The Rabbits - Shaun Tan and John Marsden - Comprehensive resource set

This is a comprehensive set of resources on Shaun Tan and John Marsden’s picture book The Rabbits. This set will help you to complete a close study of the book, considering how the author and illustrator have used a range of visual and language techniques to create this powerful allegorical story. All worksheets are included in editable Word format as well as pdf.

The set includes the following resources:

• A close study worksheet on the pages “They Brought New Food” (2 pages)
• A study of images and ideas in the pages “Rabbits, Rabbits, Rabbits” (2 pages including a table and short answer questions)
• An activity on how colours and shapes create tone in images (4 pages, including a list of suggested adjectives for describing image tone)
• A portfolio activity with 15 different activities for students to choose from. Each activity is worth 1, 3 or 5 points, and students must complete 12 points. (1 page)
• A worksheet on themes in The Rabbits (2 pages)
• A worksheet on symbols in The Rabbits (2 page table)
• A PowerPoint presentation on the most significant image, They Came By Water. Includes definitions of key words like transformation and adaptation, a close study of the image and a comparison with the 1902 painting it is based on, and activities for discussion and independent writing.

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While you’re here, why not check out these other resources on picture books for older readers?

• The Lost Thing (Shaun Tan)
• The Red Tree (Shaun Tan)
• The Arrival (Shaun Tan)
• Cicada (Shaun Tan)
• Eric (Shaun Tan)
• The Island (Armin Greder)
• Australia to Z (Armin Greder)
• Woolvs in the Sitee (Margaret Wild and Anne Spudvilas)
• Girl on Wire (Lucy Estela and Elise Hurst)
• Flight (Nadia Wheatley and Armin Greder)