Resource Bundle - One Small Island - Alison Lester - Student Workbook - Task Cards

This is a 40+ page resource bundle based on the iconic Australian book “One Small Island” by Alison Lester.

One Small Island is a hybrid informative/imaginative text which tells the amazing story of Macquarie Island, a unique and pristine place which was terribly affected by industry and hunting, and a communities dedication to returning it to its natural state. It ties in perfectly with themes of sustainability and ecological responsibility.

This book was selected to be a mentor text to teach the Stage Three NESA Unit (3): Argument and Authority. The resources are designed both to provoke deep thinking about the text, but also to be completely independent. The only prep you need to do is printing or uploading to google classroom or a similar platform.

This bundle of resources consists of:

• a section-by-section comprehension guide. The guide has three pages of comprehension questions, focusing on a range of skills , such as literal and inferential understanding, text-to-self connections, author purpose, cause and effect and much much more. All up, this is 19 pages of independent comprehension work. The comprehension guide comes in the form of a workbook which can be printed and stapled for independent work.

• a comprehensive answer guide, perfect for assessment and feedback.

• a set of ten full-colour literacy centre task cards based on the text. These include a range of Creative and Practical Arts integrated tasks, as well as informative, imaginative and persuasive writing prompts.

• all associated printables linked to the task cards, which can be used for a range of literature. These are a set of high-interest, high-choice worksheets.

When used in conjunction with the book, this is weeks of learning, covering reading, writing and speaking and listening.

This book would be suitable for a whole class read-aloud, or as a reading group text for Stage Three students.

I have many other literature-based resources in my store (most of them Australian) so feel free to check them out.

Happy reading!