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SACE Stage 1 English
Semester 1 2013
Outline of the Connected Texts Study
This is a compulsory SACE component for English Stage 1. It involves reading, and
perhaps viewing, a total of two texts and making and recording connections between
them. You are then to present your understanding of these connections in either a
written, oral or media presentation (Essay of approx. 900 words or 6-minute oral).
You may view only one film and are highly recommended to connect this with a
novel/short story.
“Students consider texts in relation to each other, to the context in which they are produced,
and to the context in which they are read or viewed. This gives students the opportunity to
consider themselves in relation to the texts from points of view such as gender, time, or
culture, by examining what is included in the text and what is excluded from the text.
Students choose a minimum of two texts that are connected by similarity or difference. This
connection might be in content, theme, style, form, context, or purpose. Students interpret the
texts individually and draw out the connections between them by, for example, comparing
visual or aural texts, poems, or magazine or newspaper articles from the same or different
social, cultural, or historical contexts. Students could include a variety of text types and use a
written, oral, or multimodal form for their response.”
Connected Text Study – SACE Website
Possible directions for topics.
Do not use these exact topics, but use them to develop your own topic
statement that you then respond to as a result of your reading.
Personal understanding or reaction (purpose)
Why have the texts you have chosen become popular with the reading/viewing
public? Discuss the importance of their social messages.
Themes
What are the main themes conveyed in the texts you have chosen?
Do you think they are relevant to today’s adolescent?
Style
Imagination is the fingerprint of an author’s style. Discuss this quote in relation to
the texts and authors you have studied.
Character development (content)
Characters actions and decisions are often based on their strengths and
weaknesses. Discuss the important consequences of your main characters’
decisions in relation to this statement.
Settings
Geographical and social contexts have a great impact on characters’ decisions.
Discuss this statement in relation to your three texts.