Unit of work on Weeds, Pests and Disease. Designed for students of the NSW Stage 5 Agricultural Technology Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. This bundle includes: 3 Cloze activities Metalanguage mix and match Word Search Ezine article: Time to Freeze Bugs to Death Ezine article: A virus taming Australia’s bunny menace Ezine article: Agricultural production losses to pest animals soar Ezine article: Drone weeds out good from bad Video and worksheet: RIPPA: The farm robot exterminates pests & weeds

Word search using key words and concepts from the topic Beef Cattle Production.

Unit of work on Beef Cattle Production. Designed for students of the NSW Stage 4/5 Agricultural Technology Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. This bundle includes: Breeds of Australian Beef Cattle Mating and calving 3 Cloze activities Metalanguage mix and match Word Search Ezine article: Grass-Fed vs. Grain-Fed Ground Beef Ezine article: Live export ban could harm rural communities Magazine article: Gaining more calves Video: Raising the Steaks Worksheet for video: Raising the Steaks Video: The science behind cattle ranches Worksheet for video: The science behind cattle ranches Video: Prisoners raising gentle cattle Worksheet for video: Prisoners raising gentle cattle Video: High Stakes (the Australian Wagyu industry) Worksheet for video: High Stakes (the Australian Wagyu industry) Video: Best practice cattle handling Worksheet for video: Best practice cattle handling Video: Artificial insemination in cattle Worksheet for video: Artificial insemination in cattle Video: The Private Life of Cows Worksheet for video: The Private Life of Cows Magazine article: Quality and supply bring beef brand success Investigate and analyse the issue at Wikipedia: Beef Ezine article: NSW stock theft not slowing; farmers losing millions due to high meat prices True or false revision activity Information report Vaccinating cattle Paddock appraisal of beef cattle Crack the code revision activity Cattle handling facilities, mustering, yarding and transport

Revision activity for Ruth Park’s novel, Playing Beatie Bow. Students decide if the statements about the text are true or false.

Revision activity for John Marsden’s novel, Tomorrow, When the War Began. Students identify if the statements are true or false.

True or false activity for the non-fiction text, Stasiland.

Worksheet on the video clip, The Real Mr Pip - Harry Baxter on Bougainville.

Absent father of the protagonist, Matilda, Joseph is compared to Pip’s deceased father. He also has a Mr Jaggers figure in his life who changes his future by offering him the chance to go to Australia. Hated by Dolores, his religious wife who is left behind, Mr Laimo represents support for the redskins whilst Dolores represents support for the rambos. This resource includes background notes, key passages from the novel and a student activity.

Activity requiring students identify the section in the novel in which the event takes place.

Grace represents the tragedy. Her fall from a life of promise to the ravages of major depression foretell the tragedy of the village’s fall from idyllic paradise to being ravaged by the redskin army. This resource includes background notes on Grace, key passages from the text and student activities.

Background information on the history of Bougainville since 1889, stifled attempts at independence and the civil war from 1988-1996 when the Autonomous Region of Bougainville was declared. This background explains the context in which Mister Pip is based. The student activity involves completing a timeline of key events in the civil war.

Analysis of Chapter 1 of Great Expectations, with emphasis on the language features that creates the characters of Pip and Magwitch and the landscape of Kent. Designed as background knowledge for the study of Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones.

Background notes, key passages and student activity related to the character of Dolores Laimo.

Information report assessment task on the novel, Mister Pip. The task is: Select one of these themes from the text: fantasy vs reality, living in a warzone, tradition vs modernity, hybridity, strangers in a strange land, storytelling. How does the text help the reader to understand the theme? Give examples to support your report.

Analysis of scenes from the film version of Mister Pip. Students analyse details of the scenes, notably atmosphere, colour, gestures and poses and camera angles.

Topic summary for the non-fiction text, Stasiland by Anna Funder. Includes themes, setting, symbolism, key quotes, structure and style, metalanguage, characters, author, comparative texts and genre.

Background notes, key passages and student activity relating to Matilda Laimo, the protagonist in Lloyd Jones’ novel, Mister Pip.

Quotes activity from the novel, Mister Pip.

Character profile for Mr Watts including background information and passages relating to Mr Watts from the text. The student activity involves students using this information to draw a mind map of Mister Pip and his importance in the text.

Book review by Janet Maslin from the New York Times and student activities.