Local Heroes: English and community life

1 dot points across 1 inquiry question, in syllabus order. Each dot point has a focused answer, with exam-style questions and worked answers 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

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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