Author Choices in Detention
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Author Choices in Detention
Understanding how Tristan Bancks affects readers Year 7 English - Australian Literature Exploring tension, empathy and heroism
WALT - We Are Learning To
Identify author choices in 'Detention' Explain how these choices affect the reader Use vocabulary: intent, tension, empathy, hero, dilemma Understand how authors create emotional responses
Success Criteria
Explain what an author choice is Name one choice Tristan Bancks makes Explain how that choice makes the reader feel Use key vocabulary correctly in discussion
What is 'Detention' About?
A realistic fiction novel by Australian author Tristan Bancks Sima, a young refugee, escapes from a detention centre She becomes separated from her parents and hides in a school Dan, a student, finds her and faces a difficult choice Themes: fairness, fear, courage, empathy, difficult choices
Meet the Main Characters
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Key Vocabulary - Morphology Activity
Look at these words and identify smaller words inside detention → detain (to hold) heroic → hero (brave person) tension → tense (worried feeling) refugee → refuge (safety) empathy → empathise (understand feelings)
Background Knowledge: Key Concepts
Refugee: Someone who must leave their country for safety Detention centre: Place where people wait while government decides if they can stay Ethical dilemma: Difficult choice with no simple right answer Dan's dilemma: Follow rules OR help someone in danger?
Think About This...
What would you do if you found someone hiding who needed help? Is it always right to follow the rules? Can helping someone be wrong if they're breaking the law? What makes someone a hero?
What Are Author Choices?
Author choices are things a writer deliberately includes Characters: Who they are and what they're like Setting: Where and when the story happens Plot: What problems and events occur Dialogue: What characters say Actions: What characters do Word choice: How the author describes things
Author Intent
Intent = the reason behind a choice Bancks chooses Sima to be alone → to make us worry He chooses a school lockdown → to create tension He chooses Dan's dilemma → to make us think about right and wrong Sentence frame: 'The author's intent is to make the reader feel _____'
Odd One Out - Warm Up
Set 1: fear, curiosity, empathy, pencil Set 2: dialogue, actions, appearance, lunchbox Set 3: heroic, brave, selfish, courageous Set 4: entertain, excite, frighten, table Discuss: Which doesn't belong and why?
