South Park Episode

Dear Trey parker-

I have an idea for your next southpark episode. Southpark elementary children have recently gone into an obsession of Apple products such as the Ipad. Kyle and Stan have bought an Ipod Touch already and Cartman is exceedingly jealous. Cartman naggs his mother for an ipad at the Electronics store and she is trying to convince cartman to get the toshiba maxipad instead as it is much cheaper. Cartman however does not want a crappy toshiba and swears at his mother. She storms out and says he isnt getting anything. Cartman decided he will have to buy the ipad himself. During cartmans travels cartman discovers two abandoned baby's fighting over crack. Cartman realises he could make crack baby cage fights to fight over the cocaine. These baby's are addicts due to their high reckless mothers giving them crack and then abandoning them. Cartman leases out a small building and wires the cage matches over the internet. He develops a betting program and starts gathering thousands of dollars from the matches. Cartman expands his crack baby empire by seeking new combatants in the arena and makes teams for the baby's. The crackbaby cage fighting turns into a national sport viewed on TV by millions. EA games contacts Cartman for the rights to turn this sport into Crackbaby Cage Fight 2012 and cartman signs the contract without reading it due to his obsession for making more money and later discovers that the contracts stated that the entire sport would be handed over to EA games and cartman left penniless. After all that cartman didnt have enough money to buy an ipad.

I hope that you will use this idea and it suits your politically
incorrect theme in your episodes.
From Tim Butler

My FIrst Kiss by Lian Low

1. How does the author describe Malaysia in regards to showing affection?

The first few sentences state ''I never saw people share mouth to mouth kisses' this represents people showing effecting to each other but obviously in Malaysia it isn't done in this way. 

2. What happens to the author when she hits puberty?

She didn't grow big breasts but instead ''Envied her father's flat chest.'' This caused her not to be as popular and white girls wouldn't approach her or talk to her. 

3. What is the author’s experience at school when she first arrives to Melbourne?

She is very quiet and wasn't one to contribute to ''Oh he's soo hot!'' conversations about the new kids. She fantasied about flying like Superman and played chess at lunch time. She was also put into the ESL class for English. 

4. What is it that made the author feel that she wasn’t Australian even though she spoke English fluently?

That only overseas Asian kids would approach her no other white people. 

5. What else was it about the author that further alienated her from her peers?

That she was placed in the ESL English class and didn't make many friends until Year 11 when she enrolled in literature and received one of the highest marks in Year 12 literature. 

6. What does the use of description like ‘crash hot’ do to the audience’s perception of the author?

7. What opportunity does university give the author? What is it about university which would allow her to express herself more freely?

She got her real first kiss because she was making a film that she wanted to have a have a kissing scene in. This allowed her to open up more freely. 

8. What role does creativity play for the author? Why do you think that creativity would be so important to her?

ABC Supermarket

The story is about 2 sisters who's parent's were shop owners, and they were very happy there, they could have ice cream, chips and softdrinks any time they wanted, They would race down isles on trolleys without a care. They used to play hide and seek in the boxes that hadnt been opened yet or turn on the PA and thump the Mic for giggles. But then in 1995-1996 many buisness's went down and there parents declared bankruptcy. 

This story is important because it shows the unfortunate declines that many small time Asian Buisness's go through. It is important to understand why other cultures live in poor conditions in some cases. Australians should in return not abuse their situation.

Teenage Dreamers by Phillip Tang

1. What are the first two sentences of the story and how do they create a tension in the story? 'My father had a sixth sense. He knew when people were going to die.' it creates tension in the story as you know that some one will die and you want to know who this is going to happen to, and when it is going to happen.

2. What has happened to the author’s father as a result of his wife’s death? The author's father looked for something to care about.

3. How does the description of the father removing his hands from his face as ‘unmasked’ related to the seriousness of his following statement? By removing his hands from his face he is showing and letting out all his emotion which he does not show often.

4. Consider how the father lives his life and conducts himself and the other people in the theatre for the film the author and his father are watching. How does this relate to the title of the story?

Conversations with my Parents by Oanh Thi Tran

1. What is ironic about the way the author and the father become close? What has to happen to the father? The Irony of the father and the author becoming close is that they become close in sickness, but they should have been close throughout the whole of the authors life.

2. How would you characterise the conversation that the author has with her parents? The conversations the author has with her parents are always brief and they don't have much to say to each other.

3. What is it that worries the author most about these conversations? The biggest worry that the Author has is that she can never tell her parents how much she loves them, but doesn't know how to and she wants to do it before its to late.

4. There is a gap between the author’s need to express feelings common in western countries and her family’s lack of desire to express their feelings verbally. How does the family still express their feelings for their child, just not verbally? The family expresses feelings to the Author by telling her that they had a specific meal one night and telling her how much she usest to love that meal and how the meal made the family think of the author.

Lessons from my School Years by Ray Wing-Lun

Lessons from my School Years by Ray Wing-Lun

1. There is a stark contrast created in the opening of this story between what the narrator had been doing before entering school and what will be expected at school? What is this contrast and what does it immediately create in the story?

Before the narrator came to school he had been doing nothing exciting but now he is at school he cant wait to play on the playground and have fun. There is a contrast between his old boring life to his new exciting adventurous life. 

2. The author continues this theme of contrast at the start of the story. How does he do this in his description of his experience of Sydney’s North Shore?

The author describes the Sydney's North Shore was not for him as he didn't like leafy green streets or solid brick houses. His world revolved around the stretch of shops along the highway , a back lane where mechanics drove cars backwards and forwards, the railway line behind the back lane and the library and park at the end of the lane. This is how he describes the where he lives in Sydney's North Shore.

3. What was the father’s background in business before he opened the fruit shop? What has helped him become successful?

Before he came to Australia he could not speak English and had no business experience. The attributes he has as a person that helped him become successful are he drew customers in with his wide smile, he was keen to ask what people wanted and was very friendly and chatted to all his customers. 

4. The narrator’s description of his father is complex. What makes the father a complex character?

That he is such a nice person who runs a very successful business. He never used to speak English and had no business experience before owning his fruit shop. This shows the great character he has because obviously did not have a lot but now has come to a different country, started a family and runs a successful business. 

5. (91) How does the author describe his role in doing ‘things that counted’?

He has to listen to what his family has to tell him about school to learn what is right and wrong. This is the only way for him to learn as he doesn't like asking questions. 

6. What experience does the author have at school while keeping to himself? What does he learn from this experience?

His bad experience is him at school as he is the only asian in an Australian school. He doesn't talk to anyone and keeps to himself and he learns to be nice and friendly to people. 

7. How would you characterise the narrator’s tone in regards to the events that are occurring around him?

The narrator uses a mono tone and sees the world in a horrible way. His expectations are very different to real life which makes a very one sided view. 

8. How does the narrator characterise the ways that one could ‘get the strap’ and ways that one could avoid it? He characterizes it as very easy and hard to avoid. A couple ways to avoid the strap would be to mispel words, get and answer wrong or walk very fast or very slow.

9. What event evokes a racist speech to the class by the teacher?

The boy could not swim and his sister wrote him a note so he didn't have to swim in the carnival. The teacher reads it to the class and adds ''We all know these Chinese people never contribute to anything.'

