The Mountains

A land of sombre, silent hills, where mountain cattle go

By twisted tracks, on sidelings steep, where giant gum trees grow

And the wind replies, in the river oaks, to the song of the stream below.

A land where the hills keep watch and ward, silent and wide awake

As those who sit by a dead campfire, and wait for the dawn to break,

Or those who watched by the Holy Cross for the dead Redeemer’s sake.

A land where silence so deep that sound itself is dead

And a gaunt grey bird, like a homeless soul, drifts, noiseless overhead

And the world’s great story is left untold, and the message is left unsaid.

The Mountains – Appropriated

A place for waste and pollution, a place for the new to grow.

Ugly tracks for trucks to go, where forests used to grow.

And where humans don’t reply to the cry’s of the hurt below.

A place for the animals to bored while the humans take away.

For those who sit at home and wait for the world to show them the way,

Or those who go out of their way to for the benefits of others.

For a place of so much  sound, that a voice can be heard

Like a ruler who takes command and try to make a stand

And the world is told and the message is said.

By Peter Diana

  The meaning of the book;

The meaning of the book is to use rabbits as a symbol of the invasion of Australia, which caused wide spread grief to the Australian natives (Aboriginals).

List of visual techniques used;

• Colour/texture

• Exagguration of pictures

• toning/shading (light and dark)

• Use of shapes

Representation of colours;

The light and bright colours give a mix message because they both represent the happiness and great times of the natives (Aboriginals) but it also represents the power and glory of the rabbits (White Man). The darker colours represents death and loss which occurs in the story.

DPS – 12

Text on DPS: Rabbits, rabbits, rabbits.

Millions and millions of rabbits.

Everywhere we look there are rabbits.

1. Representational Meanings

Vectors/Reading Paths

When looking at the page, straight away you notice something, in dps 11 you see a dominating rabbit to represent the domination of the land. There are many vectors in the page, the one that stands out is a giant power poll with wire power lines streaming out of it in many directions, this makes you look around the page and notice everything that is happening.

Symbols/Motifs

One of the first things you notice on the DPS is the giant statue of a rabbit which represents total power and control in which the rabbits (white men) posses. Other smaller symbols that enhance the statue are the tall buildings in the background and the number of rabbits which means that the rabbits have established a permanent place for their colony to live. The colours in which are used in this image are shades of black and white. Also there is a part of the picture were there is a light shade of blue. The blue is being sucked out of the air by giant tubes, meaning that the happiness and peace is being taken away from the natives. Seeing that the rest of the picture is black and white, it emphasizes the mood and feeling of the whole setting.

2. Interactive Meanings

Demands/Offers

 The DPS demands us to look at the large statue of a rabbit, which represents power, victory and greatness. In represents power through the power pole the the statue is holding in its hand, which gives power to the city and in the statue other hand he holds a orb containing arrows pointing outwards, which represents world domination. This page is offering us that the rabbits have taken control of almost everything and have established a civilised lifestyle.

Social Distance/Angle

-There is a Power poll in the middle of the page, it has many power-lines running off in many angles, it looks like the power-lines are running over the page, and this represents the power-lines going beyond the city to more rabbit civilisation.

-The frontal view of the city shows the civilisation of the rabbits and all of the pollution and mess that has been created. This shows that the rabbits only care about themselves and not about the natives.

 Modality

The modality of this DPS is mainly dark and dull. This is done on purposely, to illuminate the sense of sadness that the rabbits have put off all over the land and the world. There is only a little bit of bright colour left, including one yellow flower in the middle of the busy city. This suggests the lack of recognition to the natives and their land. The background of this DPS really shows the nature of the rabbit civilisation.

3.  Compositional Meanings

 Informational Value

Due to the rabbits conquering power, the goodness of the land is being sucked out and stored for the own use of the rabbits as a ‘natural power source’.

Salience/Framing

The salience of the image, are the use of many rabbits and the large statue of a rabbit. They use this because of the text. The text state the the rabbits are ruling most of the land and everywhere you look there are rabbits.

Note – (Done by Alvin Villaflor and Peter Diana)

The Stolen Generation

Someone
Turns out the last light
A Blackout
And
A dormitory full of black kids sigh

Unknowing

Waiting for parents to return
A shallow promise from government guardians
If you sleep

A white education waits
If you wake
And
Forgive

The theft of your black soul
And
The destruction of your family

ANALYSIS

ñ         The first 5 lines tell you what is going on in the poem and get you starting to feel sad for the stolen generation.

ñ         The 6^th line “Unknowing” makes you try’s to make you wondering what is going to happen next.

ñ         Weak words such as white and sleep are used to show how weak the aboriginals are about heir whole problem they are facing.

Evaluate your contribution to the group and your own work ethic?

-My work contribution i have to admit is a little bit low, but in the coming weeks io am going to step up and do more.

What did you find your strengths and weaknesses were?

-My weaknesses are finding information on the internet and books, but my strength is working on the computer typing my work out.

Which part of the exposition are you responsible for?

-I am responsable for the opening statement.

What supplementary material are you using to back up your thesis points (your argument)?

- I will be using information that i have researched  about the aboriginals.

What is an exposition?

An exposition is a technique use when backround information about something is placed in a novel or movie etc.

What is a thesis point?

Thesis points are points which are in introduction and are going to be further described in later parragraphs

How is an exposition text type structured?

1. Introduction

2. Body

3. Conclusion

Are you staisfied with the groups progress so far?

  Yes i am happy with my group so far because everyone is doing their work.

Who is not pulling their weight?

   Everyone is pulling their weight.

What significant moment in Indigenous History occurs this week?

-The australian government said sorry for the solen generation.

How may you use this as supplementary material?

-By adding the event that has just happened in out project.

What is your aim for this lesson?

-My aim for this lesson is to get started on our report of the aborigionals.

1. What did i achieve yesterday?

Yeserday my group (group2) figured out what we are doing and went over what our roles are for the group.

2. What am i going to do today?

Today i am going to help charles to post the “Need to Know List” on our edublog.