ACELT1610
Recognise that ideas in literary texts can be conveyed from different viewpoints, which can lead to different kinds of interpretations and responses
Elaborations
- identifying the narrative voice (the person or entity through whom the audience experiences the story) in a literary work, discussing the impact of first person narration on empathy and engagement (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability)
- examining texts written from different narrative points of view and discussing what information the audience can access, how this impacts on the audience's sympathies, and why an author might choose a particular narrative point of view (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability)
- examining the narrative voice in texts from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander traditions, which include perspectives of animals and spirits, about how we should care for the Earth, for example reflecting on how this affects significance, interpretation and response (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Intercultural Understanding)
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