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Looking for Alibrandi

Study Guide

Created by

Pamela Cohen B A Hons. Dip Ed

Overview

Title of Text:

Composer:

Date Published:

Place of Publication:

Illustrator ( if

appropriate)

Protagonist/s

Antagonist/s

Other key characters

Setting

Key themes

Issues explored

Ideas used to explore

the issues

Symbols and motifs

used

Techniques used by

the composer

Brief plot outline

How does your prose

fiction text relate to

the ‘Migrants and

Memories’ concept?

Characters

Copy as many pages as necessary to complete a study of each relevant character in your

text

Character: Description, be detailed- what

physical descriptions have been

provided by the composer?

What intellectual descriptions have

been provided by the composer?

What emotional descriptions have

been provided by the composer?

Language forms and features or

structures of texts, film techniques

etc., used to describe the character –

metaphors, similes, adverbs,

adjectives, euphemisms,

intertextuality, allusions etc?

Purpose, audience impact and

effectiveness of the

characterisation?

Has the composer used this

character?

to provoke?

to provide insight into

experience?

to detail the hardships of

individual experience?

to expose the alienation of

teenagers?

to examine the impact of

emigration on individuals

and groups?

to highlight how certain

groups or individuals can

be included or excluded in

society?

How does this character provide

insight into the themes of the text?

Links to characterisation in your

other core texts( conceptual, literal,

metaphorical, spiritual,

philosophical etc)

Setting

Where has the text been

set?

What time era has the text

been set in and how does

the era shape an

understanding of the

characters in the text?

How do characters

respond to the setting?

What language forms,

features or structures of

texts have been used by

the composer to create the

setting? Provide textual

evidence of your language

forms

Themes

Copy as many pages as necessary to complete a study of each theme in your related text

Thematic discussion- what

theme does Looking for

Alibrandi explore

relationships?

e.g.

alienation

prejudice

loss of identity

cultural respect

growing up

How do the themes of

provide an understanding

of the world Josie lives in?

Textual References

What quotes identify the

themes of the text –

provide at least three

Why have these themes

been developed by

Marchetta?

Issues

Issue discussion- what

issues does the text

explore?

e.g.

Discrimination

Youth versus Adults

Acceptance of cultural

traditions

Cultural Identity

Migrant Heritage

Ethnicity

How do the issues in

Looking for Alibrandi link

to the issues explored in

other texts you have

studied?

Textual References


issues of the text – provide

at least three

How does the issue relate

provide insight into

Josie‟s experiences?

Ideas

Ideas discussion

What specific events

occur in your text?

How do the ideas in

Looking for Alibrandi link

to the ideas explored in

other texts you have

studied?

Textual References


ideas explored in the text

– provide at least three

How does this text provide

insight into emigration or

the experience of refugees

in today‟s society?

Context Social

Work

Education

Relationships

Leisure

Cultural

Heritage

Traditions

Identify

Rituals

Celebration

Values

Ethnicity

Political

Power roles between

youth and adults

Power roles between

youth

Social class

Historical

History of

Australian

emigration

History of Italian

community in

Australia

Family history

Religious

Beliefs

Traditions

Values

Intellectual

Issues surrounding

acceptance and

diversity

Prejudice against the

„other‟ - migrants

Symbols and motifs

What symbols have been

used by the composer in

your related text?

What repeated motifs are

used by the composer in

your related text?

How do the symbols link

to the themes of the text?

How do the motifs link to

the themes of the text?

Values

Values are the ideas we have about what is good and what is bad, and how things should be. We

have values about family relationships (regarding, for instance, the role of the husband with

respect to the wife), about work relationships (regarding, for instance, how employers should

treat employees) and about other personal and relationships issues (regarding, for example, how

children should behave towards adults, or how people should follow particular religious beliefs).

www.colorado.edu/conflict/peace/glossary.htm

The dimensions or objectives we choose with which to measure the system and those variables

we attempt to optimise in deriving fitness. Due to neural associations, the dualism between 'fact'

and 'value' is invalid, thus values can form a part of our scientific worldview.

www.calresco.org/glossary.htm

Set of beliefs or standards that the organization (i.e., organizational values) and its stakeholders

(i.e., personal values) believe in and operate from. Organizational values are utilized to guide the

day-to-day operations, serving as a linkage between Mission (i.e., present operations) and Vision

(i.e., intended direction). Personal values are utilized to allow organizational members to

understand how their own beliefs fit into the organizational values and its intended operations

and direction.

www.eglin.af.mil/46tw/StrategicPlan/glossary.htm

Filters we use to evaluate the content of incoming information about ourselves and the world in

general, sorting our perceptions into good and bad, worthwhile and worthless, and so on. Our

values are usually closely related to our beliefs.

