The Gaita family migrate to Australia after World War II, part of the massive migration of European and Middle Eastern peoples into the country in the 1950s and 1960s. They personally experience the discrimination against these “New Australians”. This resource includes background notes, passages from the text and student activities.

Activity that requires students to read the character profile and to select which character is being described.

3 Cloze activities related to the text, Romulus, My Father: Memoirs Raimond Gaita Yugoslav migration to Australia

Student activities for Sections 1-5 of Lloyd Jones’ novel, Mister Pip.

Sequencing activity of key events in the non-fiction text, Stasiland.

Sequencing activity of key events in Madeline L’Engle’s novel, A Wrinkle in Time.

Sequencing activity of key event in Lloyd Jones’ novel, Mister Pip.

This set of resources includes a map of Papua New Guinea and the surrounding countries of the Solomon Islands and Australia and gives details on how the novel mentions each country. A map of Bougainville shows where the Australian copper mine and base for workers was located and the likely location for the village from the novel. Students use the internet to identify the geography, flora and fauna and marine resources of Bougainville and then investigate problems of living on such a resource-rich but isolated island.

Topic summary for the novel, Mister Pip. Includes themes, symbolism, structure and style, characters, comparative texts, setting, key quotes, metalanguage, author and genre.

Student activities for Sections 6-10 of Lloyd Jones’ Mister Pip.

Students must identify if the 30 statements relating to Raimond Gaita’s memoir, Romulus, My Father are true or false.

Students have to identify of the 30 statements about the novel, Mister Pip, are true or false.

3 Cloze activities based on the topic Beef Cattle Production: The Australian Beef Cattle Industry Cattle Diseases Stockyards

Analysis of ezine article from* The Economist* entitled ‘Ears of Plenty’. Article deals with the history of innovation in the wheat industry including genetic modification.

Word Search for the topic Wheat Production.

Unit of work on Wheat Production. Designed for students of the NSW Stage 5 Agricultural Technology Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. This bundle includes: Metalanguage mix and match 3 Cloze activities Ezine article: ‘Ears of Plenty’ Ezine article: ‘Applying fungicidal seed treatment to small grain seed’ Ezine article: ‘Getting the most from your spring wheat crop’ Word Search Video and worksheet: The Future Farming Technology Video and worksheet: The War on Wheat Video and worksheet: From Seed to Civilization

Word search using key words and concepts from Susan Cooper’s novel, King of Shadows.

Metalanguage mix and match using key words and concepts from Susan cooper’s novel, King of Shadows.

Metalanguage mix and match activity using key words and concepts from the topic Beef Cattle Production.

Powerpoint presentation on the key secondary sources to be used and quoted by students in the topic, Spartan Society to the Battle of Leuctra. Designed for Stage 6 students of the NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.