assessment task 1- texts and paradigms. (1 Viewer)

[angel_fire]

hey
I have an assessment task and I am having a lot of trouble. i really do not understand philosophical paradigms. I don't really unserdtand the paradigms at all. we have to choose two texts to relate to a story within the lost salt gift of blood and then go on into how these connect to the story and how it connects to the four paradigms. we then have to explore the calues inscribed into the text and why they were valued and also why they are valued today. I am a little bit confussed about all this. Does anyone have any ideas for this... I think I am going to fail and well I can't afford to. Please help if you can. Thanking you so much.

 

[glitterfairy]

Okies!

Let's start from the top. This thread has been double-posted - could you delete the other thread? thanks.

I'm a little rough on paridigms, as their exact definitions are something even I was unsure of last year. Running off the tangent a little, but there was a GREAT thread on Paradigms last year, if any other 04's happen to have the info or can remember what was in there and share it again...

I originally thought paradigms referred to ways of thinking but apparently that's not quite true, to my recollection (and we are going REALLY hazy now, this is what happens after the HSC... :S) the paradigms are sort of umbrella terms for groups of specific ways of thinking eg Marxist, Post-Colonial etc. I'm not exactly sure on "The Four Paradigms", unless these are exact ones your teacher has specified for you eg Economical, Political etc. For example, Marxist ways of thinking are obviously political paradigms (oh man oh man we are so out of glitterfairy's comfort turf, but I have a feeling not many other people are going to respond so I'll give it everything I've got), and under Economical Paradigms you have things like post-colonialism, moderinsm etc etc... I think?!?! (HELP!)

Moving away from paradigms *happy, relaxing breaths*, values are fairly simple, but naturally, I'm not going to come out straight and tell you what they are I'm happy to discuss them with you though. So here's a starting question - in a nutshell, what are the stories about? Why did MacLeod write them? Is there a point? What boring, confusing, weird short stories written in such a bizarre place. So, why did he write them, and what can they teach you - the responder? The answer doesn't need to be formal, I just need to know what you've got so I know what to work on (ooooh teacher glitterfairy is coming out, oooh *spooky noises* )

 

[angel_fire]

i don't know how to delete them. Please tell...... anyways what realted texts did you use. and thanks so much for the help....... I think i kinder understand now.

 

[glitterfairy]

Click on Edit. As the creator of a thread, you have the power to delete it I think I used the song "Big Yellow Taxi" for my related text, and I'm sure I had a couple of others but I've gleefully forgotten them now

So, what DO you have on LSGOB? What do YOU feel the stories say?

 

[jawjayo]

i used the tv series monarch of the glen. there are heaps of environmental and family values to talk about that overlap. and global corporations values on the individual (working conditions etc.) in 'The closing down of summer'... just make sure you link everything back to the forces of globalisation (without using necesarily that specific phrase... its a bit dodge ay).
but back to related texts, otherwise file through the books in borders. there are soo many on globalisation that are really easy to use as related texts even if u only use the introduction.. (u prob shouldnt do that but who has time?...)

 

[angel_fire]

k well at the moment I have had not had a chance to research the background into MacCloud as for we only just got rod of my other assessments. anyways i know they are valuable because they reflect the way of living from those times, they are entertaining through the strong, descriptive, emotional language used within the stories and something about Post-Colonial but we have not really gone into this much which makes it hard as for I am not quite sure where it fits in. It also demonstarates the galic connection as one tries to change their local and fit within another. as for these white people are forign to the country as for they do not speack the language etc... The generations within the story have a contrast as for the older generation value this language and the younger generation try and retreat from it. um with the paradgiums I know the boat shows economic through the seafood place the girls retreated to meaning they go against their mothers local and enter the global which is represented through the american seafood restruant etc.... It also shows philosphials but i kinder do not undertsand this part. um, the road to rankins point demonstartes the philosphial something about the grandmother and the grandson. um, and the Island shows the scientific through the lighthouse which she works at. This showing the change in scientific technology as the light house doesn't need her anymore, because of technology. Also the technology comparision to the old way of the lighthouse and the new. I am not quite sure other than this. We have not really done much work on it and I am really stuck. i have no idea but I am starting to understand it I think. thanks greatly. I personally believe the stories are revealing the lives of individuals and themese which people of today can relate to. their locals prove to be difficult and creat propblems however, for many they decide to stay within them but others have turnt to the global. the ones which have gone with the local are retreating away from the global and have thier own way of thinking. The others also have thier way of thinking, but with many thier way of thinking is the global way of thinking. Someting which is socially accepted. The stories are akllowing us to see hins through characters whcih we can relate to. With strong values such as family. I also ahve a short summary of each story whcih our teacher gave us which briefly describe where the local and global come into all the stories.
angel_fire thanks again you are all life savers.

 

[glitterfairy]

The latter bit of the above paragraph is good. For now, I wouldn't worry too much about specifics - you need a firm grounding of what YOU feel the stories say for now.

Once you have that (and you have from now till whenever the assessment is due) start analysing the texts. "Economic paradigms are shown through seafood" isn't quite going to cut it. In fact - this does move onto hazy territory - you don't need to obsess over specific examples from the text (although do have them handy to prove a point). There is a LOT of non-textual "stuff" to look at. Sometimes it helps to jot it down clearly, like on a mind map or dot points (a confused paragraph like the one above tends to indicate a confused line of thought).

You picked up language earlier - good! Now for postcolonialism: You should be able to research this on google or something, but the long and short of it is that it's look at colonisation, normally from the point of view of the colonised people (if you're doing My Place by Sally Morgan, that's a good example of postcolonialism). Often it looks at how their culture has been forced away from them, or how they've had to deal with picking up a "new" culture. As opposed to seeing colonisation as a good thing, it - and this is highly categorical - tends to see it in a negative light.

 

[jawjayo]

lol, glitter fairy i think u've kind of confused the concept of culture there but neway your point is pretty much true. in the assessment make your point and weave in the examples coz the idea isnt global vs local. the two concepts are severely twined rather than being binary opposites. neway, the easiest way is just to start writing and ideas will come as you go.

 

[angel_fire]

thanks

thanks so much. This really helps. yeah I tend to confuse myself a lot so yeah i will try and so mind maps. It may help. i understand where you are coming from and I thank you so much for your help. Thanks

 

[glitterfairy]

Yeah jawjayo, I suck. I know it. Who invented RFTG anyway? Let's throttle them...

The most black-and-white Global Vs Local scenario I've ever seen is in Shipping News - LSGOB tends to blur the distinctions a bit and Heaney completely crosses and loops around the "boundaries", so it's definately a good idea to take jawjayo's advice (who probably got 50/50, clever cookie!) and not pit global elements against local elements. There's so much more...

 

[jawjayo]

oh sorry i didnt mean that glitterfairy. u know u dont suck, hehe ur marks were too good for that. i agree the person who created retreat from the global was up to absolutely no good. and they have no sense of humour. good luck with your assignment angel

 

[glitterfairy]

Yeah, let's hang the creator of RFTG off a fountain. I know a good one... heehee

I think they do have - some - humour though. I mean seriously.... BABOON!

How's the assessment preparations going angel_fire?

 

[angel_fire]

thanks

yeah ok. thanks so much for all your help. I have decided to make up question sheets for all the students and little extras like that as well. I am actually starting to enjoy extenison. I thought i would never say that. Thanks to you all.