Representing People, Power And Politics Rubric Flashcards
This module requires students to explore various representations of
events, personalities or situations
They evaluate how medium of production, textual form, .
perspective and choice of language influence meaning
The study develops students’ understanding of the relationships
between representation and meaning.
Each elective in this module requires the study of one prescribed text offering a representation of an event,
personality or situation.
Students are also required to supplement this study with texts of their own choosing which provide a variety of representations of
that event, personality or situation.
These texts are to be drawn from a variety of sources,
in a range of genres and media.
Students explore the ways in which different media present information and ideas to understand how various textual forms and their media of production offer
different versions and perspectives for a range of audiences and purposes.
Students develop a range of imaginative, interpretive and analytical compositions that relate to different
forms and media of representation.
These compositions may be realised in a variety of
forms and media.
In this elective, students explore and evaluate various representations of
people and politics in their prescribed text and other related texts of their own choosing.
They consider the ways in which texts represent individual, shared or
competing political perspectives, ideas, events or situations.
Students analyse representations of people’s political motivations and actions, as well as the impact
political acts may have on individual lives or society more broadly.
In their responding and composing, students develop their understanding of how the relationship between various textual forms, media of production and
language choices influences and shapes meaning.