10. What effect did the author’s experience with ‘Strap Happy Jack’ have on him?

It made him think about the the few Chinese people in the area and think about racist comments which don't mean much but have little affect on the population. 

11. What was the one advantage school provided the author?

That when he went through high school some teachers noticed his talents and one teacher told him his test scores reflect he has a very bright future. 

12. What did the author do at his school? What was his motivation for doing it? What did he feel was lacking at school?

He started a workshop program the motivation was that he did something that he enjoyed and he had to the interest to set boundaries for the program. He thought the school lacked the ability to give him the choice to choose his own future. 

13. What did the parents want their son to do at school? What did the author fear would happen by obeying his parents?

They wanted their son to pick a specific profession. His mum wanted him to be a doctor something that he didn't want to do. He felt like he would have to choose a path based on the teachers decision.

14. At school, what did the author learn about his own type of thinking and how to use it?

The Relative Advantages of Learning my Language by Amy Choi

The Relative Advantages of Learning my Language by Amy Choi

1. The author opens the story with an anecdote. What is the anecdote and what effect does it have on the reader?

The anecdote is that the author ''Was never really kind to her grandfather.'' This is the opening sentence and from this sentence we can tell that the author wasn't very close with her grandfather. It makes the reader feel sorrow for the author and grandfather and makes us want to read on and gather more information about this. 

2. What is the author’s view of the Chinese language in the 2^nd paragraph?

That there was no point in being able to speak Chinese even though the author grew up learning it as a first language. They lived in Australia and the author thought there was no point in being able to speak it as at school they spoke English and when they watched T.V. it was in English. 

3. What is symbolic about the house that the Grandfather mistakes for his own? What does it say about the assimilation of his family into Australian culture? What does it say about his understanding of Australian culture? What is ironic about the inhabitants of this house?

That even though the house belonged to a family that was a different culture there were some similarities such as the yellow rose bush, the painted timber mailbox and the Ford Falcon parked out of the front of the house. It shows us Australia is a very multicultural place but these people have many similarities such as the plants they like or the cars they have. 

4. What does the death of her grandfather inspire the author to do? It makes her feel regret and she learns Chinese again.

5. Why is she motivated to know Chinese? What is it she wants to ensure she is able to, regretting that she couldn’t do it with her grandfather?

The Early Settlers

The Early Settlers by Ken Chau

1. How does this title refer to two groups of ‘settlers’? Who are they? The title refers to the asian settlement in austraia and the brittish settlement in australia. Asians and Brittish.

2. How is the first line of the poem successful at being ‘forceful’ regarding the Great-Grandfather’s presence in Australia? It is very forceful because it is very straight forward, and straight to the point and everyone knows what happened.

3. What action are the ‘early settlers’ doing that gives them equally a strong presence? The migrating Asians began farming on the cropland to begin a new life, this gave them a strong presence.

4. How is the intention of the Great-Grandfather juxtaposed to the beliefs of the ‘early settlers’? He is Juxtaposed

5. What action does the Great-Grandfather do that ties him both to the ‘early settlers’ and to his own culture?
6. How does this short poem highlight the irony of the hatred that immigrants experience when they come to a 'settled' land like Australia?

Introduction by Alice Pung

1. What were Asian-Australians referred to as when the author was growing up? Power points

2. How does she interpret this title? "I thought it was because we were so smart and dweeby in a dynamic Micro-soft-magnate sort of way".

3. What did this title actually refer to? The face of a powerpoint looks like an asian person.  Did the author find this demeaning? She didn't quite understand what people meant when people told her to look at the powerpoint  Why/why not?

4. ‘All that untapped potential! All that electrifying brain power!’ What techniques are being employed by the author? Exclamation Marks. How does they highlight he misunderstanding? She misunderstood what europeans meant when they called her powerpoints.

5. What did the teen author take away from teen fiction? What did she feel that she needed to do? Why? What does this say is essential to fitting in to a culture?

6. Who are the authors that she turns to? She turns to the people who usually write about asians, the "Outsiders". Why? It shows what this book is going to be about., the many stories of those people when they grew up in Australia.

7. In the third paragraph how does the author use repetition. It repeats different people. How does it highlight the focus of this book? This book is a multi-perspective of how asians in Australia lived in the last 40 years.

8. What metaphor does the author use to highlight the writers and the writing style in the third paragraph?

9. Why does the author use a quote in the 4^th paragraph? "Change only the name and this story is also about you."  What does it say about her reaction to the stories in the book? It made her realise the difficulties of earlier generations of immigrants.

10. On page 2 the author talks about the themes that she loosely choose for the collection. What are they and why is it ironic that they show up in this book? She is trying to make the audience feel pity for the people she is talking about.

11. At the bottom of pg 3 on to page 4 the author says that sociologists have described Asians as the ‘model minority’. What is meant by this? What difficulties arise out of this label for young Asian-Australians?

12. What are the editor’s hopes for the collection of stories? That it will bring a more crowded and multi perspective story and that she is not the only one with her experiences growing up.

Pigs from Home by Hop Dac

1. How does the author start this story which is in direct contrast to the title of the story? What effect does this have on the reader and their expectations of the story?

2. What core Vietnamese value is instilled in the author?

3. What is humorous about the mother’s ‘flair for natural medicine’ in regards to her personality?

4. How does the description of the killing of pigeons continue the style utilised in the introduction of the story?

5. What is the author’s opinion of pigs? Give two quotes to support your conclusion.

6. In the paragraph on pgs 53-54, give two examples of alliteration employed by the author.

7. On pg 54 what simile is used to describe pigs? How does this simile work for the situation it is used?

8. What simile does the author use to describe her mother sunning herself? How does this relate to the core focus of the story?

9. What does the author describe as ‘the divide between the old world and the new’? What do you think is meant by this statement?

10. What is the author’s reaction to the slaughter of the pig at night? What statement does the author make about the neighbours which displays the way he feels about the whole experience? What is important about including this statement?

11. Why don’t the parents have pigs anymore? How does this relate to the description of the burial of the last pig they owned?

12. How would you characterise the description of the mother’s treatment of the pig’s blood? Is it appetising?

13. What is ironic about the way the author has a popular Vietnamese dish? What is it about the way the author describes the experience of having pigs that makes it ironic?

14. How does this story relate to the title Pigs from Home?

15. Why do you think this story is in the Battlers section of the book?

Pigs from Home

1. How does the author start this story which is in direct contrast to the title of the story? It contrasts because she talks about George Clooneys pigs which has got is opposite to the title. What effect does this have on the reader and their expectations of the story? This creates curiosity in the reader. 

2. What core Vietnamese value is instilled in the author? That he keeps pigs just for the meat.

3. What is humorous about the mother’s ‘flair for natural medicine’ in regards to her personality?  Her flair for natural medicine in regards to her personallity is humorous because she come sfrom a long line of hypochondriacs. 

4. How does the description of the killing of pigeons continue the style utilised in the introduction of the story? They killed the pigeons by holding their legs and hitting it on the head with a cast iron stove. This description continues the style utilized at the introduction of the story because it is unique, unusual but normal form his perceptive.

