As part of Advance Module A: Textual Conversations students will have the option of studying one of the following pairs of texts:
· John Keats'The Complete Poems & Jane Campion's Bright Star.
· William Shakespeare's The Tempest & Margaret Atwood's Hag-Seed.
· John Donne's A Selection of His Poetry & Margaret Edson'sWit.
· Albert Camus' The Stranger & Kamel Daoud's, The Meursault Investigation.
· William Shakespeare's King Richard III & Al Pacino's Looking for Richard.
· Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway & Stephen Daldry's The Hours.
· Sylvia Plath's Ariel & Ted Hughes' Birthday Letters.
In this workshop students will reflect upon the ways in which the comparative study of two texts align and collide in their respective conventions, contexts, values, and purpose. Students will also consider what connects the two texts, what ideas have been recycled and how contexts can shape a text, revealing their resonances and dissonances.
Please bring a fully charged laptop, snacks and a water bottle.
Reserve copies of the prescribed texts here.
ABOUT THE FACILITATOR:
DIANNE BERIOS (B.Ed.) is an English Teacher, Private Tutor and Presenter. She has held permanent and temporary positions at a range of comprehensive high schools and private schools in NSW. She has marked the HSC in a range of questions for 10 years and is now an external Trial Exam Marker for some of Sydney’s most prestigious Catholic and Private Schools. Dianne runs Wordstudio Edit as a private tutor and specialises in Stage 6 studies. Students may have seen her speak on the English Modules/Electives at the HSC & Careers Expo.
ABOUT THE VENUE:
MARRICKVILLE LIBRARY AND PAVILION is accessible by lift from both the street and ground levels. The venue is accessible for people using wheelchairs and other mobility aids. There is a hearing loop available.
If you have any access or support requirements in order to participate fully, please let us know when you book via the order form to ensure that we can arrange any reasonable adjustments.
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