Unit of work on Allan Baillie’s novel, Little Brother. The unit is designed for Stage 3 students of the NSW English K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Resources in this package include: Activities for Chapters 1-6 Activities for Chapters 7-12 Activities for Chapters 13-19 Magazine article: The world can be doing more for refugees Ezine article: How we can help refugee kids in Australia to thrive Word Search Metalanguage mix and match Who Said? Quotes activity Video: What does it mean to be a refugee? Worksheet for video: What does it mean to be a refugee? Video: Horror Humanem est - The Khmer Rouge Worksheet for video: Horror Humanem est - The Khmer Rouge Video: Syrian Refugee Children Worksheet for video: Syrian Refugee Children Video: Thailand/Cambodia refugees flood into Thailand Worksheet for video: Thailand/Cambodia refugees flood into Thailand Video: Death of a Nation: The Khmer Rouge’s Cambodia Worksheet for video: Death of a Nation: The Khmer Rouge’s Cambodia Video: A Place in the Sand. Life inside the world’s largest refugee camp Worksheet for video: A Place in the Sand. Life inside the world’s largest refugee camp Sequence the events Crossword True or false revision activity Analysis of book covers Intertextuality and Little Brother whole lesson 3 Cloze activities Narrative assessment task Crack the Code revision activity Analysis of visual image: Diavata Refugee Camp, Greece (2016) Who am I? Revision activity Motif: Repeating Patterns

Unit of work on Craig Silvey’s novel, Jasper Jones. The unit is designed for Stage 5 students of the *NSW English K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.*This bundle includes: Metalanguage mix and match Activities for Chapters 1-3 Activities for Chapters 4-6 Activities for Chapters 7-9 Character profile: Charlie Bucktin Character profile: Jasper Jones Character profile: Jeffrey Lu Character profile: Eliza Wishart Character profile: Mad Jack Lionel Character profile: Ruth Bucktin Character profile: Wesley Bucktin Word search Newspaper article -Secrets and shame of a small town: Jasper Jones first review Mise-en scène Context Analysis of book covers Intertextuality and Jasper Jones Comparative texts: Jasper Jones and To Kill a Mockingbird Crossword Sequence the events Frame story and mise-en abyme Who said quotations activity True or false revision activity Textual codes and conventions Motif and Jasper Jones Crack the Code revision activity Book review: The Age

Unit of work on Ruth Park’s novel, Playing Beatie Bow. Bundle includes: + Analyses of book covers + Chapter questions + Genre: Historical fiction + Description task + Sequence the events + Who am I?/True or false activities + Crack the Code activity + Word search + Acrostic poem/Mix and match activities + Design a book cover + Metaphors + Describing the world of the past + Female character profiles + Male character profiles + Who said?/Write a description + Harrington Street Ragged School + Themes + Changing fashion descriptive writing task + Translate the statements activity + Examine a passage Crossword Metalanguage True or False revision activity

Unit of work on Lloyd Jones’ novel, Mister Pip. This bundle includes: Activities for Sections 1-5 Activities for Sections 6-10 Activities for Sections 11-14 Setting: Bougainville Character profile: Mr Watts Character profile: Matilda Laimo Character profile: Dolores Laimo Character profile: Grace Character profile: Joseph Laimo Film review: A Sting in the Tale Ezine article: Bougainville: Australia’s Secret War Word search Crossword Metalanguage Analysis of book covers True or false Sequence the events Topic summary Crack the Code Book review: All They Need to Know Who Said quotes activity Analysis of film scenes Information report assessment task Close study of a passage: Great Expectations Chapter 1 The Bougainville Civil War Which section is that? The Real Mr Pip - Harry Baxter on Bougainville Background to the Bougainville War

Unit of work on John Marsden’s Tomorrow When the War Began. Written for students of the NSW English K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. It includes: + Analysis of book covers + Analysis of film scenes + Character profile: Ellie Linton + Character profile: Corrie McKenzie + Character profile: Robyn Mathers + Character profile: Fiona Maxwell + Character profile: Chris Lang + Character profile: Homer Yannos + Character profile: Lee + Kevin - quotes activity + Wirrawee (setting) + Hell (settling) + Colloquialisms + Sequence the events + Sequencing activity + Book review and activities + Plot + Chapters 1-5 activities + Chapters 6-10 activities + Chapters 11-15 activities + Chapters 16-22 activities + Crossword + Word Search + Write of passage newspaper article + Crack the Code revision activity + The Back Story Metalanguage Ezine article: Unsettling Echoes of Yesterday True or False revision activity Ezine article - John Marsden, bestselling Australian author and educator Newspaper article: John Marsden’s journey from psych ward to author to school founder

