SENIOR ENGLISH LINKS AND RESOURCES
WAG THE DOG
You need to know this... the HSC question has to come from this statement.
A list of terms that will come in handy for this topic.
Wag the Dog and Narrative Analysis
This article and the link below come from a book of essays about Wag the Dog. It's got to be the best analysis you'll find anywhere... Please read this! It will change your life (in terms of being able to write an essay on Wag the Dog).
Wag the Dog and Politics in Hollywood
Class Discussion of Power and Manipulation
Class Discussion of Past Papers
The complete set of questions and analysis for Wag the Dog.
Character Profiles (Brean, Ames, Levy)
Character Profiles (Motss, Fad King, Dean)
A sheet to get you thinking about the role media plays in representing war.
Wag the Dog is one big conspiracy... what's real and what's not?
An analysis of the role of power and manipulation in politics.
Interview with Dustin Hoffmann
Get inside the head of the man who played Stanley Motss.
Any time you hear the composer of a text talk about their own creation, it's got to be a good thing.
Leunig enjoys satirising politics.
Interview with Larry Beinhart (author of American Hero novel)
About perceptions of war and the media... worth a look.