Exploring First Nations Poetry Values

What does the 'T' in the TEEC structure stand for?

• Topic sentence

• Theme

• Technique

• Text

In the TEEC structure, what should you include in your topic sentence?

• Only the title of the poem

• The artist or title and at least one value/experience represented in the poem

• A quote from the poem

• The effect on the audience

Which of the following is a language feature you might identify in your evidence?

• Alliteration

• Plot twist

• Chapter heading

• Index

What is the purpose of the 'Explain' step in the TEEC structure?

• To restate the topic sentence

• To describe how the evidence is important in representing First Nations people’s values and/or experiences

• To introduce a new artist

• To summarise the poem

Which step in the TEEC structure asks you to discuss how the evidence makes the audience feel?

• Topic sentence

• Evidence

• Explain

• Effect

What should you do in the 'Connect' step of the TEEC structure?

• Introduce a new quote

• Restate the values and/or experiences and language features used

• Write a summary of the poem

• List all the artists

Which of the following is NOT listed as a language feature?

• Imagery

• Personification

• Dialogue

• Similes

Why is it important to identify language features in your evidence?

• To make your writing longer

• To show how the poem represents values or experiences

• To list all the words in the poem

• To memorise the poem

Which of the following best describes 'personification'?

• Giving human qualities to non-human things

• Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'

• Repeating the same sound at the start of words

• Describing something in detail

What is the main focus of the TEEC structure for this term?

• Analysing novels

• Representing First Nations people’s values and/or experiences in poetry

• Writing short stories

• Creating artwork