5. What is the author’s opinion of pigs? Give two quotes to support your conclusion.  The author hates pigs " of all the animals you can keep pigs are by far the worst smelling" and " no pig has ever been a friend of mine".

6. In the paragraph on pgs 53-54, give two examples of alliteration employed by the author.

7. On pg 54 what simile is used to describe pigs? How does this simile work for the situation it is used?

8. What simile does the author use to describe her mother sunning herself? How does this relate to the core focus of the story?

9. What does the author describe as ‘the divide between the old world and the new’? What do you think is meant by this statement?

10. What is the author’s reaction to the slaughter of the pig at night? What statement does the author make about the neighbours which displays the way he feels about the whole experience? What is important about including this statement?

11. Why don’t the parents have pigs anymore? How does this relate to the description of the burial of the last pig they owned?

12. How would you characterise the description of the mother’s treatment of the pig’s blood? Is it appetising?

13. What is ironic about the way the author has a popular Vietnamese dish? What is it about the way the author describes the experience of having pigs that makes it ironic?

14. How does this story relate to the title Pigs from Home?

15. Why do you think this story is in the Battlers section of the book?

Writing Letter

Pavel to his family regarding living in the camp and working for Bruno's family-

Dear Mother and Father, since I have been sent to this place, I have not seen my friends since entering this camp, they told us that we were only here for a short time, but we have been here for months, they feed us irregularly. I am hungry, I am cold. Many of my friends have disappeared, I have searched far and wide across the camp and I can not find them. Every Friday night there is this horrible smell coming from the large chimneys at the far end of the camp. I was offered to be a waiter at the commander of the camps home, I have been working there for a few weeks now. It is better than the labor at the camp, but I am constantly abused by the commanders soldiers. 

Pretend that the father resigned when Bruno couldn't be found. What would the letter to the 'Fury' be like?-

Dear Fury, Due to the recent loss of my son it has striked a heavily blow in my feeling towards the demanding job that you have asked me to do, I am therefore resigning from the duties you have given me. I can no longer take the stress and pain that I am causing others. My wife and daughter agree with me and we cannot stay here and pretend nothing had happened.  Your's Sincerely

Chapter 13- The Bottle of Wine

134) How does the initial paragraph frame Bruno's state of mind? After Bruno's many visits to Shmuel by the fence, slightly cheered up Bruno and he is now starting to give up on his campaign to go back to Berlin, Bruno isn't as lonely as he was before and starting to settle in.

(136) What does the question Bruno asks Maria show about his development? Bruno is becoming more curious about Pavel and why he'd give up being a doctor to be a waiter It shows that he is slowly beggining to understand why their is a camp near their home..

(137) What is important about Maria's reaction to Bruno's question? Maria freezes for a few seconds to register what Bruno just said, she probably is worried about Bruno because he has found out about the people in PJ's and knows things that he shouldn't know.

(138) Why does Bruno want to tell Shmuel about Pavel? What does this highlight about Bruno's understanding of what is going on? He believes that Shmuel might know Pavel and be able to tell him a bit more about him.
(140) What do the boys argue about? They argue about whether soldiers are good people or not.  Who does Bruno defend? Bruno defends the soldiers because he thinks they are good people and make everything better for people. Who is right/wrong? In this case I think shmuel is right because he is the victim of the soldiers cruel mistreatment and Bruno's father is just as bad.

(140) Shmuel says 'You don't know what it's like here.' and Bruno reacts by saying 'You don't have any sisters, do you?' He says this to avoid an answer to Shmuel. What does this show about Bruno's understanding of what is happening? I think Bruno is beginning to understand what the camp actually is and wants to steer off the topic. 

(141) What connection do the boys have regarding Lt. Kotler? They both feel ill of Lt. Kotler, Bruno is scared of him because he acts and looks intimidating, while Shmuel is beaten and treated cruely by Kotler.

(142) What has changed in the the way Bruno sees Pavel?

(143) What important words are used to describe the way the father eats and addresses Bruno? What makes them important? How do they relate to the scene and the father as a character? Father talks to Bruno in a very questioning manner and eager to understand why Bruno dislikes Geography and History, Father is also stabbing and slashing the lamb.

(145) We learn Lt. Kotler's first name - 'Kurt'. What is it about the sounds in his full name that are important? 'Kurt Kotler'

(146-7) What do we learn about Kotler's father? Kotlers father used to be a professor in Germany but moved to Switzerland for unknown reasons.  What is Bruno's father's reaction/suggestion regarding Kotler's father leaving Germany for Switzerland? He is questioning Kotler as to why he's father left the "Great Nation" and left to move to Switzerland.

(148) What happens to break the tension at the dinner table? What does Kotler do and what are everyone's reactions? Pavel spills wine all over Lt. Kotler's lap and he glows red with anger and beats Pavel, Mother and Gretel go pale and Bruno gets teary.  What does Bruno decide regarding disagreeing with anyone anymore after seeing what happens to Kotler? He decides that it is best to avoid disagreeing with people and not cause any chaos or the same thing might happen to Bruno. What does this relate to historically in regards to the Nazis? Their disregard and foul treatment of the Jews.

Chapter 12- Shmuel thinks of an answer to Brunos question

126) How would you compare Shmuel's voice to Bruno's? Shmuel is trying to explain why he is there and he to is asking why they had to come to this horrible place, whereas Bruno is questioning him in disbelief. Shmuel does speak more maturely, and Bruno speaks like a little child and speaks ignorantly of what is happening around him.

(128-130) How would you describe the way that Bruno acts and reacts to Shmuel tell his story about coming to the camp? Bruno doesn't really understand why all these things are happening for no reason, which is another example of why Bruno is so ignorant.

(131) When Bruno and Shmuel talk about chocolate how is Bruno portrayed?

(132) Do you think that Bruno understands the situation that Shmuel is in? No, Bruno does not have a clue as to why Shmuel has been sent to this concentration camp, Bruno obviously does not show any interest in current affairs or read newspapers or listen to the radio, otherwise he would understand the situation.

(133) What is ironic about Bruno thinking 'the last think he wanted to do was be unkind to Shmuel'? Because Bruno does not understand about the situation he does not know what side he is on, it is ironic because Bruno's father is practically running the death camp and causing the pain that Shmuel is having. Bruno is not reflecting the negative attitude towards the Jews like so many Germans would have done at the time, a typical German soldier or Nazi supporter would have treated the Jews like dirt and would not care about their feelings.

(133) What is ironic about the statement - 'Bruno was of the opinion that when it came to parents, and especially when it came to sisters, what they didn't know couldn't hurt them.'?

Chapter 11: The Fury

(118) What does the mother's obsession with her 'list' represent? It means that she wants the house to look clean for the Fury for dinner, probably because she wants the Fury to think highly of the family. What does the list distract her from? What do you think about meeting Adolf Hitler? Mother is surprised that Adolf Hitler is coming to dinner, because he is a person of such high importance.

(120) What is ironic when the father says 'The last thing we need is for either of you to start behaving like children.'? This statement is ironic because Gretel and Bruno are children and that is how they act normally. They are expected to act like adults, but that is much to ask from an 8 yr old.

