Son of Mine - Oodgeroo Noonuccal - Worksheet

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Son of Mine by Oodgeroo Noonuccal is a challenging insight into the complex history of Aboriginal and White Australia and how this is passed to the next generation. This worksheet helps students understand and interpret the poem, focusing on both comprehension and analysis.

This poem is excellent for exploring indigenous perspectives as well as understanding the intergenerational impact of suffering, alongside opportunities for hope. This four-page worksheet focuses on analysing the poem in detail, beginning with comprehension and moving into close analysis of textual features like negative language, repetition, nominalisation and more. The final page emphasises Noonuccal’s word choice, encouraging students to consider the associations, connotations and emotive significance of Noonuccal’s choices.

The worksheet is included in both Word and pdf format to ensure flexibility and compatibility.

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