Activities for Richard Flanagan’s novel, The Narrow Road to the Deep North - Book 1 Chapters 10-18.

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.

Analysis of 4 scenes from the film version of The Broken Shore. The scenes are analysed for poses, gaze and gestures, placement in foreground/background, atmosphere, subtle messages, costuming as visual cues and the use of light/darkness. This resource is part of a unit of work on Peter Temple’s novel, The Broken Shore.

Exposition assessment task on Jackie French’s novel, Hitler’s Daughter. The task includes guidance for students, marking guide/rubric and scaffold for students to draft their response.

Worksheet and answers to accompany the Timeline documentary, The Real Macbeth, presented by Tony Robinson. The video examines the life of the real Scottish king, Macbeth and the times in which he lived. Robinson identifies where the play is based on fact and where it is based on life at the time that the play was released. A very thorough presentation.

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?

Set of activities on the character, Wesley Bucktin from Craig Silvey’s novel, Jasper Jones.

Study of Rebecca Starford’s review of Jasper Jones published in The Age, Melbourne.

Set of activities on the protagonist of Craig Silvey’s novel, Jasper Jones, including analysis of key passages, his personality and relationship with other characters.

Set of activities on the character, Mad Jack Lionel from Craig Silvey’s novel, Jasper Jones.

Set of activities relating to the character, Ruth Bucktin from Craig Silvey’s novel, Jasper Jones.

Set of activities on the character, Eliza Wishart from Craig Silvey’s novel, Jasper Jones.

This set of activities include: What are codes and conventions used in a written text? What are written conventions? Why are codes and conventions important? Students then use these focus questions to analyse the codes and conventions in Jasper Jones.

True or false revision activity based on Craig Silvey’s novel, Jasper Jones.

Analysis of book covers of Craig Silvey’s novel, Jasper Jones according to selected principles of visual literacy.

Activities for chapters 1-3 of Craig Silvey’s novel, Jasper Jones.

Activities for Chapters 4-6 of Craig Silvey’s novel, Jasper Jones.

Activities for Chapters 7-9 of Craig Silvey’s novel, Jasper Jones.

Analysis of newspaper article written by Ross McRae and published in The West Australian - Secrets and shame of a small town: Jasper Jones first review.

Sequencing activity of key events in Craig Silvey’s novel, Jasper Jones.