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.

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

Henry Lawson’s classic short story, The Drover’s Wife. Students read and discuss the story as a class and then draw a picture of a scene from the story, including incorporating elements that create the appropriate atmosphere. This resource is part of a unit of work on The Australian Colonies for the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

Worksheet to accompany the 4-minute documentary, Australia’s Early Settlers. The video is a good overview of early-19th Century migration to Australia. The resource is designed for Stage 3 students, The Australian Colonies, NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum…

Analysis of Charles Hill’s painting, The Proclamation of South Australia. Students identify features and issues raised by the painting before using the painting to draw conclusion about Australian society in the colonial period. This resource is part of a unit of work on The Australian Colonies, designed for Stage 3 students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

Unit of work on Allan Baillie’s novel, Little Brother. The unit is designed for Stage 3 students of the NSW English K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Resources in this package include: Activities for Chapters 1-6 Activities for Chapters 7-12 Activities for Chapters 13-19 Magazine article: The world can be doing more for refugees Ezine article: How we can help refugee kids in Australia to thrive Word Search Metalanguage mix and match Who Said? Quotes activity Video: What does it mean to be a refugee? Worksheet for video: What does it mean to be a refugee? Video: Horror Humanem est - The Khmer Rouge Worksheet for video: Horror Humanem est - The Khmer Rouge Video: Syrian Refugee Children Worksheet for video: Syrian Refugee Children Video: Thailand/Cambodia refugees flood into Thailand Worksheet for video: Thailand/Cambodia refugees flood into Thailand Video: Death of a Nation: The Khmer Rouge’s Cambodia Worksheet for video: Death of a Nation: The Khmer Rouge’s Cambodia Video: A Place in the Sand. Life inside the world’s largest refugee camp Worksheet for video: A Place in the Sand. Life inside the world’s largest refugee camp Sequence the events Crossword True or false revision activity Analysis of book covers Intertextuality and Little Brother whole lesson 3 Cloze activities Narrative assessment task Crack the Code revision activity Analysis of visual image: Diavata Refugee Camp, Greece (2016) Who am I? Revision activity Motif: Repeating Patterns

in Richard Flanagan’s novel, The Narrow Road to the Deep North the character of Ella Lansbury serves a number of purposes. She is a mirror through which the reader sees the protagonist’s many faults, she is demonstrative of a non-erotic love that ultimately blossoms more than the erotic love Dorrigo shares with Amy Mulvaney, she journeys with Dorrigo on the road of time and changes brought about by time. Ella, the unloved underdog of the novel, ultimately becomes the hero through loyalty and love - and how Australian is that!

Activities for Section 3 - Pages 96-147 of Peter Temple’s novel, The Broken Shore.

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.

Warawi is an Eora girl who lives on her traditional land in 1788. This episode of My Place looks at the day she met the Grub People for the first time. The worksheet focuses on the character off Waruwi, her traditional life and the impact of the Europeans. This resource includes answers. The resource is part of a unit of work for Stage 3, The Australian Colonies for the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

Activities for Section 2 Pages 48-95 of Peter Temple’s novel, The Broken Shore.