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

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.

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.

Crossword for the novel, The Broken Shore.

Sequencing activity for key events in Peter Temple’s novel, The Broken Shore.

Worksheet to accompany the Australian Broadcasting Corporation 7.30 Report mini-documentary, Worldwide Paedophile Ring Busted in Sting Operation. The video outlines the 2014 work of Taskforce Argos which cracked the largest child pornography internet site and led to the arrest of thousands of criminals worldwide. Students are then asked to reflect on the impact that highly emotive investigations such as Argos have on the police officers involved. The resource is part of a unit of work on Peter Temple’s novel The Broken Shore.

Peter Temple’s novel, The Broken Shore deals with the issue of the complex issues around small town secrets. From the protagonist, Joe Cashin suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, to the issues of police corruption and the historic operation of a pedaphile ring, characters discover secrets and use these for their own advantages. This resource outlines the many secrets held by the Port Monro community and the dangers these secrets can have. This resource also provides students with an outline of the themes in the parallel text, Joseph Conrad’s Nostromo, and invites comparison of the issues.

Activities for Chapters 7-12 of Allan Baillie’s novel, Little Brother.

Analysis of a review by Stewart King and published in The Conversationalist . The review examines the positives and negatives about the novel. Students are asked to make suggestions about what they would like included in this review if they were the editor.

Detective Sergeant Joe Cashin is the protagonist in Peter Temple’s novel, The Broken Shore. He represents an ordinary man who stands up to some extraordinary issues: police corruption, racism, a paedaphilia ring, social class discrimination and his own personal battle with post-traumatic stress disorder. But he is far from a perfect human being. This resource provides extracts, asks students to identify his relationship to other characters in the novel and analyse the impact of the PTSD on him and his work as a police officer.

Activities for Section 7 Pages 301-345 of Peter Temple’s novel, The Broken Shore.

Dave Rebb is a swaggie, a homeless man who Detective Cashin takes in. Dave Rebb brings an outsider’s perspective into the insular world of Port Monro and Cromarty. He also is instrumental in Cashin rebuilding his shattered life. The author uses Rebb to develop crucial themes: dysfunctional society, small town secrets, social class and police corruption. This resource is part of a unit of work on Peter Temple’s novel, The Broken Shore.

Close study of a passage: Detective Cashin interviews Mr Starkey. Students analyse the passage to identify and discuss the importance of Australian colloquialism, formal v. informal language, the nature of Peter Temple’s ‘clipped’ language where superfluous words are deleted and the use of rapid dialogue. This resource is part of a unit of work on Peter Temple’s The Broken Shore.

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

Metalanguage in understanding Peter Temple’s novel, The Broken Shore.

Worksheet for the 4-minute interview with police officer, Rob Davis who suffered PTSD as a result of responding to an incident. The video gives a good introduction to the issue of PTSD and the vulnerability of police officers to this mental health condition as a result of trauma experienced in their daily business. There are clear parallels to the character of Detective Joe Cashin in Peter Temple’s novel, The Broken Shore.

Close study of a passage to identify structural and language features including the use of ‘clipped’ language, building atmosphere and tension, the use of third person narrative, the employment of thought and flashback to provide an understanding of the protagonist, reference to light and darkness as a metaphor for uncovering the truth, intertextual connection and the use of short paragraphs and conversation to create the impression of fast-paced action. This resource is part of a unit of work on Peter Temple’s novel, The Broken Shore.

Activities for Peter Temple’s novel, The Broken Shore. Section 5 Pages 202-250.

Analysis of the issue of war crime in Richard Flanagan’s novel, The Narrow Road to the Deep North. Student activities included.