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.

Magazine article by 8-year old Bana Alabed, The world can be doing more for refugees. Bana explains why she is a refugee, her life before and after leaving Syria and her argument for why we can all be doing more to help refugees. The student activities include questions based on Bana’s text and a scaffolded response to her writing sent via text. This resource is part of a Stage 3 unit of work on Allan Baillie’s novel, Little Brother.

Analysis of article published by Michael Heywood in The Australian, Peter Temple’s crime writing polished to perfection. The article was written by a close friend of Peter Temple and gives an overview of his life and works.

3 Cloze activities to support the teaching of A Wrinkle in Time: Madeleine L’Engle Science Fiction Genre The novel and the Cold War

Analysis of the 1945 speech by Australian Army Staff Sergeant G.G. Rickwood to the Rotary Club of Cessnock in which he narrates his experiences as a POW on the Thai-Burma Railway. Students analyse: Who gave the speech? What do we know about his background? Why did he deliver the speech? What was his purpose in giving the speech? Who was the audience? Where were they located? What was their reaction to the speech? What words and phrases would we now see as racist or antiquated? How would this language be received in 1945, when the speech was given? List the incidents that made this speech a “story of hardship and horror, of death, disease, and suffering.” What values, beliefs and humanitarian acts were displayed by the Australian and British POWs? Is mere survival and kindness enough in situations of extreme abuse?

Activities for The Narrow Road to the Deep North Book 3 Chapters 1-9.

Metalanguage mix and match activity using key words and concepts from Richard Flanagan’s The Narrow Road to the Deep North.

Analysis of book covers for Richard Flanagan’s novel, The Narrow Road to the Deep North. The analysis uses the principles of visual literacy to examine colour, people, content and critical response.

Analysis of a passage from Richard Flanagan’s novel, The Narrow Road to the Deep North. Students examine the words and phrases employed to paint a picture of an Australian Army camp in 1942, the portrayal of the character’s feelings, the specific use of concise statements to convey a stolen conversation held in secrecy and the use of ‘bookending’ to begin and conclude an incident.

Close study of a passage from Richard Flanagan’s The Narrow Road to the Deep North. Students examine the language features used to describe physical action, character intent, changes in tone and reaction of t reader.

Activities for Book 2 Chapters 10-19

Activities for The Narrow Road to the Deep North - Book 2 Chapters 20-27.

Close study of a passage from Richard Flanagan’s novel, The Narrow Road to the Deep Northto examine descriptive language, setting, characterisation and atmosphere.

The Narrow Road to the Deep North - Activities for Book 3 Chapters 10-19.

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

Activities for Book 2 Chapters 1-9