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http://www.nyfolklore.org/resource/what.html

Use the lists over the page to assist you with identifying values in texts.

http://www.colorado.edu/conflict/peace/glossary.htm

http://www.calresco.org/glossary.htm

http://www.eglin.af.mil/46tw/StrategicPlan/glossary.htm

http://www3.mistral.co.uk/bradburyac/gloss3.html

http://www.nyfolklore.org/resource/what.html

List of Values

Accomplishment

Accountability

Accuracy

Act on things

Adventure

All for One; One for

All

Athletics/Sports,

Competitive

Attitude, Right

Authority

Behavior, Proper-

Beauty (of

environment, art,

people, etc.)

Benefits to All

Calm, Quietude

Celebrity-Worship

Challenge

Change

Charity

Chastity, Purity

Children, Nurturing

of

Civic Duty

Civic Pride

Civil Rights

Cleanliness,

Orderliness

Collaboration

Collective, Needs of

the

Commitment

Common Purpose

Communication

Community

Compassion

Competence

Discovery

Diversity

Duty

Education (Right

to, need of, value

in)

Efficiency

Empowerment of

Individual

Entertainment

Essential Services,

right to

Equal

Opportunity

Excellence

Fairness

Family

Family Values-

honor parents,

Nurture children,

etc.

Fate

Fitness

Flair

Flexibility

Force

Fraternity

Freedom

Free Will

Friendliness

Friendship

Fun

Generosity

Genius

Global View

Goodness

Government

Power

Gratitude

Leadership

Learning

Loyalty

Environmental,

Concern for

Equal Opportunity

Equality

Factual

Faith

Lifestyle, a certain

Love (Romance,

other forms of)

Knowledge

Majority Rule

Mannered, Well-

Maximum

utilization

(of time, resources)

Meaning

Merit

Minority Rights

Money, Wealth

Nation's Status (in

World)

Nutrition

Neighborliness

Openness, Open-

mindedness

Orderliness

Organization,

Systemization

Outer Directedness

Participation

(e.g. in democracy,

decisions)

Patriotism,

Country

Peace, Non-

Violence

Resourcefulness

Rule of, Respect for

Law

Respect for Others

(individuals, cultures,

races)

Respect for the

Individual

Respect for Elders

Responsibility,

Taking-

Responsiveness

Results-oriented

Right to Bear Arms

Romance of Life

Ritual

Rule of Law,

Legality

Sacrifice

Safety

Safety Net (for

elderly, unemployed,

etc.)

Security

Self-givingness

Self-Improvement

Self-Reliance

Self-Respect, Self-

Worth

Seriousness

Service (to others,

society)

Simplicity

Sincerity

Skill

Solitude

Speed

Spirituality, Spirit

Stability

Competition,

Competitiveness

Concern for Others

Conformity

Consensus

Consumer Rights

Content Over Form

Continuity (from

past)

Continuous

Improvement

Cooperation

Coordination,

Integration

Courage

Courtesy

Creativity

Culture (art, etc.)

Decisiveness

Democracy

(representative

government)

Determination

Diplomacy (over

confrontation)

Direction,

Purposefulness

Discipline

Grievances, Right

to express

Happiness, Pursuit

of

Hard Work

Harmony, Unity,

Oneness

Health & Well-

Being

Helpfulness

Hero-worship

Heroism

Honesty,

Truthfulness

Honor

Hospitality

Human Rights

Individuality

Inner Directedness

Informed, Being-

Innovation

Integration of

People Types

Intelligence

Integrity

Justice

Knowledge

Perfection

Perseverance

("never give up")

Personal Growth

(human potential)

Philosophy, a

certain

Pioneer Individual

Pleasure

Popular Will

(deferring to)

Power

Practicality

Preservation

Privacy

Progress,

Improvement

Prosperity

Protection (of law,

etc.)

Public Access

Punctuality

Quality (of work,

service etc.)

Rationality

Reason

Regularity

Regulation &

Control

Religious Life

Status (individual,

social, collective,

nation's, etc.)

Standardization

Strength (physical,

psychological,

power, force)

Subtlety (beyond the

seen)

Success,

Achievement

Teamwork

Thinking, Thought

Timeliness

Tolerance

Tradition

Tranquility

Truth, Seeking the

underlying-

Trust

Valuing Values

Variety

Wealth

Wisdom

Women's Rights

World Unity

Techniques Technique

Evidence

Purpose

Effectiveness in

shaping meaning

Relationship to the

‘Migrants and

Memories’ concept

Technique

Evidence

Purpose

Effectiveness in

shaping meaning

Relationship to the

‘Migrants and

Memories’ concept

Technique

Evidence

Purpose

Effectiveness in

shaping meaning

Relationship to the

‘Migrants and

Memories’ concept

Technique

Evidence

Purpose

Effectiveness in

shaping meaning

Relationship to the

‘Migrants and

Memories’ concept

Technique

Evidence

Purpose

Effectiveness in

shaping meaning

Relationship to the

‘Migrants and

Memories’ concept

Study Questions

Chapter One

Multiple choice: Circle the correct answer.

