Prescribed and related text of the same form? (1 Viewer)

[GabbyS]

Hi everyone!

For AOS I'm studying Romulus, My Father and it's non-fiction prose. I'm just wondering if it's a bad idea to have one of my related texts also non-fiction? I'm thinking about using The Family Law by Benjamin Law, it's totally different to Romulus in the culture/style/structure/humour/etc, but shares really strong links with Romulus. My teacher said it should be okay, but I'm not sure... Is it a bad idea?

 

[essayqueen]

Hi GabbyS! No, I would steer clear of using same text-types and/or genres as the main focus of the ORT concept was to encourage students to branch out and demonstrate a wider reading of texts. I STRONGLY suggest finding a poem, short story (fiction) or short film to compliment 'Romulus, My Father'. PM me your email address for ideas/notes

 

[titaniumwithin]

I am pretty sure you aren't allowed the same text type for your supplementary text in AOS but it doesn't matter in Module C, although it is still not recommended.

 

[essayqueen]

You are allowed to choose whatever text type you like for ANY module; AOS, Modules A-C. It is not recommended however as it does not demonstrate critical literacy or the ability to deconstruct a variety of text-types or media.

 

[essayqueen]

I have a set of 16-page notes for 'Romulus, My Father' that were written by a current Year 12 teacher (who also marked the 2012 HSC exams) as well as a 13-page set of notes for 'Zero', a stop-motion short film (12min) that won a lot of international film festival awards and is an EXCELLENT related text for pretty much ALL of the AOS prescribed texts. PM me for a SAMPLE of either