A rough diamond who likes drinking and fighting, it is Sheephead Morton who shows greater mateship to his fellow POWs than many other characters. This resource is part of a unit of work on Richard Flanagan’s The Narrow Road to the Deep North

The Narrow Road to the Deep North - Activities for Book 5 Chapters 10-18.

The Narrow Road to the Deep North - Activities for Book 5 Chapters 1-9.

Amy is Dorrigo Evans’ love interest in the novel, The Narrow Road to the Deep North. Memories of her sustain him in his long captivity in the prisoner of war camp. But memories fade and distort across time and Dorrigo is damaged by his wartime experiences and fails to fulfil his promise to her.

Keith Mulvaney is Dorrigo Evans’ uncle and the husband of the woman he falls in love with. The relationship triangle becomes increasingly complicated before Dorrigo is posted to serve with the 2/7th Division in Syria. This resource is part of a unit of work on Richard Flanagan’s novel, The Narrow Road to the Deep North.

Sydney Morning Herald article written by Richard Flanagan about how his father’s experiences on the Thai-Burma Railway inspired his writing of * The Narrow Road to the Deep North*.

Analysis of article written by Michael Williams from The Guardian entitled Dinner with Richard Flanagan, a child of the death railway. The article is a report on an interview with Richard Flanagan, author of The Narrow Road to the Deep North and details Flanagan’s inspirations in writing the novel and the process of writing it. This resource is part of a unit of work on The Narrow Road to the Deep North.

This unit of work on The King of Shadows is designed for students of the NSW English K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. It includes: Analysis of book covers Metalanguage mix and match Crossword Word search

Activities for Chapters 7-12 of Jackie French's novel, Hitler's Daughter.

Set of resources on handwriting that includes handwriting criteria and cross-curricular worksheets. I have used the resources in a New England NSW secondary school in my own classes and in a whole-school handwriting program. Bundle includes: + Handwriting criteria + Worksheet 1: Rise of sick internet trolls + Worksheet 2: Arctic ice melt + Worksheet 3: About grief + Worksheet 4: Facts about super trawlers + Worksheet 5: Body image worries plaguing young kids + Worksheet 6: Paying for your pet + Worksheet 7: Animated films + Worksheet 8: The Sapphires + Worksheet 9: The rise of tattoo remorse + Worksheet 10: Sexting + Worksheet 11: Does My Head Look Big in This? + Worksheet 12: Tiffs tagged as bullying + Worksheet 13: Big cat kingdom + Worksheet 14: How Facebook can land you in jail

Unit of work on Macbeth the Graphic Novel. This unit is designed for Stage 5 students of the NSW English K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. This bundle includes: Newspaper article: Something Wicked This Way Comes Magazine article: The Scottish King (Macbeth) Video and worksheet: The Real Macbeth Video and worksheet: CliffsNotes, Macbeth Video and worksheet: Why should you read MAcbeth?

Unit of work on Madeleine L’Engle’s novel, A Wrinkle in Time. This bundle includes: Activities for Chapters 1-6 Activities for Chapters 7-12 Metalanguage mix and match Sequence the Events activity Word Search 3 Cloze activities Crossword Crack the Code revision activity True or false revision activity Who said? quotes activity Powerpoint presentation Textual codes and conventions

Unit of work on Ruth Park’s novel, Playing Beatie Bow. Bundle includes: + Analyses of book covers + Chapter questions + Genre: Historical fiction + Description task + Sequence the events + Who am I?/True or false activities + Crack the Code activity + Word search + Acrostic poem/Mix and match activities + Design a book cover + Metaphors + Describing the world of the past + Female character profiles + Male character profiles + Who said?/Write a description + Harrington Street Ragged School + Themes + Changing fashion descriptive writing task + Translate the statements activity + Examine a passage Crossword Metalanguage True or False revision activity

Unit of work on Lloyd Jones’ novel, Mister Pip. This bundle includes: Activities for Sections 1-5 Activities for Sections 6-10 Activities for Sections 11-14 Setting: Bougainville Character profile: Mr Watts Character profile: Matilda Laimo Character profile: Dolores Laimo Character profile: Grace Character profile: Joseph Laimo Film review: A Sting in the Tale Ezine article: Bougainville: Australia’s Secret War Word search Crossword Metalanguage Analysis of book covers True or false Sequence the events Topic summary Crack the Code Book review: All They Need to Know Who Said quotes activity Analysis of film scenes Information report assessment task Close study of a passage: Great Expectations Chapter 1 The Bougainville Civil War Which section is that? The Real Mr Pip - Harry Baxter on Bougainville Background to the Bougainville War

Unit of work on Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel, Persepolis. Designed for students of the NSW English Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Includes: + Iran-Iraq War activity + Worksheet 1: The Veil + Worksheet 2: The Bicycle + Worksheet 3: The Water Cell + Worksheet 4: Persepolis + Worksheet 5: The Letter + Worksheet 6: The Party + Worksheet 7: The Heroes + Worksheet 8: Moscow + Worksheet 9: The Sheep + Worksheet 10: The Trip + Worksheet 11: The F-14s + Worksheet 12: The Jewels + Worksheet 13: The Key + Worksheet 14: The Wine + Worksheet 15: The Cigarette + Worksheet 16: The Passport + Worksheet 17: Kim Wilde + Worksheet 18: The Shabbat + Worksheet 19: The Dowry + The Iranian Hostage Crisis activity + The Iranian Revolution activity + Persepolis Word Search + What were the experiences of child soldiers in the Iran-Iraq War? Source-based activity + Character profile - Marjane + Character profile - Grandmother + Character profile - Mr Ebi Satrapi + Character profile - Mrs Taji Satrapi + Character profile - Uncle Anoosh + Analysis of film stills Crossword Metalanguage Video: The Man who Changed the World Worksheet for video: The Man who Changed the World

