Explanation of the concept of intertextuality and student activities based on the explicit, implied and inferred intertextual connections inJackie French’s novel, Hitler’s Daughter.

Analysis of the ezine article on the Better Reading website, ‘Did Hitler’s daughter, Heidi, really exist?’ This resource is part of a unit of work on Jackie French’s novel, Hitler’s Daughter.

Metalanguage mix and match activity using key words and concepts relating to Jacqui French’s novel, Hitler’s Daughter.

Close study of a passage to analyse the features employed by Jackie French to create the setting, atmosphere, feelings and power structures between characters. This resource is part of a unit of work on Jackie French’s novel, Hitler’s Daughter.

Extract from Sean Dorney’s book, The Sandline Affair, giving details of how the Bougainville War emerged and developed. The student activity uses this information to complete a mind map.

Revision activity requiring students to guess which character from the novel spoke the statements. References provided.

True or false revision activity on Peter Temple’s novel, The Broken Shore.

Lesson on the concept of Intertextuality and use of this concept in The Broken Shore to give a depth to character motives, allusion to previously explored problems and issues and culturally significant issues.

Analysis of the symbols in The Broken Shore: nature, significance, purpose, contribution to the novel, implications.

Activity requiring students to identify the characters from the quotes provided. This resource is part of a unit of work on Allan Baillie’s novel, Little Brother, designed for Stage 3 students.

Activities for Chapters 13-19 of Allan Baillie’s novel, Little Brother. This resource is part of a unit of work for Stage 3 students.

Metalanguage mix and match activity for Allan Baillie’s novel Little Brother. This resource is part of a unit of work for Stage 3.

Crossword using key terms and concepts from Allan Baillie’s novel, Little Brother.

Crossword for Richard Flanagan’s novel, The Narrow Road to the Deep North.

Analysis of article from Special Broadcasting Service, Australia: How we can help refugee kids to thrive in Australia. This resource is part of a unit of work on Allan Baillie’s novel, Little Brother.

Crossword based on key words and concepts in Madeleine D’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time.

Sequencing activity on Allan Baillie’s novel, Little Brother.

Brief mini-documentary from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s, Behind the News, Syrian Refugee Family. The video looks at two Syrian refugee children and their experiences in Syria and Australia. This resource is part of a Stage 3 unit of work on Allan Baillie’s novel, Little Brother.

Activities for Section 4 Pages 251-300 of Peter Temple’s novel, The Broken Shore.

A pervasive theme in Peter Temple’s novel, mental illness is sympathetically portrayed through the struggles of the protagonist, Joe Cashin to deal with post-traumatic stress disorder and depression gained as a result of witnessing a colleague die during an investigation into organised crime in Melbourne. Less sympathetic in their portrayal is the trauma experienced by a number of minor characters who suffered child abuse and who engage in seeking out the perpetrators and killing them. This resource outlines the extent of the issue of mental illness and asks students to make judgments on how effective they believe it has been dealt with.