Representation and Text:
Who is Julian Assange?
Year 11 English 2014
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Representation and Text
• HSC Module C
– Central person or event
– Multiple representations
• Discover:
– Why people’s opinions vary
– different ways of viewing the same thing
– How composers shape texts according to their
views.
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What is bias?
What are the characteristics of a biased text?
Can a composer have no bias?
Is there such a thing as an unbiased text?
If that’s the case, how can we find out what is
true?
6. Is bias ‘bad’?
7. What should our aim be as readers if we are
looking for truth in a world full of biased texts?
Representation and Text:
Who is Julian Assange?
This unit is a steppingstone to the HSC Advanced
Module C course.
It requires you to explore and evaluate
representations of journalist Julian Assange and
the politics surrounding Wikileaks.
Representation and Text:
Who is Julian Assange?
You will evaluate these things influence
meaning:
• medium of production
• textual form
• Perspective
• choice of language influence meaning.
Representation
Representation
and
and
Text:
Text:
Who
Whois isJulian
JulianAssange?
Assange?
Prescribed text:
2013 documentary
We Steal Secrets.
Representation and Text:
Who is Julian Assange?
Related texts of your own choosing:
– Tweets
– Blogs
– Images: photographs, cartoons, wallpapers
– Feature articles and commentary texts
– Recorded interviews
– Websites
– Biographies
– Films
Representation and Text:
Who is Julian Assange?
• You will analyse representations of:
– Assange’s political motivations and actions
– the impact Wikileaks’ political acts may have on
individual lives or society more broadly.
What materials do you need?
• No texts or text book.
• Section in lever arch folder or dedicated
plastic folder
• Internet connection on a device
• Exercise book/lined paper
Ready for a warm-up game?
Line Debate
OMG! I can’t
wait to
debate. I’m
not just full
of hot air,
you know.
Look out, Balloon
Boy. I’m gonna
rebut you like a
boss. I love
debating big-time.
Rules for a Line Debate
• Whole class starts in two lines facing each other with
teacher as chairperson. One line is ‘for’, other is
‘against’ the topic
• Someone ‘for’ begins, speaking in support of topic.
• For a valid point, the team chooses a member of the
opposition to join them and also earns tally marks:
– Relevant point – 1 tally mark
– With evidence – 1 more tally mark
– Summary/rebuttal – 1 more tally mark
• Speaker ‘against’ goes next; the debate continues until
teacher brings it to a close.
• If a point is invalid or repeated, the speaker joins the
other team.
Should freedom of
information be prized
above all else in politics?
Now write up a 1 page summary:
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points for this statement
points against this statement
Your opinion