THROUGH (please take note of the different ways of referencing poems):

• false claims class prac essay complete – docx
• false claims class prac essay complete – pdf

Enjoy,

BWR

Hey there kiddos –

Here are the selected poems and associated work tasks for group work that we have been working on over the past couple of sessions:

• cultural consequences poems – group work (ii)
• resilience poems – group work (ii)
• story telling poems – group work (ii)

NB: The group tasks are detailed on the cover of each set of selected poems.

Individual groups are to present their completed tasks to the rest of the class in a final stage of the gradual release of practice activity.

These presentations will then be posted for future reference.

Enjoy,

BWR

Hey there kiddos –

Just a reminder to you all leading into your writing practices & SAC preparation:

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BWR

Hey there kiddos –

Our Slides from today’s class:

and here is a PDF if you want to download it:

• TEEL & ESSAY PLANNING

Enjoy,

BWR

 

Hey there kiddos –

Today’s WRITING TASK relating to the poems we have studied to date:

Enjoy,

BWR