1. When Josie gets her magazine back from

Sister Louise she ash to write a two –

thousand word:

(a) letter

(b) conversation

(c) essay

(d) narrative

2. Josie‟s excuse for not going to see her

grandmother on page 8 is:

(a) she is tired

(b) she wants to get on the bus with the

„best-looking guys‟

(c) she is studying for the HSC

(d) she wants to „sunbake on the verandah‟

3. Josie and her mother share their house

with:

(a) English backpackers

(b) gardeners

(c) ex-backpackers who „wanted more

privacy‟

(d) tea drinkers who sing “Tottenham soccer

songs‟

4. Josie‟s comparisons with her looks and

those of her mother suggest:

(a) she loves her mother

(b) she is proud of her mother

(c) she is self conscious and deprecating in

her view of herself

(d) she is aware of the genetic inheritance

she has from her father

5. The descriptions of Josie‟s home are

provided to identify the:

(a) the financial status of her family

(b) the lack of presence of her father

(c) a sense of family history

(d) all of the above

6. The verb „snapped‟ on page 10 suggests

Christina has:

(a) broken an „ugly vase‟

(b) lost her temper with Josie‟s lack of help

around the house

(c) been to Nonna‟s and had a „crappy‟ time

(d) become frustrated after hearing gossip

from Nonna about Josie and her friends

7. The tone of the line „Telecom would go

broke if it weren‟t for Italians‟ is:

(a) hilarious

(b) serious

(c) sardonic

(d) patronising

8. Melina Marchetta reinforces the religious

context of the narrative with her reference

to:

(a) Father Stephen coming in to class to

teach religion

(b) using the terms‟ communion‟ and „pray‟

(c) Sister Gregory accusing her Josie of

being a „pagan‟

(d) all of the above

9. Christina‟s hands are trembling because:

(a) she is getting old

(b) she is uncomfortable in her „kitchenette‟

(c) she has to tell Josie about a change in

locality of her father

(d)she is scared

10. The migrant narrative is established in

this chapter when Josie refers to her

Nonna‟s:

(a) relationship with her father

(b) her Nonna‟s „boring Sicily stories‟

(c) the number of men who asked for

Nonna‟s hand in marriage

(d) husband

True or False

1. Josie and her mother live in Glebe. (True or False)

2. Josie lives with her Nonna. (True or False)

3. Josie loves going to her Nonna‟s house after school. (True or False)

4. Josie‟s mother works as a translator for the government. (True or False)

5. Josie has a good relationship with her mother, Christina. (True or False)

6. Josie states that the „best-looking guys‟ are on the bus to Leichardt. (True or False)

7. Josie states that the „best-looking guys‟ are on the bus to Glebe. (True or False)

8. Nonna‟s favourite music is Metallica. (True or False)

9. Josie thinks her mother is „pretty strict‟ (True or False)

10. Josie‟s Nonna is understanding and supportive of Christina in her decisions about

Josie. (True or False)

11. What information is given about Josie's background? Refer to her family, education

and class

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12. What evidence is there that she is caught between two cultures and two social

classes?

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Extension Activity:

Write a summary that explores the relationships between Josie, Christina and Nonna.

Extension Activity:

Using the questions above, and the remainder of Chapter One, provide a discussion of the

issues the text is raising in relation to Josie and her family.

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Chapter One (Part Two) Literacy Focus

Unscramble the words below:

1. hgreguds________________

2. cneidsat________________

3. gaeimarr________________

4. sunmemate________________

5. ilkurgn________________

6. tdecieal________________

7. esetrgr________________

8. coisialte________________

9. apgna________________

10. rhiiredfo_____________

Place the vocabulary list under the following headings:

Nouns ( state

whether

common,

abstract or

Proper nouns)

Verbs Adjectives Adverbs Contexts( any

recognizable

contexts that

are addressed

by the

vocabulary

Extension Activity:

Use the vocabulary in the table to write a poem about families.


Chapter Two

1. At school, Josie believes that she doesn't fit. Why does she feel this way? What

language features are used to express her emotions?

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2. What are the consequences of these emotions? Consider the language used to

describe the actions of her friends.

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3. What language features are used to indicated that Josie is impressed by Jacob

Coote?

