- Choice: stay in The Abstract, at the source, with his mother and her memories of him? Return to free her and return her to The Real? His memories are in ImpCorp and without memories, will The Abstract be the same? He cannot live in his mother’s memories of him. They are not his own, but then again, are our memories just versions of stories that we were part of? Is it between staying and living someone else’s memories of him, and returning to find his own? He hopes that finding his own will make his life make sense. Who he is and how he became who he is. He will be able to return. The Jade Rhino can make it through, but it is a one way trip. Her memories lock her in here. Leon, however, does not have any to hold him and should be able to return, if he moves quickly. Will he return to free his mother and return to The Real? Or is the bond to Suunto so much that he is willing to risk it all to repay them? - that does not seem a strong enough reason to return, and is off theme.
The founders stabilise the ImpVerse. They hold it in place with their consciousness. She is one of the founders, betrayed by ImpCorp in the early days. They were locked in to the machine, their minds used to stabilise The ImpVerse. They are the conduit between the worlds. They were angry at first, but time does not exist for them. They can see that they exist as no others do and that their sacrifice, although it was not their decision, was for the betterment of humanity. They exist here, nine of them now, remaining to stabilise the souls of humanity. The rest, have gone already. They are merged with The Abstract.
Leon was hooked up to her when the betrayed them. When she realised what was happening, she tried to push him from the remote connection, but Leon held on so tightly. It sucked your childhood from you. You exist here too, as a child, but that does not explain why you cannot remember. You must have been six, maybe eight at the time, I’m… not sure… numbers and time do not mean much anymore. It has been a long time since I thought in linear ways. Time does not exist here. It is something else. It represents what we really are - a mix of past, present and future in our thoughts, all existing in a body that insists on living a linear existence. The binary nature of our existence on Earth is really quite fascinating, and cruel as well. She does not know why he does not have any other memories after though. It is quite fascinating from a scientific point of view. Memories are just echoes of the past that form the basis of stories we tell ourselves to justify our lives. Why you have not imprint of those moments, she does not know. Biologically, you should not have changed.
He is unsettling the nature of the ImpVerse by being here, which is fine, as he is now one of ten. His lack of memory has most definitely helped to counter his influence on the ImpVerse, but he must come to a balance if he is to exist here. He must come to a resolution to be here, and accept his life lost, his debts paid, his emotions in check. Any taint in him will permeate through The Abstract, to the ImpVerse. The stronger the taint, the more the ImpVerse will be tainted. Even though they did not ask for this responsibility, it is something they must support. There are billions of them now, and they must nurture them.
Lit Pd
Anecdote. Wandering… Rambling… Readings of the situation.
READINGS INVOLVE There is something vulnerable with character, poet, narrator… It involves power - either society, antagonist, culture Creates empathy. The marginalised, the other. Even intimidation.
Race, class, cultural identity and gender are the traditional. What other practices are there? Where do they start and end?
Readings can be anything. Look at the words, the images, the techniques, the genre, context: historical, cultural, social context, string of reading practices.
Your personal contexts are a reading practice.
The samples provided in hard copy scored 25/25. Close reading two Pg5 - Ecocritical reading not in the syllabus, but teachers are teaching them. There is a disconnect between the teaching and exam. You cannuse bits and pieces… See making key. Readings by themes, genre, techniques, style, form… All on page 6. Student response 2 - how texts naturalise - doesn’t use the words. The value of individualsm is often lost (theme). Historical context - turn of the century. Don’t read too much into the context provided, but they often go too far - it is only conjecture. You must use evidence. Phi - distinct imagery, style, free verse, enjambment, symbol, persona, simile, representation.. page 9… Personal context.
Second Booklet issued, but not discussed.
Most talked about - The Handmaid’s Tale, Othello, Gwen Harwood - most written about in the exam.
No reading strategy is required. It is discouraged!
Insert: If I Had A Gun, by Gig Ryan The poet gets agency from this. The loud, proud voice comes out because if it.
Insert Grace Nichols poetry - published 1984 senses a love of nature, Christian belief from the poems. Born 1950 in Giana, English speaking, slave trade? Nine tribes. Colonised by the Dutch and the English.
- 21 readings have been supplied.
Section Two
Aim for a deep level of meaning, not just the surface. Aim for ideological understanding, not literal.
Observations: unit 3 & 4 future focussed. Dynamic, experimenting, adapting literary conventions - we need to emphasise the changing nature and development of texts, genres, contexts and audiences.
