Task One: Marker's Report

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HSC Section III 2012

An individual's perceptions of belonging evolve in response to the passage of time and interaction with their world.

In what ways is this view of belonging represented in your prescribed text and at least ONE other related text of your own choosing?

How we as a class answered this question using our related material ...

Step One

We read the question and broke it down. See HERE. 

Step Two

We answered the question. See HERE.

Step Three

We annotated our response to be sure that we were correct. See HERE. 

Related Material

Click on the LINK to access the short story Sticks and Sticks and Such Like by Sunil Badami.

Think about how you could use this text as a related material with The Namesake.

What do the following quotes/thoughts from the text help you to understand about belonging?

• "I've been called a lot of things"
• "I just wanted to fit in"
• "And you? Who are you? What are you?"

How do these and/or other sections of the text relate to the story of Gogol and his experiences?