Dorothea Mackellar MY COUNTRY Australian Poetry Close Reading Workshop

Poetry Analysis Workshop for close reading activity with Australian Poet Dorothea Mackellar’s poem ‘My Country’. This great Australian poem is perfect for looking at the fantastic and varied Australian landscape, which is both terrifyingly harsh and amazingly beautiful.

Workshop takes 2-3 lessons. This great poem analysis can be printed in a small booklet. Perfect for snippets of analytical thinking and textual analysis practice between other units, or for a reliever or substitute teacher - everything needed is included.

Perfect for students in Upper High School - New Zealand Years 11-13, Australia Years 10-12, USA Years 10-12, and Britain Years 10-12 (Key Stage 4-5).

Included:

• A list of language techniques to look for
• A poet webquest
• An analysis grid
• A language features page to focus on two chosen language features
• 4 great extension tasks for students to choose from
• A sample marking schedule
• Teacher sample analysis notes

Included:

10 page poetry close reading workshop