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An English, History and ESL teacher from Sydney's West and South Western Suburbs. Please leave a review, I would love to know what you think of them!
Bruce Dawe 'Breakthrough' (1965) Annotated
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Bruce Dawe 'Breakthrough' (1965) Annotated

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Line by line annotation with dot point summary at the end. Includes an image that could be used as a discussion point or possible related text for the topic of 'Consumerism'. This lesson was designed for and used with a Preliminary English Standard class - concept study 'Consumerism'.
Images of Australia: Dorothea Mackellar and 'My Country'
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Images of Australia: Dorothea Mackellar and 'My Country'

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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
Steven Herrick's 'The Simple Gift' | Belonging | Symbolism
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Steven Herrick's 'The Simple Gift' | Belonging | Symbolism

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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.
Brave New World Checkpoint Test
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Brave New World Checkpoint Test

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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.
Introduction to Module B: Close Study of Text - 'War Poems' Wilfred Owen
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Introduction to Module B: Close Study of Text - 'War Poems' Wilfred Owen

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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.
Distinctively Visual 'Vertigo' by Amanda Lohrey
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Distinctively Visual 'Vertigo' by Amanda Lohrey

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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.