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4. Why did Josie aspire to belong to the world of 'Poison' Ivy? What language

feature is used here?

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Chapter Three

1. How has Marchetta used language to describe how Josie feels about the rituals

which are associated with her Italian background?

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2. Josie expresses her wish to be free 'if society will let (her)' (page 40). What does

she mean? Is her view of freedom a naive one?

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3. What discoveries does Josie make about her father in this chapter? What language

is used to construct the tone used to introduce Michael Andretti?

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Chapter Four

1. How does Josie learn about the differences that exist between her world and that

of John Barton in this chapter?

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2. What insights do we gain into the life of John Barton? Is it free from stress?

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3. What language is used by Marchetta to develop a sympathetic view of John

Barton?

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4. Are we persuaded of the integrity of John as a character by the use of language

and perspective provided?

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Chapter Five

Answer these questions in full sentences

1. How many times does Josie look in the mirror?

2. Why is she looking in the mirror?

3. What tone is established by the adverbial phrase „much lovelier‟?

4. What does Josie mean when she uses the simile „like the Virgin Mary‟?

5. Why is Marchetta presenting the contrast presented between the „doctor shoes‟

and the „velvet dress‟?

6. Discuss the effectiveness of metaphor of “Poison Ivy‟ as a description of a

character.

7. How does Josie respond to Jacob Coote when she meets him at the dance?

8. Explain the effectiveness and meaning of the language used in the sentence: „My

eyes smarted from the wind and my skin felt tight, not to mention my throat

hurting from all the screaming.‟

9. Read the dialogue on page 61 from „How did your mother die? I asked him

quietly.‟ to page 62: „He smiled at the thought.‟ What is Marchetta developing

about Jacob‟s character and his relationship with Josie?

10. Read the dialogue on page 63 from: „I smiled and nodded. “Where do you live?”

to the end of the chapter. What is Marchetta‟s purpose in using this dialogue

between Josie and Jacob? How effectively does the dialogue convey the themes of

alienation prejudice and appreciation of difference explored in the text?

Create a table of all of the adverbs used in this chapter.


Word Scramble


1. vtueedrleon________________

2. pnetiaec________________

3. itrcaattneuv________________

4. riaoegnl________________

5. oipnamoclsto________________

6. gsoorgeu________________

7. uxtiehosna________________

8. aculas________________

9. ioemtep________________

10. tiiidyulidvan________________

11. trlihlceyysa________________

12. pisianotgnr________________

13. npaoiadr________________

14. tpnitaaplgi________________

15. rpipodccuee________________

16. csbeuro________________

17. rnarbmetesams________________

18. nasuseveg________________

19. eetcibsosni________________

20. eirgcipn________________


Chapter Five Wordsearch

E I I T I F I O O E D D E A D N W R L R I E D I N

S U L A L N D E E T V O L F R H R R I N O B D M O

B N Z R F H U E R T N E N N Y E I S D T A T O L E

N N B E O Q U T R R E L R L N L C I I F N T C D D

C M S M A T L O A E E N B R E H V L R E O F H Q R

A Y I P B N U O O P T A E O D I R E G R T H E B V

N L O T D L S O I M T T L D D O I I C N T N L A G

L Z A H I F L D A R N I U U W L L Y O B F A C R C

A T I N N C R S O D V I A M E L C I F U G O A Y A

L Y N I I A H F H L O L D V E L O N L L O N H O E

O G H O W A M R C N I S O T E O R T H I D I N O O

O N C R M O A S N T S L N G H E A I N M A A E A D

I O O E C C N R Y V O I L A C G O A O G A R D B H

E F D N H T F E E G L Y I T N E R T T L T I Q L O

T I U L M H F H L M L R A I U O H I N Y A G G Q H

A L D N R O H N H H I O Y I D E T H D N T S L R L

N U T Z L U E T G G I D E S R R T A D E L B N F O

L B N H S S N I N H E E E B A N E D H E H L M O E

M G D I V O H O D H T B H H O L D N I S N G L V B

A L U F I O R M N Y O O N I T E O E M R I G U N R

I G T L O A O O L R D U L H T U Y E Y I G T I A T

E I L M N O Y D D L D L R I G R A I R S P Y E E L

Y I E C N T L R L A I O O V F I Q I R Y C A H F F

Z L E G S R A Y L B B N N T S P T R L E N N L I E

M N E D B W H R T I U A D R A L I E A R C E E E Y

billionth individuality dying uncomfortably

zillionth fetish snob highly

grandmother opaque ashamed intelligent

lovelier wardrobes muttered laughed

ignorance feigned forward motorcycle


Short Answer Reading Comprehension and Language Analysis

1. What are Josie's impressions of Jacob Coote and John Barton? Identify and

explain the effect of the language and how it has been used to shape the tone?

