Indigenous Voices and Perspectives · Australian Literature

Storytelling and Oral Traditions

Exploring how traditional storytelling techniques are adapted into contemporary written forms.

Key Questions

  1. 1How do cyclical narrative structures differ from Western linear storytelling?
  2. 2In what ways does the inclusion of local language terms challenge the dominance of Standard English?
  3. 3How is the connection to Country articulated through metaphorical language?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9E10LT04AC9E10LA01
Year: Year 10
Subject: English
Unit: Indigenous Voices and Perspectives
Period: Australian Literature

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