Set of activities related to the character of Jasper Jones, from Craig Silvey’s novel of the same name.

Analysis of an article by Dave May, Richard Mockler and Annika Blau, John Marsden’s journey from psych ward to author to school founder. Published on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation website. The article looks at John Marsden’s life, his inspiration in writing the Tomorrow series and in establishing a school with an alternative curriculum.

This set of activities includes an explanation of What codes and conventions are used in written texts? What are written codes? What are written conventions? Why are codes and conventions important? Students then analyse these in relations to Madeleine L’Engle’s novel, A Wrinkle in Time.

Explanation of the concept of comparative texts and activity comparing the plot, characters, setting, themes and symbols, recurring images and motif.

Explanation of the concept of intertextuality and student activities based on the explicit, implied and inferred intertextual connections in Craig Silvey’s novel, Jasper Jones.

Revision activity for Craig Silvey’s novel, Jasper Jones. Students decifer the coded questions than answer them from their knowledge of the text.

Explanation of selected codes and conventions used in Jackie French’s novel, Hitler’s Daughter and structured student activities.

Word search using key words and concepts fro Craig Silvey’s novel, Jasper Jones.

Activities for Chapters 7-12 of Madeleine L’Engle’s novel, A Wrinkle in Time.

Explanation of the concepts of frame narrative and mise en abyme and set of activities relating to the use of the techniques in Jackie French’s novel, Hitler’s Daughter.

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.

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.

Activities for Peter Temple’s novel, The Broken Shore, Section 4 - Pages 148-201.

Word search using key words and concepts from Allan Baillie’s novel, Little Brother. This resource is part of a unit of work on the novel, designed for Stage 3 students.

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

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.

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.

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.

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