Resources Related to the Topic - Belonging #
Though you are not allowed to use other texts listed in the syllabus, you should look at how belonging is used in them to get a broader view of the topic.
The purpose of using related texts is for relevance, identification and engagement. As much as possible you should choose related texts that you connect to and that you find personally relevant to the topic. The more contemporary they are the better, however make sure you can identify with the related text and it has some link to the issues dealt with in your core text.
Utube: Empathy in Civilisation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7AWnfFRc7g&feature=player_embedded
Board of Studies Texts: #
Belonging in:
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
As You Like It by William Shakespeare
The Simple Gift by Steven Herrick
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Related Resources:
My Parents kept me from Children who were Rough - Stephen Spender
Ten Things I Hate About You
Colour Purple
Behold the Man
The Drifters- Bruce Dawe
My Place - Sally Morgan
The Man in the Bowler Hat - Conformism