Unit of Work on the novel, Hitler’s Daughter. Designed for Stage 3/Stage 4 of the NSW English K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Includes: + Analysis of book covers + Theme - Racism + Character profile: Mark + Character profile: Anna + Character profile: Little Tracey + Word Search + Fighting Hitler magazine article + Activities for Chapters 1-6 + Activities for Chapters 7-12 + Activities for Chapters 13-18 + Sequence the events + Crack the Code revision activity + Acrostic poem and Mix and match activities + Write a dialogue Worksheet for video: Uncle Hitler Video: Uncle Hitler Metalanguage mix and match Crossword Motif: Repeating patterns Written codes and conventions Ezine article: Did Hitler’s daughter, Heidi, really exist? Intertextuality and Hitler’s Daughter Close study of a passage: Duffi saves Heidi by rejecting her Frame narrative and mise en abyme Exposition assessment task

This unit of work on The King of Shadows is designed for students of the NSW English K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. It includes: Analysis of book covers Metalanguage mix and match Crossword Word search

Unit of work on Macbeth the Graphic Novel. This unit is designed for Stage 5 students of the NSW English K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. This bundle includes: Newspaper article: Something Wicked This Way Comes Magazine article: The Scottish King (Macbeth) Video and worksheet: The Real Macbeth Video and worksheet: CliffsNotes, Macbeth Video and worksheet: Why should you read MAcbeth?

Exposition assessment task on Jackie French’s novel, Hitler’s Daughter. The task includes guidance for students, marking guide/rubric and scaffold for students to draft their response.

Teaching visual literacy is everyone's responsibility! This poster was designed as part of a cross-curriculum promotional campaign to teach staff in all faculties in a New England NSW high school about visual literacy being a component of literacy in every area of the curriculum and also provide students with an example of how a visual image can be deconstructed to find the hidden messages. This poster is an example of how the techniques of visual literacy can be used in a Mathematics class. It applies an excellent template developed by the English Teacher's Association of NSW to a newspaper graphic.

This poster is part of a series demonstrating how the techniques of visual literacy can be applied in every subject so that students can deconstruct a visual image in order to find the hidden meanings behind the image. In this poster a screen shot of computer screen demonstrates the use of pose, lighting and tone, mood and atmosphere and audience. Visual literacy is a great way to help students build extended responses. There is a template on the second page that can be used as a scaffold.

Teaching visual literacy is everyone's responsibility. This poster was designed as part of a cross-curriculum promotional campaign to teach staff in all faculties in a New England NSW high school about visual literacy being a component of literacy in every area of the curriculum and also to provide students with an example of how a visual image can be deconstructed to find the hidden messages. This poster is an example of how the techniques of visual literacy can be used in English language classes. It applies an excellent template developed by the English Teacher's Association of NSW to a movie poster.

Teaching visual literacy is everyone's responsibility! This poster was designed as part of a cross-curriculum promotional campaign to teach staff in all faculties in a New England NSW high school about visual literacy being a component of literacy in every area of the curriculum and also to provide students with an example of how a visual image can be deconstructed to find the hidden messages. This poster is an example of how the techniques of visual literacy can be used in Agricultural Technology classes. It applies an excellent template developed by the English Teacher's Association of NSW to a popular Australian magazine on rural life.

Teaching visual literacy is everyone's responsibility! This poster was designed as part of a cross-curriculum promotional campaign to teach staff in all faculties in a New England NSW high school about visual literacy being a component of literacy in every area of the curriculum and also to provide students with an example of how a visual image can be deconstructed to find the hidden messages. This poster is an example of how the techniques of visual literacy can be used in Japanese language classes. It applies an excellent template developed by the English Teacher's Association of NSW to a tourist magazine cover.

Teaching visual literacy is everyone's responsibility! This poster was designed as part of a cross-curriculum promotional campaign to teach staff in all faculties in a New England NSW high school about visual literacy being a component of literacy in every area of the curriculum and to also provide students with an example of how a visual image can be deconstructed to find the hidden messages. this poster is an example of how the techniques of visual literacy can be used in French language classes. It applies an excellent template developed by the English teacher's Association of NSW to a comic.

How can you do visual literacy in History? This poster and template gives you an example of how a historical document can be deconstructed according to the principles of visual literacy. It is part of a cross-curriculum series that has been successfully used in a New England NSW high school to encourage teachers to use visual literacy to expand student literacy skills.

Visual literacy can be used in Physical Education. Don't believe me? The skills of deconstructing a visual image in order to discover the hidden meanings behind the image are a great way to build student's analytical skills and to use this information to write short-answer and extended responses. The resource includes a poster with 4 aspects of visual literacy and a template with content, medium, emotional response and critical response. You will never look at another sports photo in the same way again!

Sequencing activities based on John Marsden's novel, Tomorrow When the War Began.

Write of Passage is a 2010 newspaper article from the Sydney Morning Herald that involves an interview with Tomorrow When the War Began's author, John Marsden. He gives details of how he wrote the novel and his feelings at the release of the film version of the novel. Students examine the author's motives and intentions in writing the book.

2010 newspaper article from the Sydney Morning Herald involving an interview with author John Marsden at the time of the release of the film version of the novel. Good insights into how he wrote the book and the process of acceptance by a publisher.