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2. Is Jacob Coote right in describing Josie as a snob? How has tone been constructed

through the verbs and adjectives used?

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3. List ten adjectives used in this chapter to describe the characters. What tone is

created by the adjectives?

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4. List the verbs that are used instead of „said‟ in this chapter. How do these verbs

help to develop our response to the characters?

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5. Identify at least two figurative language features in this chapter and explain how

their purpose.

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Chapter Six

1. Who is Michael Andretti?

2. Does this chapter begin in first or third person?

3. Read paragraph two. What is implied by Josie‟s description of the characters looking at

one another?

4. Who is Robert?

5. Why does Nonna Katia „beam‟ after Robert?

6. Examine the conversation between Christina and Michael on pages 65 and 66. Writing

from Josie‟s perspective, explain how you would feel if you heard your parents having

this conversation about you. You should write at least 100 words. Write in first person

and use a range of appropriate adverbs to express your emotional response to the

conversation.

7. What theme does this conversation explore (there is a list of themes in your study guide).

Explain how this conversation explores the theme you have chosen.

8. What is Nonna Katia‟s role in this conversation?

9. What does Josie think of Michael? Use analytical language to express your response. You

should use quotes from the text to support your answer.

10. How does Josie explain her reaction to Michael Andretti to her mother?

11. What is the tone of this chapter?

12. What do we, as readers, learn and develop understanding about Christina, Michael Nonna

and Josie in this chapter? ( you could use the character sheets in your study guide to assist

with developing your response)

Create a table of verbs used in this chapter.


Word Scramble


1. cuebreab________________

2. rsmuaesctnicc________________

3. rwselte________________

4. tlyigu________________

5. pylensroal________________

6. sngiuisscd________________

7. dthugaer________________

8. onlmiacgtcpi________________

9. ncebeitaol________________

10. etnieghe________________

11. aufrvo________________

12. seddciover________________

13. ednroraw________________

14. inctnea________________

15. encifodn________________

16. ohatcic________________

17. rstrreaib________________

18. mgercai________________

19. iinttenon________________

20. nlsdiecipi________________


Exploring Relationships

Chapter Six

T S F S I H S I N Y A E R I O A N C T C E E T E C

D P O A S N R A N P A S U Y I C R E C H U I R W A

E N J S T A E E I S H Y L A P E P I R P S K R S P

A S L O I H N H E D S I S D K E T L S O R A E O N

Y E P I S R E N O A S M N A S S L E R K E D C Y N

C E T E N E A R O C E N H R I J T R P E L L R K F

H E Y S C T P H L N H S C L D U Y I O A E F L H O

S P S E N I E H E Y D R A F A D N L N A R W A I S

E N E E N M A Y I N E E I S I L E P E E S A I E S

S T E N V H N L A N R N A S N I I D T I Y E P K A

E N I P A E E H L N E A H S T R O R G L F R N N C

Y R E G N R N N U Y N S H C R I E H I O E H D I T

N A G I H L T T G E R N E J N I N R E I D E A E E

E E R I E T O P E D T N A S N I G A C V A C P S Y

P U R S L A E I C E I I L R P N E Y I N E E I L A

A D I I C L D N W N N A C E A R T F M M H T R T S

A E I E N E P T E D N N R R T M S F P E N P I E G

Y A L I P R I S E D I E E E O E I L A E P P S I E

A E A P P W R R R H H S L L A S S T E I L R E I N

R S A A T D E R H W O M H I E S A I T A I E C H H

K N S H T P N I Y L E E I H E S N N M E H H A E Y

S N N Y S A P N O M E I C H I N R F N O R C N A T

T L T I C L A E Y I C I E S E P Y A A H R D I E Y

U M H A T E A C N E L S S I O S C S I T S P N M A

N W P I I E E S E C E D N O A R E C I L S N T A Y

liar fatherly clichés Michael

angrily Andretti handshake Christina

whispered promise upset Josephine

anywhere tightened sorry Nonna

especially snapped unrealistic seventeen


Short Answers

1. Josie has her second encounter with Michael Andretti in this chapter. How does

he react to her?

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2. How does Christina react to Michael's statement, 'It's too late. Seventeen-year-

olds don't need a father.' (Page 66)?

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Extension Activity

After completing the word search use the vocabulary to write a dialogue between Josie

and her mother from Josie‟s perspective. Your response must be at least 150 words.

Remember that when writing dialogue, each speaker should begin on a separate line.

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Chapter Seven Use full sentence answers to develop your response to the following questions.

1. How does Josie spend her Easter?

2. What presents does Josie get instead of Easter Eggs?

3. What is a glory box? What do you keep in a glory box?

4. What does Josie mean when she makes the observation: „If life was a silent movie

I‟d be able to see the captions under their faces‟?

