Bran Nue Dae - Analysis worksheets

Students love the self-deprecating humour and simple entertainment value of Bran Nue Dae, but it’s also a great text to study in class, with the film’s complexity warranting a second look. This resource contains six different worksheet sets with 14 pages in total to help students deconstruct the film. The resources are:

• A character study on Uncle Tadpole, focusing on the stereotypes used (and challenged) in exploring his character (2 pages)
• A stereotypes worksheet examining the many different character stereotypes represented in the film (3 pages plus an answer key for one activity)
• Scene analysis of Willie’s arrival at the boarding school, focusing on the appropriation of elements of Gothic horror (2 pages)
• Scene analysis of the tuckshop raid, focusing on the non-serious tone and how and why this is created in the scene (3 pages)
• Colonialism theme study (2 pages)
• Belonging and identity theme study (2 pages)

All files are included in both Word and pdf format, allowing you the flexibility to adapt the resource to your individual needs.