February
6
Yr. 12 – Eng.
Resources for Year 12 Texts – 2019
Like a House on Fire, Cate Kennedy |
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| The Stella guide. Click HERE. | |
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| A Jessica White review. Click HERE. | |
All these interviews are about ‘Like a house on fire’.  |
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| Read a Stella interview with Cate Kennedy HERE. | |
| Radio National podcast. Click HERE. | |
| Helen Garner interviews Cate Kennedy HERE. | |
| An interview with Cate Kennedy HERE. | |
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| Interview with Caroline Baum | |
Station Eleven, by Emily St John |
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| Grade Saver study guide. Click HERE. | |
| Lit Chart study guide. Click HERE. | |
| Lit Lovers study guide. Click HERE. | |
| Book Rag study guide. Click HERE. | |
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| Read a Huffingto Post review HERE. | |
| Read a National Endowment for the Arts review HERE. | |
| Read a Spokesman review. Click HERE. | |
| Read a Rhapsody in Books review. Click HERE. | |
| Read a University of Sydney review with Emily St John. Click HERE. | |
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| Some questions for discussion. Click HERE. | |
| Book club discussion questions for you to pose yourself. Click HERE. | |
| Amnesty International book club discussion questions. Click HERE. | |
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| An interview with Emily St John Mandel. | |
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| Teachers guide. