This Learning Object is designed to aid instruction and learning of "Raw" by Scott Monk. The focus here is on text analysis and how it relates to the concept of Journey.

1. By Scott Monk
Learning Object by Michelle Merritt

2. Characters
Plot
Setting/s

3. Brett Dalton
•Protagonist. He has been sent to a detention centre on The Farm, for committing
various crimes. “Raw” follows Brett‟s life and the changes that he undergoes during
this period.
Frog – Robert Scully
•Is the youngest of the boys on The Farm, he is 12, “only a tadpole”Pg12. Frog is
bullied by the bigger boys and when Brett comes to the Farm he seeks his
friendship; looking up to Brett. Brett becomes a „big brother‟ figure to Frog. Frog
even asks Brett to teach him to fight.
Sam
•Sam runs The Farm. He and his wife Mary have created a „halfway‟ house for
trouble boys. You can see that Sam cares for the boys that come to him. Sam does
his best to befriend/guide Brett; however, in the beginning this is not wel accepted
as Brett sees Sam „as the enemy‟.
Josh
•Antagonist. Josh is a young aboriginal boy who has been on The Farm the longest
and is now working on the Farm as a farmhand. Brett and Josh get off to a rocky
start in the beginning, but soon realise they have a number of things in common and
develop a mutual respect for one another.
Characters …

4. „Raw‟ follows the story of Brett
Dalton, a teenager with an attitude
who has chosen to succumb to peer
pressure and live outside the law.
After being „picked-up‟ for various
minor offences, Brett finds himself at
the mercy of a tough judge who sends
him to The farm in the home of
rehabilitating him. The story follows
Brett‟s life on the farm and whether or
not the experience has the power to
„change‟ him.
Plot …

5. Mungindi
The Farm
The Setting…

6. Brett Arrives In Mungindi
• “a country town split in half by the
Queensland-New South wales
border” (Page 3)
• “He (Brett) didn‟t know where he
was and didn‟t want to…he realised
one unknown town was as
unknown as the rest” (Page 2)
• He got his first look at Mungindi
about two-thirty. It was worse than
he expected … His life was to be
sucked out of him just like the
town‟s had” (Page 5)

7. Brett Arrives On The Farm
• “It sounded like a pushover. Just Old
McDonald and a couple of geese … it aimed
to turn troublemakers like himself into model
citizens. As if”. (Page 3)
• “There wasn‟t anything worth pinching” (page
12) about Sam and Mary‟s house.
• “Brett was allowed to help himself to anything
on the table” (Page 12)
• “No-hopers like this one will never get a job
because …” (Page 20) police officer about
Brett.
• “Sam. He was the enemy” (Page 20)
• Sam on The Farm; “This isn‟t a detention
centre … It‟s more of a halfway house for
young guys like you” (Page 25)

8. Analysis

9. Form
Features
Context
Register
Structure
Shapes meaning

10. FORM
•What form
does this
text take?

11. FEATURES
• What language
features are
used to create
meaning in this
text?

12. CONTEXT
• What is/was happening
in the world when this
text was composed?
• Historical/Cultural/Social

13. REGISTER
• Does Monk use
different types of
language to
convey meaning
throughout the
text?

14. STRUCTURE
• How has Monk
structured the text
to create meaning?
• Why do you think
he made these
choices?

15. SHAPES
MEANING
• Through the choice
of form, structure
and language
features Monk
shapes meaning.

16. Physical Journey
Imaginative Journey
Inner Journey
MODULE C : JOURNEY

17. Composer: The person or persons who create something
Intertextuality: The idea that almost all texts are linked
and we understand them better if we know these links.
Point-of-View: We all read a text from our own personal
point-of-view. Mental state, age, cultures, socio-economic
status and wealth can all effect/alter perspectives.
Responder: you are responding to what you read/view
etc. You are not just passive.
Value: what we see to be „of worth‟ in a text.
Useful Vocabulary:

18. A Journey can take many forms:
• Short-term, long-
term, significant, superficial, personal, phys
ical, societal, scientific, emotional, psycholo
gical, cultural, historical, emotional, mental,
spiritual, intellectual.
Activity:
Using at least three of the terms
above. Briefly describe Brett‟s
Journey in Raw. (one paragraph)

19. Aspects of Journeys:
• Divergent, enlightening, erratic, expedition, explo
ration, flight, impulsive, learning, lessons, metap
horical, migration, movement, mission, nomadis
m, obstacles, passage, pilgrimage, rambling, roa
m, route, roving, spontaneous, understanding, tr
avel, wayward.
Activity:
Using two of the texts we have studied, and
at least four of the words above, Briefly
describe how journeys can vary in
length, purpose, nature and result. (two
paragraphs)

20. MODULE C : JOURNEY
What is Raw about?
WHAT?
How does Monk create
meaning?
HOW?
Why does Monk use these
techniques?
WHY?

21. What is Raw about?
WHAT?

22. Raw – No Fairytale
• Raw is about choice. It is the choices
that Brett has made that has led to his
incarceration.
• Brett is sent to The Farm for a three month period.
The novel tells us that Brett doesn‟t come from an
abusive family and he also doesn‟t undergo a
„radical transformation‟. Brett is a regular
teenager, he has made a few bad choices, and has
succumb to peer pressure. He has the opportunity
to change his life.
• “Just remember, Brett: only you can change your
life.” (page 86) Sam to Brett.
• “He was free and happy and wanted to start a new
life on his terms. Not the court‟s. Not his family‟s.
Not Sam‟s. But on his term‟s.” (page 88)

23. Brett begins to become
more aware of the world
around him. Self
Awareness
• “Brett felt real fear” (page 76)
• “He was scared of what would
happen to him now that he had
no money, and scared that
something worse could have
happened last night … He was
spooking himself” (page 98)

24. Brett Vs The System
• Raw is about Brett coming to
understand that there are
consequences for his actions and that
those actions affect others.
• “To Brett, Sam was everything he resented
here. The more he tried to change him, the
more Brett would resist. Brett wasn‟t going to
follow any rules or become the man‟s buddy
like all the other losers. He was happy with
who he was and the way he lived. He‟d beat
the system before it beat him. In the end Brett
would win.” (page 57)

25. Brett‟s perspective on family:
• Mary – “Do you have parents Brett?
„Yer, two. They split up a couple years
ago but sorted things through recently.
They‟re good people but they can‟t
handle this one” Police officer Gallagher
(Page 13)
• “Dreaming of home, Brett started to think
about his parents … They were good
people and the only ones who‟d stuck by
him.” (Page 41)
• “Nice parents you have Caitlyn”. “We‟re
better than yours, I reckon” came the
response from Caitlyn‟s father. (Page
228)

26. Brett Relationships:
• Over time, Brett starts to reconsider his
relationships.
• Despite the obvious care and
compassion Sam shows for the boys in
his care, Brett still sees him as the
enemy.
• He and Josh first get off on the wrong
foot. To Brett, Josh is an extension of the
Farm, Sam‟s boy.
• Even in matters of the heart, Brett begins
to change. He begins to see his former
relationship with Rebecca as a negative
part of his life. He is ready to move on to
something better, someone like Caitlyn.

27. How does Monk create
meaning?
HOW?

28. How Meaning is Made …
Meaning is made
when the responder
(you) comes to an
understanding of
texts.

29. How Meaning is Made …
Authors use a
variety of techniques
to convey this
meaning to their
audience

30. How Meaning is Made …
It is important to be able
to identify techniques
used by the author and
equally as important to
be able to discuss their
effect.

31. Scott Monk uses:
Plot Development
Characterisation
Literary Devices
Language Techniques

32. Literary Devices
These are the tools that an author uses to tell their story:
Characterisation
Symbolism and Motif
Themes
Narration

33. Characterisation in Raw by Scott Monk
Protagonist
• Brett is the Protagonist of the “Raw”.
• We know this because we come to understand the novel
and life on The Farm through Brett‟s feelings, his
experiences and the interactions he has with others.
Activity: Using Brett‟s feelings, his experiences and the
interactions he has with others, comment on what life on
The Farm would be like.

34. Themes in Raw by Scott Monk
Teenage Rebellion
Power/Authority
Choice
Peer Pressure

35. Narration in Raw by Scott Monk
Third Person
• “Raw” is written using a third-person narrative style.
• The language indicators that show us this are the use of
pronouns like, “he”, “she”, “they” etc.
• Third-person narration means that the novel is not written from
one person‟s perspective, or point of view.
Activity: Why do you think Monk chose to use this
narrative style? As the responder to this text, do you see
any advantage in using Third-person narration?

36. Language Techniques
These are the tools that an author uses to tell their story.
Irony
Symbolism
Imagery
Sound

37. Literary Devices: Irony
Irony occurs when we are able to
see the difference between reality
and appearance.
In “Raw” we see an example of
„situational irony‟. Brett is a thief;
however, when he becomes the
victim he is forced to reconsider
his past actions.

38. Literary Devices: Symbolism
Symbolism occurs when some aspect of
the story, like a person, object, or location,
actually represents something else.
In “Raw” the weather can be seen to
symbolise, or reflect the way that Brett is
feeling or some kind of inner struggle.
When Brett first arrives on the Farm (pg 9)
a bolt of sunlight flashes him in the eyes.

39. Literary Devices: Imagery
Authors use imagery to emhasise an
idea or when they present an idea that
essentially stands for something else.
Symbolism and Figurative Language
are devices used to create imagery.
“I was raped” on hearing this admission
from Josh, “He (Brett) was
shivering, but not because of the cold
wind”

40. Literary Devices: Sound
Authors use sounds to convey meaning and
heighten emotion and feeling. Monk uses
Onomatopoeia; the technique where the word
itself imitates the sound.
“BOOM! BOOM! … Josh thinks he can ride
Paterson‟s brumby” (Page 30) This is where we
are introduced to Josh for the first time, he
recklessly bounds into Brett‟s life.
“The Mustang rocked … but the engine just rrr-
rrr-rrred and died” (Page 98) Brett hitchhiking.

41. Why does Monk use these
techniques?
WHY?

42. It is important to identify
the technique and to also
be able to say why it is
used, and the effect on the
responder (you).

43. Writing an Analytical
Response
• Develop an argument that shows your understanding of
text and the way it was created.
Knowledge and
Understanding
• develop a point of view, connecting ideas from the text
to your essay question.Analysis
• support that view through close textual references and
analysisApplication
• Write a well planned and well structure essay that
answer the essay question.Communication

44. Journey
(20 marks) ESSAY
How is the idea
of Journey
presented in
Scott Monk‟s
“Raw”?

45. Writing an Analytical Essay
QUESTION
• Essay titles come in two types, the specific and the
general.
• Write your selected question or thesis statement at
the start of your essay
INTRODUCTION
• Say how you intend to approach the
question, define terms, outline the points you
intend to elaborate on in the order you plan to
tackle them
MAIN BODY
• take each point you have outlined in the
introduction and discuss it using evidence from the
text and quotes as support.
CONCLUSION
• This single paragraph pulls together the parts of
your argument in a summary, do not include new
information here

46. Writing an Analytical Essay
STAGE 1
Analyse the
question. Define
key terms and
ideas and rewrite
these in your own
words to ensure
that you
understand.
STAGE 2
Outline, in point
form, the main
ideas for each
paragraph. This
means your
introduction, main
body and
conclusion
STAGE 3
Begin writing.
Ensure that each
paragraph has a
topic sentence,
clear argument
and that this is
supported with
evidence.
STAGE 4
Proof read your
essay and let it sit
for a while – you
may find errors
later. Submit it for
drafting prior to
the due date.

47. Journey
(20 marks) SPEECH
“Raw” by Scott Monk is a
text aimed at young adults.
What message is Monk
conveying to the
responder through Brett‟s
journey? Is it effective?
Make reference to your
own journey in your
response.

48. Writing a Speech
STAGE 1
Analyse the
question/topic.
What d you need
to include?
Brainstorm or
create a list of
ideas.
STAGE 2
Outline, in point
form, the main
ideas for each
paragraph. This
means your
introduction, main
body and
conclusion.
STAGE 3
Begin writing.
Ensure each
paragraph has a
topic sentence, a
clear
argument/idea
and a closing
statement.
STAGE 4
Practice saying
your speech aloud.
Make sure it fits
within the
timeframe given
(make
amendments if it is
not).