(121) How is juxtaposition used in the introduction of 'The Fury'? When Bruno looks at the Fury, he wondered whether the guests deserved all the fuss, being made about them. Bruno looked at the physical side of Hitler. 'The Fury was far shorter than Father and not, Bruno supposed, as strong.' Bruno also thinks about the Fury's assumption of power and respect that is given to him. 'The matter was resolved quickly, however, as the Fury was the rudest guest Bruno had ever witnessed, turned around and and walked directly into the dining room and promptly sat down at the head of the table-in Fathers seat!'.

(122) How is the 'Fury's' behavior juxtaposed with everyone else'? The Fury shows arrogance and an expectation of supreme treatment and respect. The Fury sits down at the head of the table and walks around like it is his own home.

(123) Is this a stereotypical representation of Hitler? Why/why not? Well it does represent, Hitlers insensitive and strict treatment of others.

(124) We are given a very abbreviated discussion between the mother and father. What are they talking about? They are talking about the conversation they were having with Fury and his expectations of Father. What are their views on the topic? Father is trying to avoid the conversation and continue to live in this horrible place, he also says that if he stopped performing his duties at the camp, the family would be taken away and treated like jews. Mother is stating how she believes the Children shouldn't grow up here, she also say's that what Father is doing is not Natural but cruel. What effect does showing the parents conversation in this manner rather than the whole conversation? It gives the reader a short sneak peak about what they are talking about, if the Author showed the entire converstaion it would give away the mystery of whats happening at Out With.

Evaluating Your Partners Performance

Today in class we are going to listen to a discussion for 5-10 min on each chapter (11 + 12).

During the conversation you are to take notes on: 

- participation
- what questions/answers they ask
- do they know what they are talking about
- overall what is your impression of their understanding of what is happening in the chapter

Give your partner an HONEST score out of 10 (10 being the best).

 

Participation 8/10

He answered 3 questions

Hamish showed understanding in the questions asked.

 

 

 

The Dot That Became a....

105) What does the progression of 'dot' to 'boy' tell us about the role of exploring and meeting the people in the camp? What does this represent about how other Germans view the Jews? This shows that the Germans don't care about the Jews and treat them like dots not people.
(109) What effect does the boys both having the same birthday have? He gets a more friendly connection between them and Bruno.  Having your birthday at the same time as someone else makes interacting and befriending each other
(113-4) What do Bruno and Shmuel 'argue' about?  What does Bruno decide to stop the argument?
(115) What does Bruno's last question reveal to Shmuel? What do you think Shmuel thinks of Bruno because of asking this question? He probably thinks that he is ignorant or doesnt understand his situation, and doesnt understand the gravity of his entrapment.

Chapter 9: Bruno Remembers That He Used to Enjoy Exploration

pg95-96) How is Lt Kotler portrayed? Why is he portrayed this way? (remember that 'how' is asking about literary techniques) Lt Kotler is potrayed as very in line, very disciplined and a hard German soldier. He is a stereotypical perfrect soldier that being, tall, muscular, blonde hair. He also shows arrogance, he thinks he is better that everybody. "Lt Kotler was wearing his shiny black boots" that say's that he thinks he is superior of others.
What is Herr Liszt going to 'change' for Bruno? (98)
(100) What connection does Bruno make between the people in the camp and the people that come and visit his house all the time? He notices that the jewish people are always wearing striped Pyjamas, Juxtaposition forces you to compare the Nazi Soldiers and the Jew's, "Who decided who wears PJ's and who wears the uniforms, and what really is the difference". This sentence asks a rhetorical question, which shows he is thinking more deeply about the people he see each day, he is growing up.
What some of the things that Bruno begins to take notice of regarding the relationship between the soldiers and the people in 'pyjamas'? They are treating them like prisoners and keeping them inside the camp.

Chapter 7: How Mother Took Credit for Something She Hadn't Done.

1. How is the mother's defensive of Herr Roller entirely ironic?When Bruno thinks about the only crazy person that he knows, he thinks of Herr Roller, the man who does crazy stuff like invite cats over for afternoon tea, Mother defends him and says that he has been through hardships and stuff happened to him during the war, it is ironic because she is defending him and saying we should take care of the people that can't take care of themselves, but her husband is doing almost the opposite and killing innocent people.
2. What role does Kotler represent historically in the novel? (think beyond being a soldier) I think how Kotler is speaking to the Jew, quite rudely, may have been the standard attitude towards the Jews at the time. 
3. What character is Kotler juxtaposed with in this chapter? What effect does it have on understanding each of these characters? Kotler is a Nazi soldier and Bruno is well mannered and questioning why he would be rude to the man. Pavel is also Juxtaposed with Kotler because it shows how Kotler is offensive and calling him a filthy Jew and Pavel is the victim of this.
4. How would you compare the interaction Bruno has with Pavel to all the other interactions Bruno has had with adults?
5. Why is juxtaposition a key technique employed in Holocaust texts? How has it been used in The Boy in the Striped PJ's?

Chapter 6- The Overpaid Maid

• On pg 60 Bruno reveals a radical shift in his perspective and understanding of Maria. What is this radical shift? What does this show is developing in Bruno? When Bruno can't get the opinions of any other members of the family or their thoughts of their new home, Bruno turns to Maria for how she thinks about this new house, she tells him about her life before working for their family and the troubles she went through, its when she told him this that he realised that Maria wasnt just some lifeless object that did whatever she wanted but had a life and feelings, that she too once had friends and family aswell as he did.
• Compare how Bruno and Gretel treat Maria. Excert from pg 63 --(below)

 /Bruno recognised footsteps pounding up the stairs towards them, quicker and quicker, and he crawled back on the bed, pressing himself against the wall, suddenly afraid of what was going to happen next. He held his breath, expecting trouble, but it was only Gretel, the Hopeless Case. She poked her head through the doorway and seemed surprised to find her brother and the family maid engaged in conversation.
"What's going on"? asked Gretel. 'Nothing' said Bruno defensively. 'What do you want? Get out.'
'Get out yourself,' she replied even though it was his room, and the turned to look at Maria, narrowing her eyes suspiciously as she did so. 'Run me bath, Maria, will you?' she asked. 'Why cant you run your own bath?' snapped Bruno. 'Because she's the maid,' said Gretel, staring at him. 'That's what she's here for.'
'Thats not what she's her for,' shouted Bruno, standing up and marching over to her. 'She's not here to do things for us all the time, you know. Especially things that we can do ourselves.' Gretel stared at him as if he had gone mad and then looked at Maria, who shook her head quickly.

This Excert clearly shows the difference in views of maria roles in the household between Bruno and Gretel.

• (pg 65) What is Maria's advice to Bruno about 'keeping safe'? Why do you think that she gives this advice? Do you think that it is good or bad advice? Maria tells Bruno not to speak to about moving to the new house otherwise Father could turn on Maria or Bruno and they could be punished.
• (65-6) What is Bruno's reaction to his new thoughts/feelings? Why do you think that he reacts this way? He shouts at Gretel about how she treats Maria and her dependance on her, like she is their slave, he was like Gretel before, but now when he realises about Maria that she has feelings and is a normal human being and doesnt want to do things like him, he defends her.

