2. Conceptualizing Belonging….
• explores a concept
• examines how it can be
represented in different texts
• analyses how notions of
belonging can impact on our
perceptions of self and our place
in the world
• triggers personal reflection
4. Family connections
‘Family traditions counter alienation
and confusion. They help us define
who we are; they provide something
steady, reliable and safe in a
confusing world.’
Susan Lieberman
5. A Sense of Place
‘The meaning, intention, felt value and
significance that individuals or groups give to
particular places’
(Curtis & Rees Jones, 1998)
Belonging can be linked to…
12. This need to belong is supported by sociological study.
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is represented as a
pyramid with the more basic needs at the bottom.
27. Still Confused?
Belonging
Concepts
What does it
mean and
signify?
Motherhood
statements
Prescribed
Text
What notions are
represented?
How are these
communicated?
ORTs
TWO that meet
typical type
questions and
link and/or
challenge
prescribed text
28. Recapping:
Our intuitive need to belong can:
• Have both positive and negative
consequences
• Shape our individuality and sense of self
• Can influence our beliefs, actions and
emotions
• Dictate our view of the world-mindset
• Be textually represented in various ways
29. Conceptualising Challenge
What do the following
images say to you about
belonging?
Jot down as many single word
ideas as you can in the time you
have – approximately 20 seconds
each:
30.
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34.
35. You must show understanding of
different notions of Belonging and what
it signifies through:
• Recognition of belonging concepts in unseen
texts (Section 1)
• Composition incorporating belonging concepts
(Section
2)
• Through explicit thesis statements
