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Please have out: • Theme Chart• Australia Packet• Today’s Handout• Film Guide

First…

• Review Assignment• Choose a Theme/Topic• Choose 3 works that fit that topic!!!!

• NOTE: RPF (dir. Phillip Noyce): paraphrase scenes/moments in lieu of quotes.

Guiding Questions/Thesis

• Controlling statement that answers your guiding question

• States your focus, what is to be proven

• All quotes will directly support thesis

Guiding Question: How and to what extent does Australian literature convey the importance and connection to land?

Thesis: Aboriginal mythology and stories convey the unique connection between culture and land.

Even better thesis: Aboriginal mythology and stories convey the unique connection between culture and land; more so, some literature also shows the effects of colonization on the land and culture.

Thesis: Aboriginal mythology and stories convey the unique connection between culture and land; more so, some literature also shows the effects of colonization on the land and culture.

Topic Sentence #1: “Marngit”, a story by the Aboriginal writer Wongar, details how land impacts culture.

Quote: “Marngit, the local tribal healer, felt confused when it came to local boundaries” (1).

Quote: “The old healer turned into a tree’ spring from a pile of bottles the whites left behind at their surveying camp site” (1).

• Topic Sentence #2:

– Wongar, also the author of U308, continues to discuss the importance of land to the Aboriginal people.

Quote: “ The mountains [would]… last for years, but should the country run out of boulders, Bungawa would gather elders, clap two stick together…and make new hills again” (1).

Quote: “The country remained dry and dead and Bungawa knew, that if even an ant happened to appear there, it would be drowned in a sea of dust” (1)

Outline

Fill in your outline in this order:

1. Guiding Question

2. Thesis: Guiding Statement

2. Topic Sentences (The statement of how each piece of evidence relates to the thesis)

3. Quotes: Ensure all quotes easily relate to both topic sentence and the thesis

Introductions

• General hook!

• Introduce FULL name of authors and titles (note: short stories are in quotes, movie is underlined or in italics)

• Essential background on the topic

• Transition to thesis statement

• Thesis statement (last sentence!)

• AVOID QUOTES!

The aboriginal culture has endured for over 40,000 years and with that time has developed a deep relationship with the land. Dreamtime myths reveal the stories of how humans and land merge as one yet with the onset of colonization, this belief would be challenged. Aboriginal author of ‘The Beginning of Life” Oodgeroo Nunucal as well as Wongar, the colonial author of “Marngit” and “U308” help to reveal this history. Aboriginal mythology and stories convey the unique connection between culture and land; more so, some literature also shows the detrimental effects of colonization on the land and culture.

Body

• Topic sentence (sentence that sets up paragraph focus)

• Quotes (embedded within writing)

• Analysis connecting quotes to topic sentence and (ultimately) the thesis

• Transition between body paragraphs!!!– Likewise, Further, More so, Another author…,

etc.

Conclusions

• Bring unity from your introduction to conclusion- FULL CIRCLE!– Revisit hook, perhaps– Restate thesis in a NEW way– Recap main points– Avoid saying ‘in conclusion”– Last word should be strong!

– Avoid quotes and introducing new material

ConclusionThe literature throughout Australia is as

dynamic as the rich and tragic history of its inhabitants. A closer look reveals the connection to land that both the colonists and the Aboriginals experienced. Despite the stories and sacred myths revealing different perspectives on land, it is clear that voices of those involved have spoken. While mythology conveys the deep roots of sacred land, the contemporary stpries convey the clashing of viewpoints in this changing landscape. Either way, we see an ancient culture holding firm to the land.

Writer’s Workshop

• Continue to draft your essay

• Write your conclusion

• Review assignment handout to complete a self-check edit

Homework

• Completed draft due the day after break

• Typed or neatly written in pen

• MLA format– Review Sample for help

• or neatly written in pen

• MLA format– Heading

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– Times New Roman/12 pt font