Set of activities related to the character of Jasper Jones, from Craig Silvey’s novel of the same name.

Source-based activity on the topic, What was the impact of reforms on Iranian society & culture, 1979-1989? It covers women, public health, sport, the arts and media. This resource is part of a unit of work on Iran 1953-1989. NSW Modern History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Higher School Certificate course. National Study - Option H: Iran 1945-1989.

Source-based activity, How did the Islamic Republic use state violence and coercion to maintain control, 1979-1989? This resource is part of a unit of work on Iran 1945-1989 for the Higher School Certificate course, NSW Modern History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

Analysis of an article by Dave May, Richard Mockler and Annika Blau, John Marsden’s journey from psych ward to author to school founder. Published on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation website. The article looks at John Marsden’s life, his inspiration in writing the Tomorrow series and in establishing a school with an alternative curriculum.

This set of activities includes an explanation of What codes and conventions are used in written texts? What are written codes? What are written conventions? Why are codes and conventions important? Students then analyse these in relations to Madeleine L’Engle’s novel, A Wrinkle in Time.

Explanation of the concept of comparative texts and activity comparing the plot, characters, setting, themes and symbols, recurring images and motif.

Explanation of the concept of intertextuality and student activities based on the explicit, implied and inferred intertextual connections in Craig Silvey’s novel, Jasper Jones.

Crossword for the topic, Iran 1953-1989.

Revision activity for Craig Silvey’s novel, Jasper Jones. Students decifer the coded questions than answer them from their knowledge of the text.

Worksheet for the BBC video, Iran and the West. Episode 1 - The Man who Changed the World.

Revision activity for the topic, Iran 1953-1989. Students use the key to decode the questions. They then answer these questions from their class notes.

Explanation of selected codes and conventions used in Jackie French’s novel, Hitler’s Daughter and structured student activities.

Analysis of the lecture by Dr. Elizabeth Craig-Atkins from Sheffield University, Recovery and preservation of human skeletal remains. This resource is part of a unit of work on The Treatment and Display of Human Remains.

Analysis of newspaper article written by James Nye and published in the Daily Mail, ‘The strange and mysterious Dr Glidden: Callous actions of archaeologist who raided hundreds of Native American graves to set up macabre museum remembered in California’. The article examines the amateur archaeologist, Ralph Glidden, his grave-robbing and unethical display of human remains for private profit. There is an interesting comparison of these issues from the 1920s to today. This resource is part of a unit of work The Treatment and Display of Human Remains.

Worksheet to accompany the 3-minute Voanews item, The U.S. National Museum of Health and Medicine. The video covers the purpose of the museum, the specimens and skeletons and the visitors. It is available on Youtube. This resource is part of a unit of work on The Treatment and Display of Human Remains. NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

Word search using key words and concepts from the topic, *The Treatment and Display of Human Remains.

Mix and match activity using key words and concepts from the topic, Treatment and Display of Human Remains.

3 Cloze activities on the topic, The Treatment and Display of Human Remains Repatriation of Human Remains The Ice Man The Bog Bodies

Word search using key words and concepts fro Craig Silvey’s novel, Jasper Jones.

Worksheet to accompany the BBC video, ‘Mummified Child’, episode of the 2010 History Cold Case Series 1. This episode looks at the work by historians, forensic scientist, chemist and facial reconstruction artist to identify the life story of the remains of an 8-year old child from the late-1700s. This resource is part of a unit of work on The Treatment and Display of Human Remains. NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum Whilst it may not be ‘ancient’ history, it is certainly a highly engaging look at the various methods employed to identify historical human remains.