Attempt 2: (essential components of an intro paragraph) Component 1: NAME THE TEXT, THE AUTHOR, THE THEME, AND THE TECHNIQUES USED TO CONVEY THE THEME. RESTATE THE QUESTION In his novel, “The Book Thief”, Markus Zusak communicates his ideas about the vulnerability of all societies to colluding in atrocities by re-framing the events of the Nazi Holocaust […]

QUESTION ONE: PROSE Refer to Text A, “Why not?”, on page 2 of the resource booklet. Analyse how the writer sees the personal value of taking a photograph. In your answer you should include examples of techniques used in the text, and explain their effects. (These might include, but are not limited to: dialogue, metaphor, […]

A calming chaos of tidy clutter fills the wide open circular room. Colourful creativity, plants, clothes, crystals and paintings… Tibetan flags hang above the door entering into this magical space away from the busy world. An instant sense of calm and belonging floods your body making you feel welcomed. All your stress and worries drift […]

CLASS: Your heavy eyes struggle to stay open. Your head inches closer and closer towards the mucky desk infront of you. Aware of all the surrounding students, and the teacher just a few meters away, you shake your head desperately trying to stay conscious. The complete silence of the room lays all your focus on […]

“How did Markus Zusak employ features of the genre magical realism to convey his ideas about human existence in his novel “The Book Thief?” Magical realism is a genre of writing that is used to trick people into believing the lies and tales told by the author. It is used to express ideas in a […]

“The Book Thief” written by Markus Zusak, falls mainly under the genre of realism, as the events and settings are very much believable when compared to the real world. However there is an element of the text that gives it more of a magical realism effect, and it comes from the fact that the narration […]

Narrator~ “Please, trust me. I most definitely can be cheerful.” USE OF LISTING: “I can be amiable. Agreeable. Affable. And that’s only the A’s. Just don’t ask me to be nice. Nice has nothing to do with me.” “A portrait of Pfiffikus, He was a delicate frame, He was a black raincoat, brown pants, decomposing […]

IMAGERY: “In Liesel’s mind, the moon was sewn into the sky that night. Clouds were stitched around it”