Boy in the Striped PJ's Chapter 5- Out of Bounds at All Times No Exceptions

1. What does it say that we only actually meet the father in the book in Chapter 5 even though he is the one causing much of the action in the book?
2. the mother says: ‘We should have never let the Fury come to dinner. Some people and their determination to get ahead.’ What theme does this introduce regarding the role of ambition and causing harm? This shows that the Nazis are focused purely on the recreation and greatness of Germany, they are ignorant of what they destroy in the proscess.
3. How does Bruno's father speak to him? Give an example to support your answer. Brunos father was speaking to him as if he was a child and that  he cannot make proper descisions, he is continuously making bruno feel isolated from the rest of the family, like he is the only one who does not like the house.
4. How would you compare the way Bruno speaks about the world to his father's? Do they both comment about what is going on around them the same? Bruno is recognizing how horrible and boring the place is while father is saying how sometimes people just need to do things they dont want to do, and that his job is very important to Nazi Germany and the Fury.
5. How does the father rationalise every concern that Bruno has?  He says he was once a sall boy who was just like him.
6. What is ironic about what the father says when he comes around the desk and talks to Bruno about his childhood? He discusses how he was once a young boy and had to do things that he didnt want to do, but his father said that it will make it better for everybody so he would just do it.
7. Do you think that the father really cares about Bruno? He does, otherwise father would not even bother explaining to bruno why they were there, Bruno is also spoken to better than the soldiers and he is delighted to see him when bruno meets him in his office. Why/why not?
8. Do you think that Bruno understands what he is saying when he says 'Heil Hitler!'? No, Bruno does not understand what is going on or why father moved to this new place, he is ignorant of all the death that is occuring just miles away and his focused only on his comfort and how he feels. He just thinks it is another way of saying goodbye.
9. How is juxtaposition used in Bruno's description of their boarding the train to Auschwitz?
10. What is Bruno's reason for not saying anything to the Jews on the crowded train? How is this a representation of the greater German population?

Response to a Poem

We played, we laughed
we were loved.
We were ripped from the arms of our
parents and thrown into the fire.
We were nothing more than children.
We had a future. We were going to be lawyers, rabbis, wives, teachers, mothers. We had dreams, then we had no hope. We were taken away in the dead of night like cattle in cars, no air to breathe smothering, crying, starving, dying. Separated from the world to be no more. From the ashes, hear our plea. This atrocity to mankind can not happen again. Remember us,
for we were the children whose dreams and lives were stolen away.

Response- 

You played, you laughed
you were loved.
You were ripped from the arms of your
parents and thrown into the fire.
You were just innocent children.
You had a future. You were going to be lawyers, rabbis, wives, teachers, mothers. You had dreams, then you had no hope. You were stolen away in the dead of night like cattle in cars , no air to breathe smothering, crying, starving, dying.  You were separated from the world to be no more. From the ashes, we hear your plea. This atrocity to mankind will never happen again. We Remember you,
for you were the children whose dreams and lives were stolen away.

Holocaust Poetry

Holocaust
by Barbara Sonek

We played, we laughed
we were loved.
We were ripped from the arms of our
parents and thrown into the fire.
We were nothing more than children.
We had a future. We were going to be lawyers, rabbis, wives, teachers, mothers. We had dreams, then we had no hope. We were taken away in the dead of night like cattle in cars, no air to breathe smothering, crying, starving, dying. Separated from the world to be no more. From the ashes, hear our plea. This atrocity to mankind can not happen again. Remember us, for we were the children whose dreams and lives were stolen away.

1. What is your initial reaction to this poem? My initial reaction is that she is speaking on behalf of the children who were included in the extermination of the Jews, though she says that we were taken and thrown into the fire which means that she is speaking on behalf of the jews. This poem does make the audience sympathetic or cause them to have pity.
2. How does the author use 'we' in this poem? She uses 'we' to represent that she is speaking on behalf of the children who were taken, she may have written this poem if she survived the holocaust or she could have written this poem as memorial for those who were part of the holocaust.
3. What are the verbs used in the first sentence? We played, we laughed, we were loved.
4. What are the verbs used in the second sentence? How do they contrast with those used in the first sentence?  We were ripped from our parent arms and thrown into the fire. The second sentence is basically the opposite of the first sentence, in the first sentence she is saying how they were happy and loved by their parents, and then they were taken and put in concentration camps.
5. What effect does the listing of 'lawyers, rabbis, wives, teachers, mothers'? What is it meant to signify? That the children who were taken had futures and they were bright futures, many children were looking forward to adulthood and saw themselves in many years, happy and surrounded by family but they were taken away by the Nazi Germans and now that future seemed bitterly unlikely. They were surrounded by death and despair.
6. What simile is used in the poem and what effect does it have? We were taken away in the  dead of night like cattle in cars, the use of this simile gives the effect that they were treated like animals.
7. How has the poet represented herself in the last sentence? She represents herself as many children who were killed and calls out to the audience to remember them for they were the ones, who lives and dreams were stolen away.
8. If you could communicate to this person, a victim of the Holocaust, what would you want to say? What do you feel that you must do in your life as a response to this poem? 

Boy in the Striped PJ's-Chapter 2

• Using quotes, how is the new house described?  "When he first saw their new house Bruno's eyes opened wide, his mouth made the shape of an O and his arms stretched out at his sides once again, Everything about is seemed the opposite of their house in Berlin". (pg 11 chp2)

"The new house however stood all on its own in an empty desolate place and there were no other houses to be seen. When Bruno sees the new house he seems disappointed with the new house because he will have no friends to play with because they are in an empty deserted area.

• How does it compare to the house in Berlin? The house in Berlin is described as a beautiful home in a suburban area, surrounded by neighbours and friends, isolation is rare in a populated area, whereas in the new house it is empty and completely separated from the rest of the world, it is remote.  How is this an example of juxtaposition? Juxtaposition is when 2 things, whether they are people, objects, areas are compared and this is between two homes.
  
  
• How is Bruno's reaction and discussion of the new house taken by the other characters? Bruno believes that he is only staying at the house for a few weeks or months at most "We should probably get up early in the morning if were going to make it back to Berlin by tea". (Bruno pg 14 chp 2)   "Were here, we've arrived and this is our home for the foreseeable future", "Bruno didnt understand what she meant by foreseeable future meant and told her so". "It means that this is where we live now Bruno", said Mother. "And that's and end to it." What is ironic about the way people treat Bruno's comments regarding the new house?

• Do you feel empathetic towards Bruno's new home? Why/why not? It would be bad being isolated from the rest of the world for a very long period of time and for that I pity him, but he is going through far less than the people wll be subjected to his father and that is why they moved.

Auschwitz 65 years later

This is an image of Auschwitz taken 65 years after the closing of the camp. Take a moment to look at this photo and consider that approximately 1 million people were killed at this camp (that would be 1 out of every four people living in Sydney).

Key Visual Techniques

There are some powerful visual techniques being used in this photo. Take 5 minutes to point out at least 5 aspects of the photo which stand out to you and how they relate to the great anguish that was experienced at this site (create a post on your blog with the photo - don't try to copy and paste photo it won't work).

• Consider the use of vectors, line, contrast, composition, colour, and perspective (there are more techniques) The visuals effects of this photo show the Horrible past that this camp had, the lines and construction show perfection, strength and order which were major factors of Nazi Germany.