Know the text, the formalities and the concepts. How to deploy the knowledge at the appropriate time.
Methods
- Charts of convention tied to genre
- Quote of competition.
- 7 minute essay idea - question, rephrase, thesis statement and full topic sentences. Great for year 12 pointy end.
- Terminology quizzes.
- A3 sheets of questions, placement activity, group rotation.
- Learn the definition, then come at me with a few questions. Create discussion.
- Posters for terminology.
- Writing it on student work
- Students create infographic.
- Write success criteria for each syllabus pointers, including terminology.
- Prepare responses to questions, then students give a tutorial.
- Barry Bennet - multiple intelligences - teams games tournament. - students write the questions and have access to answers. it’s competitive.
Model classroom teaching
- Buzzers if you have it.
- Hot Seat - student adopts a character - the other students ask questions of them. They don’t need to be in the text. It helps develop context for the character. Quick fire answers. It’s fun.
Answering Questions The WHAT and the HOW THE WHAT: The COMMAND VERB from the glossary. CONDITIONAL WORDS - usually towards the middle or the end. ‘one or more’, ‘Australian’. THE HOW: Conceptual Words: ideology, intertextuality… It means they ignore others CRITICAL WORDS they steer the question in a particular direction. They create boundaries of the concept : change, extent, resonate, extent.
- Meta-language/Terminology
Terminology shifts with the genre. Be aware of it. For example, theme rarely appears. It has been replaced by ideas…
Drama genre - with new terms
Vocal:
Body - movement, gesture, gait, structure…
Lighting (awash is whole stage, spot, profile, wash and degree of intensity), sound, set, costumes, properties (props), makeup, audio/visual (so multimodal now).
New terms Cast and creatives (not crew) Dramaturgy - advisor to the director (history, continuity and context) Scenography: concerned with the construction of scenes in a performance. Particular emphasis on stage with regard to patterns, balance, repetition and other Principals of Design ( a kind of mis en scen for the stage)
Two options
Lite - little change
Full integration - cultural shift reflected in teaching practices.
Engage with teachers and tricks through meetings. Gague level of response Student services - Embed into practice.
Nexpo - YouTube uncanny valley.
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Last time, you were exposed to:
- What study is
- About time
- Why the syllabus and glossary matter
- Tracking where you currently are
- Learn how to create study notes
Learn about how repetition helps to put information into your brain.
Add a slide here for each of the pointers above, direct from the former presentation.
Image of 168. You learnt to fear a number.
And hopefully, you made a few changes, or at least realised that you have the tools to make a change, if you want to.
Today, we are looking at Productivity and Study Methods.
What is productivity How to use Todo lists Using a Note-taking Program Filing Tagging Structuring Effective Notes
Feynman Method The Mind Palace
It’s going to be a bit more interactive. I’ll get you to try some things out as we go.
Personal productivity is developing a process and using tools to save you effort and time while maximising your output and results.
Why should you care about that?
- It’s always about maximising your free time and still getting the results you are aiming for.
- What you do today can help with the rest of your life, whether that is personal, work or study.
- If you develop the processes early you will keep saving time and wont have to worry about forgetting things for the rest of your life.
Have a brief look at your week. It’s for five minutes only, so do it roughly.
Make a list of all the things you do each week, and make a rough guess at how many hours a week you do it for.
School is 30 hours….
Now there is a lot of wasted time there. Want to keep as much of that as possible and see an increase in your output?
Then get productive.
insert car making video
That is what productivity is. Getting everything else working for you. To save you time.
You dont have an assembly line, but you do have some personal tools
Todo Programs like Microsoft ToDo:
Why use it?
- You will avoid cramming and stress
- It will help you avoid your pressure times by scheduling what you have to do.
- Reminders will help you in line and prevent you from forgetting.
- You will be able to make sense of a busy life: school and life.
- It’s easy.
It is free and cross platform. There are plenty about if you want to use something else.
It is more than a list.
You can create a List for each subject or category. That way, you can keep things manageable.
Tasks:
You can add a tasks
- tasks are there to help you isolate what you need to do.
- you can add notes to remind you of details.
- you can add relevant files to help you complete the task.
Task Timing:
You can add a due date, either when it is due, or when you need to work on it. You can add a reminder, so it interrupts you when you are doing something else. You can add a recurring date, if you need to do the task regularly.
Flag an email in Outlook, it should appear here as flagged as well.
In Practice
Watch Mark for a bit.
Add a few tasks. Add a due date. Show how it works.