Flight ~ Nadia Wheatley & Armin Greder ~ Worksheets

This set of worksheets on the picture book Flight by Nadia Wheatley and Armin Greder helps students understand and analyse this fable in the classroom. It is suitable for a high school audience.

Students begin with understanding the text (2 pages), including consideration of the purpose and audience of the text and its appropriation of Christian narratives. They then move onto close analysis of the text (4 pages), with deconstruction of key language techniques such as personification and juxtaposition as well as analysis of the use of colour. Students also consider the way gender stereotypes have been perpetuated in the text and are presented with a final extended response question to synthesise their learning.

The worksheets are included in both Word and pdf formats to improve flexibility.

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