Focus Questions:
 What image or ideas of Australia are being explored in the text?
 What perspectives of Australian identity are being explored in the texts?
 What type of characters are found in the text?
 What language features and forms are used to create meaning in the text and
give the characters a unique and distinctive Australian voice?
 What experiences of Australia are reflected?
 What is your reaction to these experiences and perspectives. How does it
make you feel?
Analysis of ‘Sand’
What are the Big Ideas in ‘Sand’?
 What ideas about Australia are represented in the text?
 Ideas of Australian Humour and Larrikinism
 Images of the Australian Landscape
 Character relationships
 Perspectives of Childhood innocence
 What aspects of Australian identity and perspectives are shown through the
use of language used by Winton in the text ( Colloquial language, dialogue,
imagery)
Detailed Character analysis for the characters in ‘Sand’ and look at the
perspectives and aspects of Australian identity being explored in the texts:
Character Profile
Character:
Points about Character Evidence from Text
Physical appearance
Personality
Attitudes and Beliefs
Aspirations
Role in the story
Class Discussion
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Does Winton create distinctive and unique Australian characters? How?
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What perspectives and ideas about Australian identity are explored in the
Mentor texts?
What do you like/ dislike about these characters and why?
How does Tim Winton create three dimensional and authentic voices to
explore the Australian perspective?
Big Questions
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How does Tim Winton create three dimensional and authentic voices to
explore the Australian perspective?
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How do the language features of colloquial language, dialogue, imagery and
characterisation create authentic voices?