3-minute Associated Press film from the Khmer Rouge era (1975-9) of a border crossing, refugee camp and medical treatment for refugees. The resource is an excellent tie-in to Allan Baillie’s novel, Little Brother as it shows refugees fleeing Cambodia, conditions in the refugee camps and medical staff at work. There is no commentary. The worksheet examines scenes from the film and looks at where they are described in the novel.

Activities for Section 3 - Pages 96-147 of Peter Temple’s novel, The Broken Shore.

Deconstruction of an Iranian revolutionary wall poster.

Revision activity requiring students to guess which character from the novel spoke the statements. References provided.

True or false revision activity on Peter Temple’s novel, The Broken Shore.

Analysis of the symbols in The Broken Shore: nature, significance, purpose, contribution to the novel, implications.

Crossword for Richard Flanagan’s novel, The Narrow Road to the Deep North.

Brief mini-documentary from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s, Behind the News, Syrian Refugee Family. The video looks at two Syrian refugee children and their experiences in Syria and Australia. This resource is part of a Stage 3 unit of work on Allan Baillie’s novel, Little Brother.

Activities for Peter Temple’s novel, The Broken Shore, Section 4 - Pages 148-201.

Sequencing activity for key events in Peter Temple’s novel, The Broken Shore.

Crossword for the novel, The Broken Shore.

Activities for Peter Temple’s novel, The Broken Shore. Section 5 Pages 202-250.

Revision activity requiring students to use the key to crack the coded questions. They then answer the questions based on their knowledge of the Allan Baillie’s novel, Little Brother.

Analysis of the CNN photograph, Diavata Refugee Camp, Greece (2016). Students examine the individual components of the photograph and then write a page response: How does the photograph portray life in a refugee camp? Is it effective? Refer to the components of the photograph as evidence. This resource is part of a unit of work on Allan Baillie’s novel, Little Brother.

Revision activity requiring students to decode the questions relating to Madeleine L’Engle’s novel, A Wrinkle in Time and then answer the questions.

Revision activity for Raimon Gaita’s memoir, Romulus, My Father. Students use the key to crack the coded questions. They then answer them.

Quotes activity requiring students to identify which character make the statement from Madeleine L’Engle’s novel, A Wrinkle in Time.

Revision activity on Peter Temple’s novel, The Broken Shore. Students use the key to decypher the questions. They then answer the questions from their knowledge of the text.

Word search using key words and concepts from Richard Flanagan’s novel, The Narrow Road to the Deep North.

Study of Rebecca Starford’s review of Jasper Jones published in The Age, Melbourne.