How can the visual elements in the photo evoke empathy and reverence from a viewer? The use of the barbed wire shows that it was used to keep people trapped and imprisoned from the rest of the world.

It also looks like it would be a very difficult place to escape, such as the high watch towers and high fences, also when this photo was taken presumably in winter, it was snowing which also represents that it was a very cold sad place filled with death, there are no vibrant colours which shows that is is very black and white and no happiness could possibly exist.

• How is Auschwitz represented in this photo?  Auschwitz is represented as what it is, a death camp and this photo shows how horrible this place must have been, the barbed wire, high fences, watch towers and the fence clearly shows the separation of the jews from the rest of the world.

• Find another photo of Auschwitz that you feel has an important representation of this place that caused so much pain and destruction. Analyse the use of visual techniques which make it particularly engaging. How does it represent this location?

Boy in the Striped PJ's- Chapter 1

• Describe Bruno's voice. Give examples to support.  Brunos form of speech is polite but can be demanding as said in the first few paragraphs. When the family maid was searching his room and packing it all into his bags, he said "What are you doing" as politely as he could but when he has to ask again when she ignores him he appears more demanding and short tempered.

  What characters are introduced? Bruno, Maria, Mother, Lars

 Describe each and give examples to support

Main Characters

Bruno- Bruno is shown to be slightly rude, short tempered, ignorant, demanding but can be polite..
Maria- Maria is described as shy and always keeps her head down around the family.
Mother- Mother is shown as patient and understanding of Bruno, throughout the chapter 
Gretel- Brunos sister, said to be a hopeless case and was nothing but trouble for bruno.
Father- Father, is said to have a very important job because there are many men in fantastic uniforms
and women with type writers and every one was very polite to his father.

Lesser Characters
Karl
Daniel
Martin
Cook
 Lars

• Who are presented as victims in this chapter and what are the victims of? Do you think that it is fair to consider them victims? Bruno and Gretel can be considered victims because they have to move from their beloved homes. Lars and Maria dont look particuarly happy working for the family either.
  
• Irony is an important element of the story. How is it used here in the first chapter? Give examples to support your answer.

• How is the setting presented in this chapter?  The setting is at a beatiful house beside other houses. The majority of the chapter is in the kitchen as they talk about why they are moving, this convesation lets the audience know a litte more about the family and there situation.

Donald Duck in "Der Fuehrers Face"

1. How are the Germans (and Japanese) portrayed in the opening sequence? They represent a disciplined army that is forceful and makes you work, they have excessive body parts. How is irony created? They siad that they were the master race, but it is Ironic because there is nothing superior about them.
2. How is propaganda and the effect of propaganda portrayed with the introduction of Donald Duck?
3. How is irony continued into the breakfast scene? The food is terrible, and they are saying how great Nazi germany is but the reality is that it is quite the opposite.
4. How is Naxi Germany portrayed in the opening shot at 3:30?
5. What is ironic about the song lyrics regarding work and what is happening in the scene? Their is a man in the background saying how great Nazi'z are, but it is actually quite poor.
6. What does the conveyor belt portray regarding the lifestyle of Germans? The video shows that Germans work 48 hours a week and spend their whole time Making bombs and getting shouted at,
7. Why do you think that there aren't actually any people that force Donald to work? We only see the ends of bayonets and a speaker. They show the ends of Bayonets to show that they are hostile towards their wokers and that if you help them than you will be treated the same.
8. What is ironic about the vacation? It is not really a vacation because it is over before you start.          
9. In the dream sequence, how are the Germans portrayed? They are shown as a forceful army making you work hard for nothing and be poked by bayonets. Why? This cartoon could have been used as a promotion video.
10. What do the pajamas when we see Donald in his bed tell us? That he is much more happier being a citizen of the USA.
11. What is the Statue of Liberty used to convey? The statue on the window still shows that Donoald Duck is an American Patriot. 
12. How is Hilter portrayed at the end of the film? Hitlers face looks mean and evil, but also tired and angry, like his had a bad time. What is it about his face that is important?

Why is this a representation of propaganda? This video has been used to convince the American public to support the war effort. Why is it actually ironic considering the way the Nazi's are portrayed? The americans are representing the germans as saying they are the superior race but in the end donald duck is ssaying how great america is, so it is hypocritical.

Who are the villains, Nazis victims Donald duck, and heroes Americans?

How are the portrayed? They are pushing people with bayonets and being overwelmed by nazis and forced to work.

What can you conclude about how these characters are portrayed knowing that this was produced in 1943 USA? 

Finding Visual Techniques

key words/focus:
camera angle (low, high, eye-level), vectors, lighting, composition

(4:20) How are camera angles used when Joshua says 'Thank you' (not in German)? High Angle for Joshua, Low Angle for the Waitor, Medium Shot for Guido Which angles are used to view each of the characters? What does each of these angle signify? The High Angle represents that Joshua is small and weak, The low angle shows the dominance of the German.

(4:45) What shot distance and angle is used to show Guido's concern for Joshua when the German waiter leaves the room? Medium Shot Describe the compositition- Geometrical, Symmetrical

(4:46) How is shot of Guido contrasted to the shot of the German waiter walking away to tell someone what has just happened? The German Angle looks much more orderly and in control, and Guidos view looks much more unstable.  Describe the composition and compare it to the previous shot of a concerned Guido.

(5:02-05) How is the shot of the German's contrasted to that of Guido teaching the children to say 'Thank You'? The shot of the German is low and shows the Germans are much more strong, tall and dominant, where as Guido makes and effort to bend down to the children and moving to look more friendly to the children.

HW: How are visual techniques utilised to evoke empathy from the audience and clearly delineate (indicate) who are the heros, villains, and victims in this scene?

Heroes and Villains in Life is Beatiful

This is an important scene in the film when Guido and Giosue are introduced to the concentration camp.

1. Describe what is happening in this scene. Guido is listening to the German soldier and then translating it incorrectly to convince his son that it is all a game.  
2. Who are the heroes and villains in this scene? Guido is trying to make this camp look less like a death camp and keep his son happy, and not see that their is actually people dying all around him. Why are they heroes and villains? Guido is Attempting to make the experience of the concentration camp seem like a game so that joshua will do what he says  in order to survive the camp.
3. For the hero/es and villain/s, describe techniques used in this shot which highlight their opposing role and how they connect with the audience. Germans are showing themselves as tough, strong willed people and are clearly overpowering the Jews by shouting at them and stating the rules, they are looking upon the Jews as something to be avoided. 

Holocaust Unit: Key Question "Life is Beautiful"

How are victims, villains and heroes of tragedy and trauma valued and given a voice?

