English AC V9 Assessment Task 4.1 - Poetry Analysis PDF

English AC V9 Year 5/6 Unit 4 Assessment task 4.1 — Poetry analysis Name: _________________________ Class: ___________ Date: __/__/__ Purpose: To evaluate students...

English AC V9 Year 5/6 Unit 4 Assessment task 4.1 — Poetry analysis Name: _________________________ Class: ___________ Date: __/__/__ Purpose: To evaluate students' understanding of Australian poetry by analysing themes, figurative language, rhyme, rhythm, and structure. It encourages critical thinking and personal reflection on the cultural and historical significance of the poems. Mode: Part A – Short response Conditions: Individual work. This assessment may take place over multiple lessons. Adapt this assessment task to suit the diverse needs of your students and school context. Read and explain the task to students. Instructions Complete each section of the assessment. Make sure to read each question carefully and provide thorough, well-thought-out answers. 1 of 8 © The State of Queensland V9_poetry_Assessment-part_A.docx — Version 1 (Department of Education) 2024  Section 1: Visual Imagery and Interpretation 1. Image Matching Below are three images representing themes or scenes from the poems. Match each image with the correct poem and provide a brief explanation of why it represents that poem. 1 2 3 "Waltzing Matilda" by AB "My Country" by Dorothea "A Song of Hope" by Paterson Mackellar Oodgeroo Noonuccal Your Answers: Image 1: ___________________________________ Explanation:___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Image 2: ___________________________________ Explanation:___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Image 3: ___________________________________ Explanation:___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Describe how visual elements in these images reflect key themes of the poems. Use specific lines or phrases from the texts to support your answers. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 2 of 8 © The State of Queensland V9_poetry_Assessment-part_A.docx — Version 1 (Department of Education) 2024  Section 2: Match the Word to the Definition Match each word to the correct definition by writing the letter of the definition next to the word. Section 3: Cloze Activity Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words from the box below: Dream Freedom Grief Billabong Country Horizon 1. In "My Country," the poet expresses both love and __________ for the diverse Australian landscape. 2. "Waltzing Matilda" is a story set beside a __________, where a swagman makes his camp. 3. "A Song of Hope" envisions a future filled with __________ and possibilities. 4. "My Country" describes the __________ that stretches far and wide. 5. The poems highlight different aspects of the Australian __________. 6. In “A Song of Hope,” the poet speaks of a __________ for a better future for all. 3 of 8 © The State of Queensland V9_poetry_Assessment-part_A.docx — Version 1 (Department of Education) 2024  Section 4: Analysing 1. Analysing Themes: Choose one poem and analyse its central theme. How does the poet convey this theme through their use of language, imagery, and tone? Provide specific examples from the text. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Comparative Analysis: Compare and contrast the portrayal of the Australian landscape in "My Country" and "Waltzing Matilda." How do the poets' perspectives differ, and what might account for these differences? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 3. Personal Reflection: Reflect on "A Song of Hope" by Oodgeroo Noonuccal. How does the poem make you feel about the future? What message do you think the poet is trying to convey, and why is it still relevant today? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 4. What type of poem is Waltzing Matilda? __________________________________________ 5. How do you know this? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 4 of 8 © The State of Queensland V9_poetry_Assessment-part_A.docx — Version 1 (Department of Education) 2024  Section 5: Theme and Figurative Language 1. Identifying Figurative Language: Find and label examples of figurative language (such as metaphors, similes, personification, and symbolism) in each of the following poems: - "My Country" by Dorothea Mackellar - "Waltzing Matilda" by AB Paterson - "A Song of Hope" by Oodgeroo Noonuccal Your Examples: - "My Country": _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ - "Waltzing Matilda": _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ - "A Song of Hope”: _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Comparison of Themes: Discuss how the themes in "My Country" and "A Song of Hope" both reflect and contrast each other. How do the poets use figurative language to express their feelings about Australia and its future? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Section 6: Rhyme and Rhythm 5. Analysing Rhyme and Rhythm in "Waltzing Matilda": Analyse how AB Paterson uses rhyme and rhythm in "Waltzing Matilda." a. What is the rhyme scheme in the poem? _____________________________________________________________________________ b. Explain how the rhyme and rhythm help to enhance the meaning or themes of "Waltzing Matilda." _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 5 of 8 © The State of Queensland V9_poetry_Assessment-part_A.docx — Version 1 (Department of Education) 2024  My Country By: Dorothea Mackellar The love of field and coppice, Core of my heart, my country! Of green and shaded lanes. Her pitiless blue sky, Of ordered woods and gardens When sick at heart, around us, Is running in your veins, We see the cattle die – Strong love of grey-blue distance But then the grey clouds gather, Brown streams and soft dim skies And we can bless again I know but cannot share it, The drumming of an army, My love is otherwise. The steady, soaking rain. I love a sunburnt country, Core of my heart, my country! A land of sweeping plains, Land of the Rainbow Gold, Of ragged mountain ranges, For flood and fire and famine, Of droughts and flooding rains. She pays us back threefold – I love her far horizons, Over the thirsty paddocks, I love her jewel-sea, Watch, after many days, Her beauty and her terror – The filmy veil of greenness The wide brown land for me! That thickens as we gaze. A stark white ring-barked forest An opal-hearted country, All tragic to the moon, A wilful, lavish land – The sapphire-misted mountains, All you who have not loved her, The hot gold hush of noon. You will not understand – Green tangle of the brushes, Though earth holds many splendours, Where lithe lianas coil, Wherever I may die, And orchids deck the tree-tops I know to what brown country And ferns the warm dark soil. My homing thoughts will fly. 6 of 8 © The State of Queensland V9_poetry_Assessment-part_A.docx — Version 1 (Department of Education) 2024  Waltzing Matilda By AB Paterson Oh there once was a swagman camped in the billabongs, Under the shade of a Coolibah tree; And he sang as he looked at the old billy boiling "Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me." Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda, my darling. Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me. Waltzing Matilda and leading a water-bag. Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me. Up came the jumbuck to drink at the waterhole, Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee; And he sang as he put him away in his tucker-bag, "Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me." Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda, my darling. Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me. Waltzing Matilda and leading a water-bag. Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me. Up came the squatter a-riding his thoroughbred; Up came the policeman - one, two, and three. "Whose is the jumbuck you've got in the tucker-bag? You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with we." Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda, my darling. Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me. Waltzing Matilda and leading a water-bag. Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me. Up sprang the swagman and jumped into the waterhole, Drowning himself by the Coolibah tree; And his voice can be heard as it sings in the billabongs, "Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me." Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda, my darling. Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me. Waltzing Matilda and leading a water-bag. Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me. 7 of 8 © The State of Queensland V9_poetry_Assessment-part_A.docx — Version 1 (Department of Education) 2024  A Song of Hope By Oodgeroo Noonuccal Look up, my people, The dawn is breaking, The world is waking To a new bright day, When none defame us, No restriction tame us, Nor colour shame us, Nor sneer dismay. Now brood no more On the years behind you, The hope assigned you Shall the past replace, When a juster justice Grown wise and stronger Points the bone no longer At a darker race. So long we waited Bound and frustrated, Till hate be hated And caste deposed; Now light shall guide us, No goal denied us, And all doors open That long were closed. See plain the promise, Dark freedom-lover! Night’s nearly over, And though long the climb, New rights will greet us, New mateship meet us, And joy complete us In our new Dream Time. To our fathers’ fathers The pain, the sorrow; To our children’s children The glad tomorrow. 8 of 8 © The State of Queensland V9_poetry_Assessment-part_A.docx — Version 1 (Department of Education) 2024