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

Analysis of the CNN photograph, Diavata Refugee Camp, Greece (2016). Students examine the individual components of the photograph and then write a page response: How does the photograph portray life in a refugee camp? Is it effective? Refer to the components of the photograph as evidence. This resource is part of a unit of work on Allan Baillie’s novel, Little Brother.

Revision activity requiring students to use the key to crack the coded questions. They then answer the questions based on their knowledge of the Allan Baillie’s novel, Little Brother.

Narrative assessment task based on Allan Baillie’s novel, Little Brother. Includes task requirements and rubric/marking guide.

3 cloze activities based on Allan Baillie’s novel, Little Brother: The author: Allan Baillie The Khmer Rouge Setting and inspiration

Worksheet to accompany the 6-minute mini-documentary, Former Khmer Rouge soldier faces up to the past. The video is an interview with Chin Meth, a former-Khmer Rouge soldier who explains why she joined the Khmer Rouge, her experiences as a soldier then as a prisoner, her testifying against Khmer Rouge officials placed on trial for war crimes and her coming to terms with her life in the Khmer Rouge. This video is suitable for late primary/early secondary students. This video is available on Youtube.

Explanation of the concept of intertextuality and an explanation of the explicit references to Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007, the Apsara from Hindu religion and mythology, the implied references to Ian Serraillier’s The Silver Sword and the inferred connections to the range of recent texts dealing with the issue of a child refugees journey to safety and a new life, including the picture book Oskar and the Eight Blessings, feature film First They Killed My Father and novel When Michael Met Mina. Students research the nature of these related texts and look for the common themes.

Worksheet for the Special Broadcasting Service Australia/Journeyman TV documentary, A place in the sand: Life inside the world’s largest refugee camp. The video is available on Youtube and examines life in a refugee camp on the Kenya-Somalia border, including why people have moved there, services (or lack of them) in the camp and factors that keep the refugees in the camp.

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.

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

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.

3-minute Associated Press film from the Khmer Rouge era (1975-9) of a border crossing, refugee camp and medical treatment for refugees. The resource is an excellent tie-in to Allan Baillie’s novel, Little Brother as it shows refugees fleeing Cambodia, conditions in the refugee camps and medical staff at work. There is no commentary. The worksheet examines scenes from the film and looks at where they are described in the novel.

Crossword for Richard Flanagan’s novel, The Narrow Road to the Deep North.

Crossword based on key words and concepts in Madeleine D’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time.

Analysis of article from Special Broadcasting Service, Australia: How we can help refugee kids to thrive in Australia. This resource is part of a unit of work on Allan Baillie’s novel, Little Brother.

Crossword using key terms and concepts from Allan Baillie’s novel, Little Brother.

Brief mini-documentary from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s, Behind the News, Syrian Refugee Family. The video looks at two Syrian refugee children and their experiences in Syria and Australia. This resource is part of a Stage 3 unit of work on Allan Baillie’s novel, Little Brother.

Sequencing activity on Allan Baillie’s novel, Little Brother.

Worksheet to accompany the excellent but brief animated video, Horror Humanen est - The Khmer Rouge. It is hard to find a video suitable for late primary/early secondary students on the horrors of the Khmer Rouge. This video give a factual but engaging overview of the Khmer Rouge and their impact on Cambodian society, 1975-1979.

Worksheet for the TED Ed video, What does it mean to be a refugee? Suitable for Year 5 and older.