Year 8 exam prep

What is a stereotype?

• A certain portrayal of a group of people in a particular way

• A widely held but oversimplified idea of a person or group of people

• Something important to someone

• An action towards a certain value

What is a representation?

• A feeling created by the words in a text

• The emotion presented by the author

• A description or portrayal of someone or something

• A simplified idea about someone

What does it mean to reinforce a stereotype?

• To strengthen or support it

• To challenge its validity

• To compare it to something else

• To give evidence

What does it mean to challenge a stereotype?

• To strengthen or support

• To dispute the truth

• To compare the differences

• To put two things that are opposite together

A value is something someone thinks is important

• True

• False

An Attitude is a feeling that you get from the text

• True

• False

Which is an example of tone?

• Colour

• Aggressive

• Australia is easy going

• Australians ride kangaroos to school

What is "salience"

• The movements and postures that express feelings/attitudes
• Words in an image to send a message or create a mood
• The feature that grabs your attention
• The parts of the picture that are closest to you

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What is the significance of colour?

• Highlights an author's modality in juxtaposition with tone
• Makes an image look nice
• Gives a sense of familiarity
• Evokes feelings and responses and creates an atmosphere.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Colour is an element of the _________________ code.

• symbolic

• audio

• technical

• written