A research task that requires students to utilise 'old school' research skills using books and the Dewey Decimal system to find fun facts about Australia and Australian culture.

An introductory PowerPoint that introduces students to Mackellar's poem 'My Country'. This was created for use within a concept focused Unit of Work (Images of Australia) designed for students in Stage 4, or Year 8. A copy of Mackellar's poem 'My Country' is needed to complete the poetic devices activity at the end. Lesson duration: approximately half an hour. Students are expected to already know the following poetic devices: - Personification - Contrast and/or Juxtaposition - Metaphor

A PowerPoint lesson outlining the representation of Australia through vintage and modern print and media advertisements. An introductory lesson about advertising and cultural identity. Worksheet included.

All editable.

Students are to use the web as a resource for locating information about Elizabethan England. Introductory activity.

Assessment Task and Marking Criteria for the topic 'Aussie, Aussie, Aussie'. General essay question for use with varying texts.

Lesson resources for the study of 'The Simple Gift', a prose fiction text, with a focus on the concept of 'Belonging'. This particular lesson focused on the use of symbolism in the text. It was developed for a lower ability class that thrived on structure who needed to revise on symbolism and essay paragraph writing using the PEEL (point, explanation, example, link) guide. Students are expected to have read the text before this lesson. Contains PowerPoint presentation and accompanying worksheet.

Designed as a checkpoint activity to track student knowledge of the text. Combination of multiple choice, short answer and an extended response. Contains a character relationship tree task and three short passages from the novel to be annotated. The worksheet should take an hour to complete.

A brief PowerPoint presentation that introduces students to the module. Contains a brief outline of Paper 2. Outlines which poems will be studied, a very brief breakdown of the 2015 HSC Module B question and an accompanying worksheet on techniques. Designed for students who are not confident or familiar with poetic techniques or the course structure.

Two lessons worth of content for lessons that are post-introduction to the Module A: Experience Through Language Elective 2: Distinctively Visual rubric. Contains links to YouTube clip reports from the 2013 Winmalee bushfires. Contains questions and writing tasks as well as a past HSC question.