5. What does page 73 suggest about the cultural influences that impact on Josie‟s

life?

6. Why doesn‟t Josie want to sleep with her grandmother? In your answer you

should use specific references to the txt and analyse any language features used

by Marchetta.

7. This chapter provides explicit insights into the relationship between Nonna and

her husband. Provide your understanding of that relationship based on Josie‟s

observations and dialogue with her family.( at least 150 words)

8. Write a review of Josie‟s‟ relationship with her grandmother. Does this chapter

suggest any changes to the relationship from the earlier chapters? Why? What are

they? Why have these changes occurred?( at least 100 words comparing this

chapter with comments Josie has made about her Nonna in earlier chapters)

9. Why does Josie „almost‟ laugh at her grandmother‟s „theatrics‟?

10. How does this chapter provide insight into the impact of immigration on families?

Punctuation

Create a table of the different forma of punctuation used in this chapter.

Form Explanation of how the punctuation shapes meaning in the text


Punctuation V P C L S N N P L S F C T M E C T S H L O T P O O

T U R S L M V A L U E M O M S C E Q M O E L E H C

I O D S N M L X L H C E L S P C U A H T N S A S R

P T E T N E C L P O O O F T O O H O I P A T P A E

M P C M O O S O M R N S O E T A P O S P H A N O S

Y X N E S T R P O I M O O A O M I O R C E I M N M

A E P L O T L C H N L R T P E N N T T T I A M A P

L S T P S E A O R V O I O O I D T O O C I L E I C

Q S C O X H U L A T O S O H I N O A L C I P A T S

C C P O S O Y Q A N N S I E N T O M H O A O H T I

F A M T X C T P M C A I A P T E O L S S C P S A I

C S P O O E A A H N M N I M A T O O O P S O M L T

P L R T S I R S L E O I L E M S E S A C U A P E T

O M I L O K L S E Q N I E N I O A D A Q I S I S M

I L A P S S T I S S N A T L O H C E S E F M O T A

I P S C Q P N L O A V O H A I M A D P E L O E R M

L R O S T L I S M P A C C I S M E A E P H P A S I

E P C P I L S L N I P S P E M I H U D T M F M H S

R O K M H T O O L O C A C O T I L M N Q R C U I P

L R M D S S P A A O T E C K S A L A T L I E O O S

O I X C O O A X S I I E O D P M O I T O O E V I O

A N T S I N I D O C S C E O O C S H S I A H P N A

Q R U N I C O I C O O I L A L A N C T R P T O S I

O N O O I O R O E C Y N P A N O A C M I N A L P O

P O N N D E N E I A O I N I C O M P S O T N C O H

comma dash quotation marks

Full stop Inverted commas apostrophe

Semi colon capitalisation italics

colon simple

hyphen complex

After completing the puzzle, locate at least five hyphenated adjectives used in this

chapter and explain how they shape meaning.


Spelling

Write out the incorrectly spelt word from the list below using the correct spelling:

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Short Answers

1. What does Josie discover about her grandmother's past? Identify the abstract

nouns and metaphorical features of this passage of the text.

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2. Some of the cultural differences between Italy and Australia are highlighted here.

Provide an example of one. How is this both literal and metaphorical?

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3. There are also suggestions that Nonna and Josie have qualities in common. Can

you identify any? How is tone being used to demonstrate the irony of Josie‟s

reactions?

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Chapter Eight

1. Why is the time before class the most exciting for Josie? Do you agree? Why

do you enjoy catching up with your friends? What do you talk about?

2. What is Marchetta suggesting about her understanding of teenage girls and

their relationships in this chapter?

3. What is Marchetta’s purpose in introducing Carly Bishop into the narrative?

4. What type of person is Carly?

5. Is Marchetta’s characterisation effective? Why? Use quotes from the text to

support your answer.

6. What does it mean to be pretentious?

7. How does page 82 explore the prejudices faced by children of migrant

families?

8. How and why does Marchetta use the character of Carly to identity issues of

social class in the text?

9. What does Josie do to Carly? Why?

10. Why does Josie call her father?

11. What does Michael Andretti do when he meets Ron Bishop?

12. Marchetta is developing the relationship between Josie and her father in this

chapter. How?

13. How does Josie feel about Michael Andretti by the end of the chapter?

14. How do her feelings towards him change from Chapter Six?

15. How do you, as the reader, develop an understanding of the complex

relationships in this text from this chapter.

Develop a table of Proper Nouns used in this chapter.

Explain how at least five of the proper nouns shape meaning in the text.


