Born to be wild

Born to be wild

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This task is about interpreting visual clues from a cartoon.
a cartoon of a man showing his born to be wild tattoo to two teenagers

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a)  List three visual features used to show that Aaron likes to present the image that he is "born to be wild".
 
1. 2. 3.

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b)  List two ideas from the cartoon above which suggest that Aaron leads a fairly ordinary life.
 
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c)  Explain what the cartoonist is poking fun at.
 
Task administration: 
This task can be completed using pencil and paper or online (without auto-marking).
Copyright: 
Cartoon copyright: Trace Hodgson, permission to use for educational purposes in Aotearoa New Zealand (August, 2008).
Level:
4
Curriculum info: 
English, Making meaning, Viewing
Keywords: 
cartoon, visual cues, main idea
Description of task: 
Students look at a cartoon and extrapolate meaning through looking at visual features.
Answers/responses: 
 

Y8 (08/1999)
a) Any 3 of:

  • Long hair.
  • Tattoo.
  • Leather/studded wrist bands.
  • (Studded) belt.
  • Large metal buckle.
  • Black singlet/skimpy t-shirt/sleeveless t-shirt.
  • Tight jeans.

[Do not accept: "clothes" or "hair".]

 3 correct –
moderate

2 correct –
very easy

1 correct –
very easy
b) Any 2 of:

  • A suburban street.
  • Tidy looking houses.
  • There are neat gardens/flowers/shrubs.
  • Mum is at home with younger brother/he lives with his mum.
  • His friends play rugby/sport.
  • A person/his mother tells him to do the dishes/chores.
  • There is a domestic cat.
  • Aaron is talking to two 'normal' teenagers.
 2 correct –
easy

1 correct –
very easy
c) Any 1 of:

  • Aaron tries to pretend that he is big and tough but he still has to do as he is told.
  • Aaron likes to pose to others about being a rebel.
  • At the tattoo's meaning.
 easy