Booklet - Ali Cobby Eckermann's poetry - HSC Module A

A printable, pdf booklet to guide students through the HSC Module A with the prescribed text: the selected poetry of Ali Cobby Eckermann’s poetry. It is focussed on the HSC Module: Language, Identity and Culture.

The booklet covers a range of activities to expand students’ ability to understand and appreciate the module and the medium of poetry, as well as identify aspects of language and structure in Ali Cobby Eckermann’s works: Trance, Unearth, Oombulgarri, Eyes, Leaves, and Key.

The booklet also comes with a link on Page 2 to a specially curated website; which has been made to support the unit with module resources, information about the author, YouTube clips, poem annotations, and interviews with the poet.

Contents of this booklet:

• Unpacking the module
• Context
• Ali Cobby Eckermann’s style
• Critical Essays
• Transcripts of the prescribed poems
• Summary activities for each poem
• Focus Questions
• Sample essay questions

This is the standalone student booklet which can be used as the foundation of an HSC Standard English: Module A unit where the selected poems are Ali Cobby Eckermann are the prescribed text, as it is aligned with the NSW Syllabus.