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.

Activities for Chapters 7-12 of Madeleine L’Engle’s novel, A Wrinkle in Time.

Explanation of the concepts of frame narrative and mise en abyme and set of activities relating to the use of the techniques in Jackie French’s novel, Hitler’s Daughter.

Powerpoint presentation on the book/film, A Wrinkle in Time.

Close study of a passage: Detective Cashin interviews Mr Starkey. Students analyse the passage to identify and discuss the importance of Australian colloquialism, formal v. informal language, the nature of Peter Temple’s ‘clipped’ language where superfluous words are deleted and the use of rapid dialogue. This resource is part of a unit of work on Peter Temple’s The Broken Shore.

Dave Rebb is a swaggie, a homeless man who Detective Cashin takes in. Dave Rebb brings an outsider’s perspective into the insular world of Port Monro and Cromarty. He also is instrumental in Cashin rebuilding his shattered life. The author uses Rebb to develop crucial themes: dysfunctional society, small town secrets, social class and police corruption. This resource is part of a unit of work on Peter Temple’s novel, The Broken Shore.