Chapter Eight

Spelling and Vocabulary List


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After completing this puzzle, use the vocabulary to write a narrative of at least 300

words that explores a character, like Josie, meeting a parent for the first time.


Chapter Nine

1. This chapter highlights some of the generational differences between Christina

and Nonna. Which specific language techniques have been sued to establish the

contrast?

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2. How does the argument between Christina and her mother highlight these

differences? What grammatical features reveal the tone of their argument?

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3. How does Josie react to Christina's date? What figurative language features are

used to demonstrate her angst?

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Complete the following questions in your English book.

4. Why does Sister Louise call Josie into her office on Fridays?

5. Why isn‟t Sister Louise like the nuns in primary school?

6. The beginning of this chapter is quite explicitly written in first person. How

effectively does Marchetta reflect the concerns of students in a Catholic school

environment?

7. How is Josie‟s school experience different to your experience in a Catholic

school?

8. What positive aspects of Sister Louise does the reader get in the early part of this

chapter?

9. Why is Marchetta providing different perspectives from earlier chapters?

10. How does Sister Louise demonstrate that she cares about Josie and her wellbeing?

11. How does Josie respond to Sister Louise?

12. What do we understand more about Josie in this chapter?

13. How effectively does Marchetta provide insight into the different aspects of

teenage experience?


14. Why does Josie call her mother Queen Christina?

15. Why is Josie using a „smug tone‟?

16. Why is Nonna upset with Christina?

17. Is Nonna overacting when she accuses Christina of „neglect‟?

18. Why do Nonna and Christina always fight?

19. What does Nonna mean when she stated: „I am an old woman and I am tired of

fighting‟?

20. What does this chapter provide in the way of understanding about Nonna and her

experiences as a migrant and as a mother?

21. Why is Josie nervous about her mother going out with a man?

22. How does Josie react and why? Use quotes from the text to support your

response.

23. What does Christina really mean when she states: „You break my heart, Josie‟?

Provide a script of approximately 300 words about you have had an argument with

a parent or one that you would imagine having. Insert the appropriate adverbs and

action verbs to demonstrate the tone of the dialogue.

Dialogue verbs you should use to replace ‘he said’… ‘she said’ could include:

He/ She:

Replied

Murmured

Retorted

Decisively

Painfully

Whispered

In a stilted voice

Countered

Argued

Spat back

Screamed

Yelled

Cried

Reflected

Declared

Sighed

Heard her/himself declare

Presented his/her thoughts

Adverbs you can use to define tone

Peacefully, angrily, sarcastically, bitterly, miserably, painfully, sadly, pathetically,

pensively, wickedly, slyly, nicely, simply

Punctuation for dialogue

Inverted commas „….‟

Question marks ?

Exclamation marks !

Commas ,

Full stops .

Conventions – all punctuation stays within the inverted commas unless dialogue

continues and you need to use commas.


Chapter Ten

1. How long has Josie been working at McDonalds?

2. Why the store she works at always „packed with people‟?

3. What does the euphemism „packed with people‟ mean?

4. Why, and how effectively, does Marchetta create such a detailed description of

the setting?

5. What do we learn about Josie in terms of her being able to admit she „over-

reacted the other night‟?

6. Why does Josie ignore Jacob Coote?

7. Why has Marchetta included the information about the Sims‟ family?

8. What is Josie‟s „big mistake‟? How does it impact on her?

9. What do the boys do to Josie and Anna?

10. How effective is Marchetta in establishing tone and suspense in this passage?

11. Why does Josie hit Greg Sims?

12. Is the language used on page 104 confronting? Why?

13. Why has Marchetta used the expletive language? Is it contextual? What does it

reveal about the characters?

14. What does Marchetta establish about Jacob when he uses his „icy tone‟?

15. Examine the sentence structure and length on page 105. Write out the truncated

sentences.

16. How do these sentences provide insight into the Josie‟s emotions?

17. What does it mean when Jacob respond to Josie „gruffly‟?

18. What does Josie do to Jacob and why?

19. Why is Josie so defensive?

20. How does this chapter develop the relationship between Josie and Jacob?

Short Answers

1. Identify the language and explain Josie's mixed feelings towards Jacob?

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2. How are the cultural differences between Josie and Jacob highlighted through the

language choices?

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Chapter Ten (cont)

This chapter is quote confronting for a number of reasons. Write an evaluation of

Marchetta‟s effectiveness in presenting ideas that explore the dangers teenagers are

often faced with in society.

In your evaluation, suggest why Marchetta would put these events and use the kind of

language she has in a text for teens. You should use quotes from the text in your

response.

Write your evaluation on the lines below and hand in to your teacher for marking.

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Chapter Eleven

1. 'I'm changing, Mama. I'm growing up. I'm finally seeing the light.' (Page 110).

