[English] Identity and Belonging Ning

Thu Apr 3 11:05:36 EST 2008

I wonder if it mattters id we leave out "exploring issues of..." when we 
discuss the Context.  What difference do those words make?  Do they make a 
difference?

Quoting "Wilson, Jill" <jill.wilson at curriculum.edu.au>:

> Dear all
> 
> In relation to Identity and Belonging, we put together a text about
> Australian Identity which was sent to all schools (one copy to the
> English Co-ordinator) at the beginning of February.  Its an anthology -
> might give people some extra pieces of writing for students to use as
> extra stimulation or different types of text responses.  There is a very
> comprehensive set of teaching activities that complement the text but
> also look at Australian identity beyond this particular book.  They can
> be found at:
> http://www.australiaday.gov.au/pages/images/TrueBlue_ActivitySheets_Marc
> h.pdf
> 
> Regards
> Jill
> -----Original Message-----
> From: english-bounces at edulists.com.au
> [mailto:english-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Pennie White
> Sent: Wednesday, 2 April 2008 10:20 PM
> To: VCE English Teachers' Mailing List
> Subject: [English] Identity and Belonging Ning
> 
> Thanks for the references that might assist us with the context of
> Identity and Belonging Lyndall.
> 
> I have posted a page of Essential Questions to a discussion named
> "Identity and Belonging" at http://vceeng.ning.com/
> 
> Here is a taster...
> 
> Essential Questions
> 
> >From where do we get our identity?
> Is nature more important than nurture?
> Can the environment alter who we are?
> Is family group more important than peer group in determining our
> identity?
> Can our identity change over time?
> Is identity formed as a rebellion to influences and can this be a true
> identity?
> How strong an influence is gender on our identity?
> Can our identity change with old age or do we then reveal who we really
> are?
> What do we need to belong?
> 
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Pennie White
> Junior Curriculum Manager
> Monbulk College
> 
> Ph:  9751 9000
> Fax: 9751 9001
> white.pennie.l at edumail.vic.gov.au
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 2/4/08 9:50 PM, "Lyndall Hough" <lyndallhough at ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> > with reference to resources: in NSW, HSC students will be studying a
> > common content area called 'Belonging' from next year. I am currently
> > writing a chapter for a text book on 'Belonging' and the book should
> > be out by June/July. I am writing on a text called Swallow the Air by
> > Tara June Winch published in 2006 by University of Queensland Press.
> > The author, Winch, is a young woman who won the David Unaipon Award
> > for Indigenous Writers in 2004.
> > You might be interested in Winch's book as a text on individuality and
> 
> > belonging and later in the year, our text book as a resource.
> >
> > I am an ex head teacher English who joined together with two other
> > head teachers English to write text books. You can contact us through
> > www.thelearningcurve.net.au or via this email.
> >
> > I also wrote a book called Language, Context and Meaning Book 1 for
> > Heinemann published in 1999 and another text for Heinemann called
> > English A - Z published in 2002 (a useful glossary of terms). Another
> > one I wrote for them was In fact: reading and viewing everyday texts
> > - 1998.
> >
> > These may be of use to you for resources or for your students.
> >
> > Regards everyone
> > Lyndall
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 02/04/2008, at 8:27 PM, Pennie White wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Max,
> >>
> >> I am teaching Y12 English at Monbulk College and we have chosen
> >> Identity and Belonging for our context. I am currently reading
> >> Catcher in the Rye I was also looking to share conversations and
> >> resources about this.
> >>
> >> Perhaps we could migrate to a ning community like Jo McClea has set
> >> up for Encountering Conflicts at http://year12.ning.com/
> >>
> >> I have set up a space for called VCE English Teachers and we could
> >> discuss the Identity and Belonging here http://vceeng.ning.com/
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Pennie White
> >> Junior Curriculum Manager
> >> Monbulk College
> >>
> >> Ph:  9751 9000
> >> Fax: 9751 9001
> >> white.pennie.l at edumail.vic.gov.au
> >> Skype: yvelc_pennielwhite
> >> MSN: pennie_white_1 at hotmail.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 2/4/08 2:24 PM, "Max Duthie" <mduthie at ncable.net.au> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi Colleagues,
> >>>
> >>> I think I have just about got my head around the Context work
> >>> (although if anyone else out there is teaching Identity and
> >>> Belonging, I'd love to hear from you).
> >>>
> >>> But, I've been doing some planning over the break and have just
> >>> realised that "Using Language to Persuade" is coming up fast on the
> >>> radar !!
> >>>
> >>> Have people given any thought as to the issue they might be using.
> >>> I've looked at the apology (a bit too political perhaps, esp. in a
> >>> Christian school) and the Bay Dredging. Also a local issue of
> >>> fluoride in drinking water; but none of them really grab me at this
> >>> stage.
> >>>
> >>> Does anyone out there have any bright ideas or resources ?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Max Duthie
> >>> Ballarat Christian College
> >>>
> >>>   mailto:mduthie at ncable.net.au
> >>>
> >>>
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