Self selected text for belonging!? (1 Viewer)

[aycaramba]

Hi! I need some self selected texts for the AOS Belonging!! It has to be something "substantial", "intelligent" and "texts that aren't overused" (Yes, those were the exact words my teacher used) and it can be either a poem, short film, speech or a short story, but preferably a short story 10+ pages long or something like that, and as long as I can manage to write a 1000+ word essay out of it, I'm good. Any suggestions??

 

[BLIT2014]

Portrait of Dorian Grey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrDxe9gK8Gk (Mankind is no Island) Tropfest
Extremely loud and Incredibly close- Jonathan Safran Foer
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts

 

[BLIT2014]

A Perfect Snow-Nora Martin
We need to talk about Kevin- Lionel Shriver
First they Killed My Father - Luong Ung
Wild Swans-
*Antigone - Sophocles

 

[BLIT2014]

Clockwork Orange (Novel)

 

[calamebe]

Hey, I have a related question, as I am in year 11 I also need to choose a related text for belonging. I am thinking about choosing a novel from the A Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones) series, from GoT to SoS (I'm up to AFFC now). I was thinking that everything that happens with Sansa Stark in the novel would be perfect for an analysis on belonging, especially in the second and third books. There are also other characters who I could probably do some analysis on, such as Tyrion and Caitlin. However, some things I am concerned about: I'm not really sure if choosing such a long novel would be a disadvantage, and I also just am not sure if it would be a good text for belonging. Does anyone have any opinion on this? Thanks!

 

[theKingPin]

I'm doing belonging as well and our prescribed text is the poetry of Emily Dickinson. Its really good and has lots of depth and historical significance. I would recommend you study it if you still haven't chosen.

 

[calamebe]

Sadly we are doing a poem and so cannot choose any poetry for the related text

 

[aycaramba]

Hmmm...thanks for the suggestions guys! But I'd rather have something that isn't that well known, if you know what i'm sayin.
And @calam, choosing a long novel would definitely not put you at a disadvantage since you'll have heaps to write about. Also, since I've neither read nor watched The Game of Thrones, I wouldn't know if it's a good text for belonging.

 

[eyeseeyou]

Bend it like Beckham or the arrival by Shaun Tan

 

[calamebe]

Hmmm...thanks for the suggestions guys! But I'd rather have something that isn't that well known, if you know what i'm sayin.
And @calam, choosing a long novel would definitely not put you at a disadvantage since you'll have heaps to write about. Also, since I've neither read nor watched The Game of Thrones, I wouldn't know if it's a good text for belonging.

Would I have to necessarily write heals about it, couldn't I take certain parts from the novel and use those to form my arguments in my essay? I could be completely wrong, I am not that good at English, but still I feel as though I could.

 

[aycaramba]

Would I have to necessarily write heals about it, couldn't I take certain parts from the novel and use those to form my arguments in my essay? I could be completely wrong, I am not that good at English, but still I feel as though I could.

Well yeah, that's what I meant....??

 

[aycaramba]

Thanks again for the suggestions, (although I'm really looking for a short story to work with) !! ^^"

 

[calamebe]

Well yeah, that's what I meant....??

Ohhh I just read your post again and saw the "not", sorry! Ok makes sense now.

 

[BLIT2014]

Thanks again for the suggestions, (although I'm really looking for a short story to work with) !! ^^"

The Pedestrian - Bradbury
Seems to be a pretty underused short story


Neighbours-Tim Winton
(Used a lot?)

 

[WrittenLoveLetters]

Oh owo I used The Pedestrian for Year 11 Power...I thought Bradbury was popular

But to be honest, your teacher is asking for a related text which sounds like it requires you to go out and read books and look for themes of belonging yourself.