Unit of work on Raimond Gaita’s memoir of his father, Romulus, My Father. This unit includes: Activities for Chapters 1-6 Activities for Chapters 7-13 Discussion assessment task Analysis of book review Analysis of visual images Setting Newspaper article - Profile: Raimond Gaita Sequence the events Metalanguage activity Close study of a passage: Frogmore Australia in the 1950s Character profile: Romulus Gaita Character profile: Raimond Gaita Character profile: Christine Gaita Character profile: Vacek Vilkovikas Character profile: Hora Character profile: Mitru Who Said? Quotes activity Word Search Information report assessment on selected themes Raimond Gaita’s memoir Romulus My Father a portrait of love - book review Understanding the “-isms” in Romulus, My Father From Frogmore, Victoria ezine article Theme: The relationship between animals and people Theme: Childhood trauma Theme: Discrimination against New Australians Which chapter is that? 3 Cloze activities Who am I? True or false? Crack the Code revision activity Intertextuality and Romulus, My Father

Unit of Work on the novel, Hitler’s Daughter. Designed for Stage 3/Stage 4 of the NSW English K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Includes: + Analysis of book covers + Theme - Racism + Character profile: Mark + Character profile: Anna + Character profile: Little Tracey + Word Search + Fighting Hitler magazine article + Activities for Chapters 1-6 + Activities for Chapters 7-12 + Activities for Chapters 13-18 + Sequence the events + Crack the Code revision activity + Acrostic poem and Mix and match activities + Write a dialogue Worksheet for video: Uncle Hitler Video: Uncle Hitler Metalanguage mix and match Crossword Motif: Repeating patterns Written codes and conventions Ezine article: Did Hitler’s daughter, Heidi, really exist? Intertextuality and Hitler’s Daughter Close study of a passage: Duffi saves Heidi by rejecting her Frame narrative and mise en abyme Exposition assessment task

Unit of work on Craig Silvey’s novel, Jasper Jones. The unit is designed for Stage 5 students of the *NSW English K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.*This bundle includes: Metalanguage mix and match Activities for Chapters 1-3 Activities for Chapters 4-6 Activities for Chapters 7-9 Character profile: Charlie Bucktin Character profile: Jasper Jones Character profile: Jeffrey Lu Character profile: Eliza Wishart Character profile: Mad Jack Lionel Character profile: Ruth Bucktin Character profile: Wesley Bucktin Word search Newspaper article -Secrets and shame of a small town: Jasper Jones first review Mise-en scène Context Analysis of book covers Intertextuality and Jasper Jones Comparative texts: Jasper Jones and To Kill a Mockingbird Crossword Sequence the events Frame story and mise-en abyme Who said quotations activity True or false revision activity Textual codes and conventions Motif and Jasper Jones Crack the Code revision activity Book review: The Age

Unit of work on Anna Funder's non-fiction work, Stasiland. It emphasises links with George Orwell's dystopian, fictional work, 1984. The unit of designed for students of the Victorian Certificate of Education and NSW Higher School Certificate. The unit includes: + Metalanguage + Doublethink + Descriptive language + Activities for Chapters 1-6 + Activities for Chapters 7-12 + Activities for Chapters 13-18 + Activities for Chapters 19-24 + Character study: Anna Funder + Character study: Miriam Weber + Character study: Charlie Weber + Character study: Herr Winz + Character study: Julia Behrend + Character study: Frau Paul + Character study: Klaus Renft + Character study: Karl-Eduard von Schnitzler + Character study: Hagen Koch + Close study of a passage: Miriam's escape attempt + Close study of a passage: Interview with a celebrity + Stasi Tactics: Torture + Stasi Tactics: Imprisonment + Stasi tactics: Surveillance + The Spies Who Loved Me - newspaper article + Cold and Stark - ezine article on Hohenschonhausen Prison + Piecing together the dark legacy of East Germany's secret police - ezine article + East German Snitching Went Far Beyond the Stasi - ezine article + Boundless information ezine article + Stasiland Word Search + Discussion assessment task + Who said? - Quotes activity + Worksheet for video: Stasi Files. The Lives of Others + Worksheet for video: Former Stasi Agents Defend Their Deeds + Research - Erich Mielke + Crossword + Who Am I? + Sequence the Events + Topic Summary + True or False revision activity + Video: Anna Funder lecture - Daily life under communism + Worksheet for video: Anna Funder lecture - Daily life under communism

Unit of work based on Peter Temple’s novel, The Broken Shore and on the film of the same name. This unit of work includes: Activities for Section 1: Pages 1-47 Activities for Section 2: Pages 48-95 Activities for Section 3: Pages 96-147 Activities for Section 4: Pages 148-201 Activities for Section 5: Pages 202-250 Activities for Section 6: Pages 251-300 Activities for Section 7: Pages 301-345 Theme: Small Town Secrets Theme: Mental Illness Intertextuality in The Broken Shore Symbolism in The Broken Shore Character study: Detective Joe Cashin Character study: Dave Rebb Close study of a passage: Detective Joe Cashin searches Arthur Pollard’s terrace house Close study of a passage: Cashin interviews Mr Starkey Analysis of book covers Word search Analysis of film shots Video: Beneath the vest. Conversations about mental health Worksheet for video: Beneath the vest. Conversations about mental health Video: Worldwide Paedophile Ring Busted in Sting Operation Worksheet for video: Paedophile Ring Busted in Sting Operation Metalanguage mix and match Review: The Case for Peter Temple’s The Broken Shore Sequence the events Crossword True or false revision activity Who Said? revision activity Newspaper article: Peter Temple’s crime writing polished to perfection Crack the Code revision activity