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Working in groups you are going to develop support for or against a particular line of argument in relation to Louis Nowra’s play, Cosi. Below are FIVE different arguments in which a specific position on the purpose of Nowra’s play … Continue reading →

A History of Madness In preparation for your study of Cosi (a play set in a mental institution) you are to complete some research into the history of ‘madness’. What does it mean to be called ‘mad’? Has our understanding … Continue reading →

The play’s title ‘Cosi’ is drawn from the opera ‘Cosi-Fan-Tutte’ by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart About the playwright:   Louis Nowra was born on 12th December 1950. He was born in Melbourne as Mark Doyle but he changed his name in … Continue reading →

We had the most wonderful time connecting with nature and the local community down at The Cascades on Monday, however I will write a post about that on the weekend when I have more time. For now I want to … Continue reading →

Having watched Ten Canoes in class on Monday, today’s lesson was all about working as a team to summarise what the film aims to communicate about the concept ‘belonging’. Over the next couple of weeks you will be working in … Continue reading →

The prescribed text for our class is the film Ten Canoes, directed by Rolf de Heer. I really love this film because it helps remind me of the beauty of our land and the beauty of the culture that thrived … Continue reading →

As mentioned previously, you have a major assessment task for our current class focus, ‘Belonging’. The first task of the ‘Belonging Portfolio’ is to create a mind-map that documents your developing understanding of belonging. In an ideal world this mind-map … Continue reading →

Today was the first time that we’ve looked at a text in relation to the concept of belonging. The text I introduced to you was quite challenging, but you all did really well to understand its main ideas and how … Continue reading →

Well another double period has come and gone. This was a fairly busy double because we covered a lot of material. Together we established much needed expectations for work – both at home and in class. We decided that completing … Continue reading →