We need to apply this key question to Life is Beautiful:

1. What is a tragedy?  An event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe also a conflict that is overpowered.
2. How is Life is Beautiful a tragedy?  It shows a couple and child living a happy life in italy as Jews, when they are taken and worked in a concentration camp which was part of a huge tradgedy, the Holocaust.
3. Could it also be a comedy?  Yes, the movie at points expressed hints of humour. Guido despite what is happening he can make things funny.
4. What is a villain? What is a hero? What is a victim? Give examples of each both from real life and from fiction. A villain in most movies or books is portrayed by a person wanting to cause damage or discomfort to others. Hero is the opposite of a villain, a Victim is the person or group being damaged by the villain.
5. Who are the villains, victims and heroes? Villains-Germans Vitims-Jew Heroes-Guido
6. What value do each of these characters play in the movie? The background of Guido and the events that occur are important to show Guidos personality, therefore giving the movie more depth.
7.  What role do they play in the plot? Guido is basis of the movie and him being an inspirational character creates high interest.
8.  What role do they play in connecting the movie to history? What role do they play in evoking a reaction from the audience? Villains/There evil and shown as cold hearted Heroes/ (List the important characters in the movie and label them as either villains or heroes. Then, in dot points, list the important role they play in regards to plot, history, and to the audience.)

1. Guido Heroes
2. Dora  Heroes
3. Doctor Hero/Villain/Victim
4. Nazi SS/Villain
5. Joshua, (Guido's son)/Victim

Essay points pt 2

Intro

Idea
Grab attention
Rhetorical Question
Real life 

1. General 
Enders Game:Topic 
Examples
>Specific 

Airplane
Subway

Ender revealing true character
in times of isolation.

3. Examples when specifically looking
at Stilson, Bonzo, N.C. Compassion , struggling to express.

4. In those moments O>C Card reveals the importance.

Notes on Essay

1.
Skillful interpretation of the question and use of language features,
form, structure to craft an exposition essay. 

>Exposition- Explanatory
>Take a side
>Position/opinion
>argument.  
>Expressive/persuasive
>Logical Imformation
>Repetition 

2.
Evaluates how the text sustains or challenges 
establised cultural assumptions.

>Judgement
>Controlling info/fear
>Dramatic irony
>Unknown-xenephobia
>Fear death/apocalypse
>Fear of failure 

Discuss history relating to xenephobia and actions taken
due to fear of other cultures.  Saying others are bad gains power among that person or group.

>Xenephobia against russia.

Cavs Guide to writing and essay.

1. Read-ACTIVE
* Reacting-Allowing the book to effect you.

2. Read the Question
*Question+Idea
*Impact question
*Reaction

3. Hypo(thesis) 
*Opinion

4. Research
*Examples

5. Strean of Consciousness
*Strong views/opinions = thesis '

6. Organise-Structure 
*Draft-editing

Introduction

I. Grab Attention > So what
(1-3 sent)

II. Intro Topic
*Specific to Text
(1-3 sent)

III. Thesis 

Body

Information- Examples

Paragraph
1. Topic Sentence- links to thesis
2. Examples-quotes                                                                            (3-6 sent)
*summarize the quote = location in story, whats happening
*quote
*explain relevance of quote

3. Transition > relating one paragraph to another 



















   

Enders Game Time-line

1.Ender is sent to battleschool
2.Ender breaks bernards arm on the shuttle
3. Ender is transferred to salamander army
4. Ender participates in his first battle and cause salamander to draw against the other army.
5. Ender is transferred to Rat army and particiates in a battle he is allowed to fight in.
6. Ender practices with launchies

Demosthenes and Locke in depth

Demosthenes 

Radical- who opposed the rule of athens by macedonia. (Alex the Great). Use of persuasion and influence to gain power. e.g Cold War/ Anti Russia, wont win public favor. The spead of fear equals power and keeping together to fight in a unusual situation. 

In the Science-Fiction world of Enders game, progress is propelled by fear. Agree or Disagree

Science Fiction 
-Genre
-Conventions
-Aliens
-Unknown /Vulnerability, Control
-Space/Battleschool, inter-galactic battle
-Future
-Apcalypse/End of the world

Fear
-Peter/Mean, aggresive, psycopathic and mentally unstable
-Vulnerability/Control
-Not being good enough/Ender, Graff.
-Not being sophisticated enough/Bugger better technology, weapons
-Enhanced knowledge
-Death

Progress
-Technological
-Species
-Human capabilities
-Society

Propelled
-Pushing forward

Monday 30/5 Tecnological Advance

Do you think that the story presents technological advance as being positive or negative? It appears in the first 3 chapters that the technological advance in society has benefited humans and made life much easier.

They have developed the desk, which was a personal computer like a laptop. Enders game is set for a majority of the novel in space, humans have obviously extended there space knowledge and understanding.

Battleschool is set on a gravity controlled platform in outer-space. The ability to control gravity in space and have sustained life in space is very positive.

Laserguns have been created, this is a piece of technology that will strengthen earths war capacity. The war capacity of earth is very important to the security against the buggers.

Humans have also developed the appropriate technology to discover and explore other planets. More advances in medical supplies, procedures and education.

What part do humans play in this advancement?  

Wed 25/5 Characterisation

In groups: Who are the important characters of the first 7 chapters?

1. Who are they? 

 Ender- Ender is the main protagonist in the entire book. He is the person the book is based around. He is the backbone of the plot. 
Peter- Peter is Enders brother. He is shown in the chapter (peter) as the antagonist, he is a sub character and gives the story more depth and detail into enders life.
Valentine- Valentine is Enders sister.
Graff- Graff is the commander of battleschool and is responsible for the development of leaders for the fleet. 
Alai- Alai is Enders best friend after Ender spreads his influence as top dog in the launchies group.
Bernard- Bernard is the boy who irritates ender and gets his arm broken on the shuttle on the way up to battleschool. He plays as the antagonist when they reach battleschool and are on the ship in the first few weeks. 
Shen- Shen is Enders first friend.

1. Give me some important details based on the important characteristics we have discussed at the start of class.

1. You've got half the class to get to some 'wider conclusions' about the figurative role of these characters.

 (I was away)

Quiz

1. What person is the narrative told in?  The narrative is told in 3rd person by an omniscent narrator.
2. What is a 'Third'? A third is a 3rd born baby into a family, They are often outcasts and a constant disturbance for various reasons in the Wiggin household. Thirds dont get free education.
3. What game does Peter want to play with Ender? Buggers and Astronauts, like cops and robbers 
4. What are two reasons why Ender doesn't want to go to battle school? He does not want to leave valentine and he doesnt want to leave his family.
5. What type of irony is used when the audience knows more than the characters? The omniscent narrator gives the reader the ability to listen to the soldiers talking in the start of every chapter. Dramatic Irony
6. How does Graff treat Ender when he first gets to battle school? He speaks highly of him towards the other kids and this makes them hate him
7. Who is Ender's room leader at battle school? Ender is the room leader
8. What happens when Ender goes to the games room for the first time? He challenges an older boy and defeats him in the game, this gives him higher self esteem.
9. Who is Bernard and what is Ender's relationship to him? Bernard during the launch chapter is disliked by ender. He is the boy who gets his arm briken by ender.
10. What role is Alai voted in to? What role does he now play for the group? He is a good friend of ender
11. What mistake does Ender make immediately upon joining Salamander Army? He makes friends with the least popular member of the army.
    What happens to Ender in the battle against Condor that gets him recognition? He freezes the other soldiers and is not frozen himself and has a perfect score.

