Local Heroes: English and community life

1 dot points across 1 inquiry question. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How do texts turn ordinary local people into heroes, and how do you analyse the way a community celebrates and tells its own stories?

Students analyse how texts represent local heroes and community figures, and how language and form construct everyday people as admirable or significant

A focused answer to the Local Heroes dot point on community figures. How texts construct ordinary people as heroes, the techniques of profiles, tributes and local stories, the values a community celebrates, and how to plan and write a strong analytical response.

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