If you think it is a genre, what are the narrative conventions it can be identified by?

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Overall, just questions that need to be answered as per each question.

Following Australian Texts:

1. Beyond the Labyrinth by Gillian Rubinstein (Question 1 and 2)
2. One Minute\’s Silence by David Metzenthen
3. Bear and Chook – Lisa Shanahan
4. Lost Thing – Shaun Tan
5. Leaf by Stephen Michael King and Window by Jeannie Baker
6. Protected by Claire Zorn
7. Sky Legs by Irini Savvides
8. Silver Brumby by Elyne Mitchell
9. Seven Little Australians by Ethel Turner
10. Snugglepot and Cuddlepie by May Gibbs
11. Just Crazy! by Andy Griffiths

Questions that need to be answered:

1. Examine the alternative endings in \’Beyond the Labyrinth.\’ Which one in your opinion is most consistent with the characters developed earlier in the novel? (Beyond Labyrinth Text)

2. Comment on ways in which issues around \’censorship\’ might determine what can be included in the novel for young adults. Refer to text \’Beyond Labyrinth.\’

3. What are the two main points made by Marilyn Lake in her explanation for the extraordinary number of children\’s books?

4. In an interview Shaun Tan says that he hasn\’t decided whether \’The Lost Thing\’ is a sad story or not. Which scene would reflect this? (Lost Thing text).

5. How does pretext become apart of the narrative in a children\’s book? Discuss the ways in which pretext contributes to the ideas in TWO texts? (Choose two texts from above to support the question).

6. How do the mother\’s in \’Protected\’ and \’Sky Legs\’ contribute to the construction of feminine subjectivity in those texts? (Protected Text and Sky Legs text).

7. Compare the relationship between \’nature and culture\’ OR between \’urban and rural environments\’ in ANY TWO texts. (Leaf and Window would be one text to talk about, choose another from above to support the question).

8. Is \’Young Adult Fiction\’ a genre or marketing category?
If you think it is a genre, what are the narrative conventions it can be identified by?
If you think it is a marketing category, how and why does it work?

9. What does the Winter magic festival play in \’Sky Legs?\’ (Sky Legs text)

*NOTE: All questions need to be answered appropriately and simple so it answers the question in an appropriate manner.
**NOTE: Do not have access to the texts to provide you but try academic sources or google if needed.
***NOTE: Split the 550 words between the 9 questions – roughly 60 words each – may need more words for Question 8.

Please note: no extension can be granted as it needs to be completed within 24 hours.
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