Unfamiliar texts: Chch terrorist attack

We are going to look at this text today, and consider the techniques used to contextualise our role in the world and how we responded, as a country, to a brutal and unprecedented attack.

Refer to the text: Inside world of terrorism, looking out.
Analyse how the writer reveals his opinions about the change in New Zealand caused by the 15 March Terrorist attack, and the response of New Zealanders.  

Think about the ideas communicated in the text, how they are communicated and what effect they have on the audience.

In your answer, you should include examples of techniques used in their text, and explain their effects.

Version for annotation here.

sources

At the end of your report, you need to list your sources.  This includes all the texts that you discuss in your report, plus any secondary sources you have read.  Secondary sources are articles or books which discuss the texts you are writing about, or the ideas or events linked to your texts.  Below are details for the texts we have studied in class:

Makeriti, Tina, "Frau Amsel's Cupboard, Sport 42, 2014.  https://sportmagazine.co.nz/past-issues/sport-42-contributors/frau-amsels-cupboard

O'Brien, Tim, "The Things They Carried," in O'Brien, Tim, The Things They Carried, London, 1991, Flamingo, pp 3-21