What prompted this statement? Is it genuine? What language feature is used?

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2. '...the age of innocence is gone...' p.112 Is Josie trying to frighten her mother or is

she serious? What language feature is being used here?

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3. Identify the figurative language used in this chapter and place it in the table

below.

Metaphors Similes Alliteration Allusions Rhetorical

Questions


Chapter Twelve

1. In this chapter, Josie shows more interest in Nonna's past. What does she learn of

Nonna's early life in Australia?

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2. What hints are given that Marcus Sandford was special to Nonna?

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Chapter Thirteen

1. Why was Josie furious with Jacob Coote?

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2. How does this chapter mark a change in the relationship between Josie and her

father?

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Chapter Fourteen

1. Josie's attitude to John Barton is changing? How? To what do you attribute this

change?

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2. How is John reacting to the pressures he feels?

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Chapter Fifteen

1. How accurate are Lee's comments on social class? (page 44) Are her views

confirmed by the theme of the novel as a whole?

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2. Comment on Josie's heightened interest in her sexuality. How does her language

suggest a shift in perspective?

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Chapter Sixteen

1. Describe Josie's feelings as she spends the day with Jacob. What adverbs and

adjectives have been used to express her feelings?

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2. How has Marchetta used language to reveal a personal discovery and does she

refer to life and love in this chapter?

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3. How are the cultural differences between Australian-Italians and other Australians

depicted in the chapter? Identify the specific language features used to shape our

response?

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Chapter Seventeen

1. How has language been used to convey the discoveries Josie makes about

Michael during their holiday in Adelaide?

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2. How have Christina's impressions of Jacob changed? What language indicates the

shift in perspective?

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Chapter Eighteen

1. How does this chapter reveal Josie's continuing sensitivity to racist taunts?

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Chapter Nineteen

1. Tomato Day - an Italian tradition. What is Josie's attitude at this stage? Contrast

this chapter with her attitude at the end of the novel.

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2. '...culture is nailed into you so deep you can't escape it...' (Page 175) How is this

true for the characters in the novel as a whole? What language feature is being

used here?

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Chapter Twenty

1. What does Josie learn about responsibility in this chapter? What specific language

features are being used to convey responsibility?

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2. What does Josie mean by the last sentence, 'I think my emancipation began at that

moment.'?

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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?

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Chapter Twenty-Two

1. What do we and Josie learn about Christina from the construction of dialogue on

page 197?

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2. What does Christina try to teach Josie about love? How does her choice of

language convey her own fears?

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Chapter Twenty-Three

1. What evidence is there that Josie is more tolerant of her Nonna? How do you

explain this change? What language expresses tolerance?

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2. Identify the language that expresses Josie‟s development and greater appreciation

for her cultural heritage?

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Chapter Twenty-Four

1. How does Josie react to Jacob's advice: 'Break away from those rules, Josie.

Make your own.'

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2. What similarities does Josie see in Marcus Sandford and Jacob Coote? How does

she express the comparison?

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Chapter Twenty-Five

1. What does Josie discover about Nonna? How does she react? Is her reaction

understandable?

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Chapter Twenty-Six

1. Josie contemplates further the ramifications of Nonna's affair with Marcus

Sandford. How does her opinion of Nonna begin to soften in this chapter? Why

does Josie refer to her mother and grandmother as 'two of the strongest women'?

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2. 'I was beginning to feel free..' What inference is presented here by Josie?

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Chapter Twenty-Seven

1. Describe John Barton's mood in this chapter. What foreshadowing is provided to

orient the reader?

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Chapter Twenty-Eight

1. What language does Marchetta use to reveal John‟s suicide? Is the language

sensitive?

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2. Josie believes John died to achieve his emancipation. Identify how Marchetta

establishes a contemplative tone for her protagonist.

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Chapter Twenty-Nine

1. List the discoveries Josie makes in this chapter. How do these discoveries

foreshadow the end of the text?

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2. How does her relationship with her father develop further here? Is the tone more

positive? How is tone established?

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Chapter Thirty

1. How has Jacob been changed from his relationship with Josie? What language

expresses this change?

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2. Why did Jacob end the relationship with Josie? What is the tone of the breakup?

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Chapter Thirty-One

1. Lee recounts her first sexual encounter. What is Josie's attitude to sex at this

stage? How is language used to demonstrate moral and ethical perspectives?

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Chapter Thirty-Two

1. In this chapter Josie feels she has achieved her emancipation. How would you

define 'emancipation' now? What does it mean in terms of her relationship with

her father, her mother, her grandmother, her culture and her understanding of

herself?

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2. The novel ends with the line: 'Because finally I understood.' What did Josephine

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