Revision activity requiring students to decode the questions relating to Madeleine L’Engle’s novel, A Wrinkle in Time and then answer the questions.

Revision activity based on characters in Allan Baillie’s novel, Little Brother.

Analysis of the explicit, implicit and implied intertextual connections in the memoir, Romulus, My Father. Students examine the common themes and issues between Romulus, My Father and The Gulag Archipelago.

Revision activity for Raimon Gaita’s memoir, Romulus, My Father. Students use the key to crack the coded questions. They then answer them.

True or false revision activity on Allan Baillie’s novel, Little Brother.

Analysis of various book covers of Allan Baillie’s novel, Little Brother according to selected principles of visual literacy: colour, people, content and critical response.

Worksheet to accompany the 9-minute documentary, Death of a Nation: The Khmer Rouge’s Cambodia. The video is a good overview of the rise of the Khmer Rouge, their policies, impact on the people of Cambodia and their fall from power. The video is suitable for late primary/early secondary students and is available on YouTube.

Analysis of article by Mark Nicholls, published in Scotland Magazine, ‘The Scottish King (Macbeth)’.

Quotes activity requiring students to identify which character make the statement from Madeleine L’Engle’s novel, A Wrinkle in Time.

Revision activity on Peter Temple’s novel, The Broken Shore. Students use the key to decypher the questions. They then answer the questions from their knowledge of the text.

Activities for Chapters 1-6 of Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time.

True or false revision activity on Madeleine L’Engle’s novel, A Wrinkle in Time.

Analysis of the 2011 article by John Mullen, published in The Guardian newspaper, ‘Something Wicked This Way Comes’. The article is a review of Macbeth The Graphic Novel.

Source-based activity, What has been the impact of tourism on the archaeological site of Pompeii? This resource covers overcrowding, damage to frescoes as a result of improper advice in guide books, intentional damage, theft, construction, provision of services for tourists, waste management and inadequate supervision of tourists.

Source-based activity, What was the role of slavery in Pompeiian society? The activity is designed for year 12 HSC students studying the Core Study - Cities of Vesuvius: Pompeii and Herculaneum as part of the NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

Analysis of article written by Elisabetta Povoledo and published in The New York Times, Saving Pompeii from the ravages of time and tourists. The article looks at the impact of tourism, the financial cost of conservation work and government regulations in inhibiting the effective management of the Pompeii historic site.

Analysis of an article by Patrick Wood, Kristallnacht survivor Andy Factor warns of rising antisemitism on 80th anniversary published on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation internet site. Personal account of Kristallnacht and its aftermath by a witness to the event and an examination of political developments today that are similar to those in Nazi Germany in 1938.

Worksheet to accompany the BBC documentary, Conquistadors. Episode 2: The Search for El Dorado.

Analysis of an article by Sam Jones, published in The Guardian Australia newspaper, Spain fights to dispel legend of Inquisition and imperial atrocities. The article looks at the “black legend” of Spain: atrocities in the conquest of the Americas and efforts to promote a more positive image of Spain’s past.

Analysis of the information video, The Praetorian Guard by DC History. Only the first 40 minutes deal with the nature and role of the Praetorian Guard during the Julio-Claudian period. It is particularly useful in meeting some of the required knowledge in: Higher School Certificate course. Section 3 - Personalities in their Times. Option J - Rome - Agrippina the Younger. Section 4 - Historical Periods. Option J - The Julio-Claudians CE 14-69. NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.