English / Level 9 / Literature / Literature and context
Content description
Interpret and compare how representations of people and culture in literary texts are drawn from different historical, social and cultural contexts
Elaborations
exploring and reflecting on representations of values (for example love, freedom, integrity) in literature drawn from cultures and times different from their own
exploring and reflecting on personal understanding of the world and human experience, interpreted in literature drawn from cultures and times different from the students’ own
reviewing historical fiction or nonfiction written by and about the peoples of Asia
analysing literary texts created by and about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (including documentaries, picture books, print texts and other multimodal texts) and also texts including film produced by and about peoples of Asian background, and considering the different ways these texts represent people, places, things and issues
