Reflections

This book is out of print.

Thoughtful, critical reading of the challenging texts in this collection, designed for Years 9 and 10, will give students a richer understanding of the Asian region. Reflections offers some political comment and stories of political standpoints, alongside folktales and oral histories. It incorporates satirical cartoons, extracts from renowned Indian and Indonesian novels, personal memoirs and visual texts from China, and mythical tales from Laos.

Reflections challenges the way students see the world by showing them the varied experiences of people across Asia. It is backed up by extensive teaching notes.

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Reflections: Texts from Asia for the Middle Secondary English Classroom

Student activities are provided to achieve the following outcomes:

Talking Points, Readings, Role-play

Students will:

reach a deeper understanding of what is conveyed in texts in different genres and cultural contexts through reflection, discussion and reporting to others
reflect upon, develop their own material and interpret dramatically from texts viewed and read.

Writing

Students will

choose appropriate genre
reflect upon and respond to stimulus texts to express interpretations and familiar experiences to a familiar audience.

Investigation, Exploration

Students will:

read and discuss genres of texts
develop skills in the collection and orderly storage of information, and appropriate presentation of material
consider the contexts in which texts were created and how these are reflected in the texts.

Visual

Students will:

be encouraged to understand, appreciate, interpret and discuss visual material in different cultural contexts.

Reflections: Responses to Texts and Events