English Communication: Looking for Alibrandi

Year 11 English Communication - Looking For Alibrandi

Students are to complete each section as a word document.

Section 1: Close Study – Chapter Questions

Chapter One

1. What information is given about Josie’s background? 2. What evidence is there that she is caught between two cultures and two social classes? 3. What beliefs does her thinking reflect here …

Chapter Two

1. At school, Josie believes that she does not fit in. why does she feel this way? 2. What are the consequences of this feeling? Consider her friends. 3. Why was Josie impressed by Jacob Coote? 4. Why did Josie aspire to belong to the world of ‘Poison Ivy’? 5. What advice could you give her …

Chapter Three

1. How does Josie feel about the rituals which are associated with her Italian background? Is she being fair? 2. Josie expresses her wish to be free “if society will let her.” What does she mean? To what extent is she really trapped, is she trapped by her beliefs? How could she change her thinking to feel different about this? 3. How would you rate her in terms of ‘Being her own person’? 4. What discoveries does Josie make abut her father in this chapter?

Chapter Four

1. How does Josie learn about the differences that exist between her world and that of John Barton? 2. What insights do we gain of the life of John Barton? Is it free from stress? 3. Assumptions about wealth and happiness – are they the same thing 4. How could Josie change to feel less angry?

Chapter Five

1. Contrast Josie’s impressions of Jacob and John. 2. Is Jacob being fair when he describes Josie as a snob?

Chapter Six

1. How does Michael Andretti react to Josie? 2. How does Christina react to Michaels statement that, “It’s too late, seventeen-year-olds don’t need a father.” [page 66]
Chapter Seven

1. What does Josie discover about her grandmother’s past? 2. Highlight some examples of the cultural differences between Italy and Australia. 3. Identify the charateristics that Josie and Nonna have in common.

Chapter Eight

1. How does Carly upset Josie? 2. How does the father-daughter relationship develop this chapter?

Chapter Nine

1. Identify some of the generational differences between Christina and Nonna.

Chapter Ten

1. Explain Josie’s mixed feelings towards Jaob. 2. How are the cultural differences between Josie and Jacob highlighted here?

Chapter Eleven

1. “I’m changing, Mama. I’m growing up. I’m finally seeing he light.” [Page 110] What prompted this statement? Is it genuine? 2. “…the age of innocence is gone …” [Page 112] Is Josie trying to frighten her mother or is she serious?

Chapter Twelve

1. What does Josie learn of Nonna’s early life in Australia? 2. What hints are given that Marcus Sandford was special to Nonna?

Chapter Thirteen

1. Why was Josie furious with Jacob Coote? 2. How does this chapter mark a change in the relationship between Josie and her father?

Chapter Fourteen

1. How is Josie’s attitude to John Barton changing? Why do you this is the case? 2. How is John reacting to the pressures he feels? 3. Be your own person

Chapter Fifteen

1. How accurate are Lee’s comments on social class? [page 44] Ae her views confirmed by the novel as a whole? 2. Josie and sexuality

Chapter Sixteen

1. Descrie Josie’s feelings as she spends the day with Jacob. 2. What discovery does she make about life and love? 3. Cultural differences

Chapter Seventeen

1. What does Josie discover about Michael in Adelaide? 2. Being judgemenatl – Christina

Chapter Eighteen

1. Josie sensitive to racist taunts 2. “I pictured myself with Jacob Coote for the rest of my life”

Chapter Nineteen

1. Tomato Day 2. “culture is nailed into you so deep you can’t escape it”

Chapter Twenty

1. What does Josie learn about responsibility in this chapter? 2. What does she mean by the last sentence, “I think my emancipation began at hat moment.”

Chapter Twenty-One

1. What does Josie have in common with John Barton? Why does she see Macbeth with him? How does this cause tension with Jacob Coote?

Chapter Twenty-Two

1. What does Christina try to teach Josie about love?

Chapter Twenty-Three

1. What evidence is there that Josie is more tolerant of her Nonna? 2. Has Josie ‘gained character’?

Chapter Twenty-Four

1. How does Josie react to Jacob’s advice to, “Break away from those rules Josie. Make your own.” 2. What similarities does Josie see in Jacob and Marcus Sandford? 3. Why does Josie reject Jacob’s approaches?

