Flashcards
Discovery - HSC English
Cards in this deck (14)
- 1Study of DiscoveryWhat texts have to say about
discovery is of interest, but how they
represent discovery is the true focus
of study. - 2Types of Discoverydiscovering something new
rediscovery
self-discovery
discovery of people
discovery of places - 35 key aspects of Discovery1. The nature of discovery
2. How experience of and attitude
towards discovery is influenced by
context
3. The impact of discovery
4. How we can discover through a text
5. How discovery is represented in a text - 4Different objects of discovery• people
• relationships
• societies
• places
• events
• ideas - 5The experience of and attitude towards discovery can be shaped by:• personal context (and values)
• cultural context (and values)
• historical context (and values)
• social context (and values). - 6The impact of discovery• lead to new worlds and values
• stimulate new ideas or speculation
about future possibilities
• offer new understandings and renewed
perceptions of ourselves and others
• transform the lives of individuals or
society in general - 7Quote 1"You can not discover new Oceans unless you have the courage to loose sight of the shore."
Andre Gide - 8Quote 2"The truth is, most of us discover were me are headed when we arrive."
Bill Watterson - 9Quote 3"I always wonder why birds stay in the same place when they can fly any where on earth.
Then I ask myself the same question."
Harun Yahya - 10Quote 4"Discovery consists not in seeking new lands but in seeing with new eyes."
Marcel Proust - 11Quote 5"I never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking."
Albert Einstein - 12Quote 6"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge."
Daniel J. Boorstin - 13Quote 7"A discovery is said to be an accident meeting a prepared mind."
Albert Szent-Gyorgyi - 14Quote 8"A man of genius makes no mistakes; his errors are volitional and are portals of discovery."
James Joyce
Information
- Description
- 'Discovery' makes up the Area of Study for all Higher School Certificate students studying English in 2015 NSW, Australia
- Created by
- abby.slinger
- Views
- 287
- Tags
- Rating