Beatie Bow attends the Harrington Street Ragged School. NSW Government provision of free education began in 1848 but greater efforts were required in areas of particular socio-economic disadvantage, such as The Rocks. This resource introduces students to the efforts to the Ragged Schools and the school that Beatie attends, Harrington Street Ragged School.

Jarls were local chieftains who possessed particular social, military and religious powers. But they had clear responsibilities towards their supporters that could be questioned at the Thing. This source-based activity is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 4 Depth Study 4: The Western and Islamic World The Vikings

Can your students walk in the shoes of someone from the topic Cities of Vesuvius: Pompeii and Herculaneum? This empathetic task requires students to imagine they are a tour guide at the archaeological site of Pompeii. They must guide a group of HSC students (and their know-it-all teacher) from Australia. They are interested in not just the streetscapes, public and private buildings and daily life in the city, but also in the works of conservation and reconstruction and the ethical display of human remains. This task is designed for students of the NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Higher School Certificate course Core: Cities of Vesuvius: Pompeii and Herculaneum

Ruth Park provides vivid descriptions of The Rocks in 1873. She uses the 5 senses to create the world of the past. This activity requires students identify descriptive words and the ways in which the five senses are employed to build atmosphere.

This task assists students to write an exposition on the topic "To what extent did involvement in World War I affect Australian society in the period 1914-1918?" Students are provided with an outline of the nature of an exposition and the key language devices required in an exposition. It provides suggested topics on which to base the argument and a marking guide. The task is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Depth Study 3: Australians at War - World War I

This task assists students to write an exposition on the topic "Assess the significance of the Tet Offensive in bringing about victory for the North Vietnamese in the Second Indochina War." Students are provided with an outline of the nature of an exposition and the key language devices required in an exposition. The task is designed for students of the NSW Modern History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Higher School Certificate course Peace and Conflict Option A: Conflict in Indochina 1954-1979

Descriptive task for the novel, Playing Beatie Bow. The task is: "Abigail has returned to her world of 1973. Before she forgets what The Rocks were like in 1873, write a description of the places she visited and the people she met." The task provides an outline of the description text type and language features of a description to guide students in their completion of the task. The teacher should consider the abilities and interests of their own students before placing a word limit on the task.

Chapter questions for the novel, Playing Beatie Bow

Sequencing activity for events in the novel Playing Beatie Bow.

Sequencing activities for the topic Aboriginal Rights and Freedoms.

This character profile on Marjane requires students to find quotes from the captions to support a view of the character of Marjane and provides selected frames for students to draw conclusions about Marjane's beliefs, education, relationships, friendships, emotions, aspirations, love of learning, interest in travel, individualism, follower of popular culture and interest in current affairs.

Marjane's grandmother is the wise matriarch of the Satrapi clan. She steers the family through the Iranian Revolution and teaches Marjane important life lessons. This set of activities includes collecting quotes from the captions and examining frames to look at her representation, notably in comforting and reassuring the family, being politically aware, being outwardly unemotional and being wise and clever.

Mehri is the live-in maid. She is a child herself and is very close to Marjane. This set of activities requires students to collect quotes relating to her from the graphic novel and to analyse frames to identify aspects of her personality and life.

Activities for Tomorrow When the War Begins Chapters 6-10. Includes activities on the back-story and inter-textual connections.

Activities for Chapters 11-15 of Tomorrow When the War Began including activities relating to backstory and inter-textual connections.

Sequencing activity for Jackie French's novel Hitler's Daughter.

Word Search for the topic Australia in World War I. Designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Depth Study 3: Australians at War - World War I

Character profiles and activities for Abigail Kirk, Beatie Bow, Grandma Tallisker and Dorcas (Dovey) Tallisker.

This resource includes the male character profiles of Gibbie, Samuel and Judah. It includes page references and activities related to each character including research into the Battle of Balaclava and the possible causes of Samuel's head injury and Judah's conflicted love for Abigail that can never be because of the gap in time and his betrothal to Dovey.

Descriptive writing task requiring students to compare the fashion of Abigail's middle-class world of 1973 with Beatie's working-class world of 1873.