Chapter 6- Giants Drink

1. What is happening to Ender’s launch group? And what role is Ender playing? Ender and the other launchies are taken to the practice room to use the suits.
2. Ender gives the special suit a trial. It makes him able to do things that he couldn’t normally do. The special suit gives him the ability to float around and shoot the laserguns, these freeze enemy soldiers.
3. How do Bernard and Alai move in the suits? Bernard does not pick up how to use the suit quickly but Alai learns from Ender and they work together.
4. Ender makes a connection with Alai.  Ender makes friends with the once friend of Bernard, Alai.
5. What role is Alai voted in to? What role does he now play for the group?
6. Describe the sequence of events when Ender plays the game. What is revealed to Ender and about his personality at the conclusion of the game? Ender continuely tries to win the game against the giant, and he always loses. After many tries he attacks the giant and stabs it in the eye. The giant falls dead to the ground. Ender believes he is a murderer.

Chapter 5- Games

1. Who is the room leader?  Dap is the room leader and caretaker. 
2. What role does Dap play to the boys? Dap explains that he is their mum, and is responsible for them while they are launchies.
3. (44) Who is Mick and what advice does he give Ender? Mick is a 12 year old boy that he meets in the dining hall, he tells ender not to end up like him, and to avoid being a social outcasts at all costs.
4. (45) What does Ender miss his first night? He already starts missing valentine and his family.
5. (48) What happens when Ender goes to the games room and plays an older boy for the first time? He challenges the older boys to a game,  and he wins. He finds that at least he's better at somebody at something and this gives him self confidence. 
6. (49) Who is Bernard? How is his relationship with Ender? Bernard is a launchie who tormented Ender on the shuttle and has influence on the other launchies which makes Enders life at battleschool difficult. Ender dislikes him for the majority of this chapter.

Effective Technique in Enders Game

In the first 4 chapters in Enders game there is a 3rd person omniscent narrator. At the beginning of each chapter the Author lets you eavesdrop on the conversation of the soldiers. This helps give the reader a more all-round view on what is happening, and is more imforming. The 3rd person omniscent narrator also demonstrates the ability to read the characters thoughts and emotions.  This is shown in the fight against stilson, how ender attacks stilson and then you read his thoughts and get a view on his perspective.
 
At the end of chapter 1 after he has fought stilson- Ender put his head on the wall and cried and Ender thought- I am just like Peter. Take my monitor away and I am just like Peter. This shows his regret of the fight.

The main reason the Author would use 3rd person would be to give the reader multiple views and perspectives. This is more imformative on the plot and mental status on the protagonist and gives the plot more depth and twists.

The Science Fiction Genre

The first traces of science fiction books were discovered in the 1600's and developed over many centuries. It was the second half of the 19th century when science fiction really began to emerge as a recognizable genre.
People found interest in the future when many new technologies were evolving, such as astronomy, physics,electricity and mathematic theorys.
 People also got the idea of science fiction from fantasy fiction and just typical fiction that were narratives and tales. People wanted to take a more scientiific aproach to a narrative because science was a high interest point.

There are a high variety of science fiction types. But there 3 main Types that are the basis for all others. These are/
-Hard Science Fiction/Particular Emphasis of Science Fiction, (realistic)
-Soft Science Fiction  Focuses on humans feelings, emotions and relations
-Social Science fiction Less concerned on space and technology and more on society.

There are also many other science fiction genres, which are focused on something in particular. such as/

-Apocalyptic Science Fiction/ Focuses on the end of civilization due to a catastrophic event such as nuclear warfare, Pandemic or a Cybernetic revolt ( A perfect example of a Cybernetic revolt is in the terminator series where machines go to war against humans).

-Biopunk Science Fiction/ Based on biology and a hobbiest whos interest lies in DNA and genetics.

-Dying Earth Science Fiction/ This sub-genre is similar to apocalytic science fiction because it is based on the end of life on earth or the ent of time where the laws of the universe themselves fail and colapse. e.g the film 2012 is based on dying earth science fiction.

-Military Science Fiction/ This genre is based on principal characters experiences in a conflict usually in space or in a foreign country.

Chapter 4- Launch

1. How do the updates from the soldiers at the start of the chapter represent dramatic irony?  They explain how they will set him up to be a leader.
2. (28) How do we know that this society is capitalistic? The setting is in america and america is capitalistic. capitalism is for private economic power.
3. (29) Is there censorship? If so, how do you know?
4. (31) What does Ender do while Graff is speaking to the boys? How does he react to Ender? Why does he react this way?  Ender Laughs when Graff is speaking to the boys, He tries to make the other boys hate hims so that Ender would have to defend himself. (This would aid his preparation of being a leader).
5. (35) How does Graff view humans? Individually humans are all tools who are all used by the government for the benefit of mankind.
6. (36) What does Graff say about ‘doing bad things’ as soldiers? He says that violence can be used for good in some cases and that enders actions are positive.
7. What role has Ender been given for the survival of the human species? To be the great leader of the fleet and lead them to victory against the buggers.

Chapter 3- Graff

1. (19) What does Ender get chosen for in the end? Why does he get picked? He is chosen because he is deemed suitable due to his reaction to the bully stilson. 
2. What reservations does Ender have? He wanted to stay with valentine
3. (22) What does the soldier say about religion and large families? So is this a religious or secular society? Why? It is a secular society because it is not effected by religion and he said that having a third child is a drawback for families.
4. What does ‘Third’ mean? Why is this such a big deal? A third is the third child born into a family, it is a big deal because nobody wants a third because only the first 2 born children get free education. And him being in their house is a constant disruption.
5. (22) What do we learn about the ‘society’ what countries on earth make it up?
6. What big decision does Ender have to make? What are the reasons against it/for it? What does he decide? Why? What would you decide? He has to decide weather he wants to go to battleschool and not see his family for several years. For- It is for the overall benefit of mankind/ and not going would be selfish/ Against- He will not see his family for several years.  He decides after thinking about it that leaving would be the best option. He felt that he did not belong.

Peter

1. (9) Who are speaking at the beginning of the chapter again? Graff and Administration at Battleschool
2. From what these voices say what can we speculate the ‘monitor’ allowed these people to do with Ender?  It allowed them to feel what ender felt and see what ender saw. It gave them an insight on how ender behaves.
3. How do the soldiers react to Ender attacking the bully? They embraced his actions and knew that he was the one they needed.
4. What effect do the soldiers admit that they had on Ender’s brother Peter?  They thought that he was the one to become the great commander, But he was decided to be unsuitable.
5. What voice do we switch into when the soldiers section of the text is through?  The 3rd person narrator and enders thoughts.
6. (10) What is Ender’s sister’s name and what is implied by her name? Valentine/ her name sounds comforting.
7. What are the two sides of Peter? Jealous and Sarcastic
8. (11) What do we learn about the greater world from the description of the game that Peter forces Ender to play called Buggers vs. Astronauts? Its a game like cops and robbers.
9. (13) What information does Valentine have that she uses to keep Peter under control?  She says that if peter ever wants to get elected in a government position he could not have murdered somebody or be a suspect.
10. (15) Who tells the Enders to have 3 children? What does this tell us about the power of the government? The government
11. What does Ender do at the end of the chapter? What emotional state is he in? Why? Enders brother comes to his bedside and says that he loves him and he knows how it feels, Ender cries.