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Anwar Sadat
This is a new speech for the 2009 syllabus for Module B: Critical Study of Texts – Speeches.
I, and my students, found this one the most difficult to go through. Firstly, because it requires an some understanding of the Arab, Jerusalem, Israel matter (which I myself knew little to nothing about before I did some quick research on this speech). Secondly, because it is the longest speech of the set and Sadat uses some complex references and vocabulary that students may not be able to grasp. Thirdly, many students find this speech boring.
Also, here are some things to consider:
- How its values and purpose similar to Kyi’s Keynote Address at the Beijing World Conference on Women?
- It is such a lengthy speech. Why is this? What is the structure of this speech?
Here are the past HSC questions that have been used for the English Advanced Module B: Critical Study of Texts – Speeches, as well as some practice questions used by high schools etc.
So how should you use these questions?
- Write a essay according to one of these questions – if you have not already done an essay as part of a school assessment.
- If you have already written as essay – see if you can adapt it to all the questions below.
- To do this – write an introduction/thesis specific to the question and then outline how your body paragraphs would be structured (if any differently).
- At the end of this exercise, you should have come up with say 3 alternative thesis that you can have ready in your mind and ready to adapt to whatever question you spring on you in the HSC!
Noel Pearson
Another old speech from the pre-2009 syllabus for for Module B: Critical Study of Texts – Speeches.
There are actually a lot of notes already on Bored of Studies on this speech.
One of my least favourite speeches here. It’s pretty long, very academic (making it hard to teach) in parts and utilises a lot of long quotations, rather than Pearson’s own rhetoric.
However, it’s kind of interesting for me (not for highschool students I suspect) as I’m a Law/Arts student, because this isn’t the first time I’ve read encountered these issues (both legal and historical).
Anyway, here are some things to consider:
- This speech deals with issues about Indigenous Australians. How it is different to Faith Bandler’s speech?
- This speech is just 3 years after Keating’s speech. How does it relate to that speech and the Australian identity?
- Why does this speech include some many quotations? Read the rest of this entry »
Margaret Atwood
Another old speech from the pre-2009 syllabus for for Module B: Critical Study of Texts – Speeches.
There are actually a lot of notes already on Bored of Studies on this speech. I’ve noted 2 particular ones at the bottom of this page under Links.
Atwood’s speech is my favourite of the entire 2009 Prescription set. There’s so much going on it that you can talk about and it’s absolutely filled with literary techniques that I haven’t gone through and listed them off for you below.
Do other students/tutors like this speech? Read the rest of this entry »
Aung San Suu Kyi
This is another of the old speeches from the pre-2009 syllabus for for Module B: Critical Study of Texts – Speeches.
Again, there are a few notes already on Bored of Studies – not as much as the other speeches, but I’ve suggested some key notes/essay from their resources at the bottom of this page under Links.
This is one of the more difficult speeches to teach – I suggest you check out the Glossary below. It’s also not as “interesting” as the others.
Here are some things to consider:
- How much of a “feminist” speech is this? Compare to Margaret Atwood’s “Spotty-Headed Villainesses”.
- What values are evoked in this speech?
- How has this speech been interpreted differently by Kyi’s national audience, international audience and today’s audience?
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