Chapter Twenty-Five

1. What does Josie discover about Nonna?

Chapter Twenty-Six

1. How does Josie’s opinion of Nonna begin to soften? 2. “I was beginning to feel free.” [Page 221] What does she mean?

Chapter Twenty-Seven

1. Describe John’s mood in this chapter? What clues are there of what is about to happen?

Chapter Twenty-Eight

1. How does Josie feel when she learns of John’s suicide? 2. Josie believes that he died to achieve his emancipation, what does she mean? 3. Be your own person

Chapter Twenty-Nine

1. What discoveries does Josie make this chapter?

Chapter Thirty

1. Why did Jacob end the relationship with Josie?

Chapter Thirty-One

1. Be your own person

Chapter Thirty-Two

1. How does Josie achieve her emancipation? What does she mean?

Section 2: Film as Text

Answer the following questions in detail.

1. Outline the plot of the film. 2. Describe the settings. 3. Close Scene analysis. Describe the beginning and ending of the film. Your answer must show an understanding of cinematic techniques.

Tomato Day

4. What reasons does Josie give for not wanting to be a part of Tomato Day? 5. Which important characters are introduced in this sequence? The mother and nan 6. How does Josie know she doesn’t want to be a part of this world? 7. What ideas does Josie express about the future? That she will found the man of her dreams and everything will work out

Introduction to St Martha’s

8. What contrasts are there between people like Carly Bishop and people like Josie Alibrandi in this scene? That they show that they are better the her and they have the best life. 9. How has dialogue been used to introduce Carly’s character? It gives you idea that she rude and up herself

Meeting Michael for the First Time

10. Why do you think Nonna likes to speak Sicilian when Josie’s around? Because some people don’t understand what they are saying and josie can speak well to her nonna like that 11. Why does Michael say ‘Christina’s daughter’ slowly? Because it his daughter and hasn’t seen her in ages.

Jacob Drops Josie Off

12. Why does Jacob seem interested in whether Josie would be at a school like Cook High if she wasn’t on her scholarship? No she would be at a different school if she didn’t have the scholarship. 13. What contrasts are there between Josie and Jacob? They have a hate love relationship and different ways of life and understanding.

Setting John’s Soul Free

14. What link is there between what John wants and Josie tearing up the letter? That she wanted to be with him but it didn’t happened to the way she wanted it to go. And he just wanted freedom 15. Why does John list the different things people want him to be? Because that’s what they want him to be and not what he was to be

Breaking Carly’s Nose

16. What was the previous encounter between Josie and Michael? On the boat when she was crying 17. Why is there a pregnant pause after Michael says the words ‘my daughter’? because he is her father and doesn’t really call her his daughter that much but when he does she doesn’t know what to say. 18. Why does Michael mention he has a bad temper? That he has the same temper as he does

Relationships

19. What might Jacob say in reply to Josie’s comment that he lives without culture? That he doesn’t she just not his type of chick 20. What reasons does he give for them being suited? That she does the things he does and is his type of chick 21. Why do you think things don’t always run smoothly? Because they are both the same in some away more then others

Confronting Nonna

22. What things stop as a result of this scene? Because he treated them like farm animals 23. What does she learn about her Nonna as a result of this conversation? That she wasn’t the bad person in this story she was only doing it for them. 24. Josie’s first reaction is the run off and tell her mother. Why would that have been the wrong thing to do? Because her mum doesn’t know it all

Tomato Day – End

25. What has Josie achieved in the past 12 months? That she is greatful for the people in here life and the way it is on track

Section 3: Issue Study: Teenage Mental health

Make a digital thing showing teenagers and character and mental wellbeing

Section 4: Deconstructing Characters

“Thoughts drive behaviours” what is meant by this statement? Give four examples form the text.

Personal Reflection

Write down a personal response to the following ideas that are explored in the film

* The importance of friends * The pressure to be perfect * Knowing where you belong * Overcoming obstacles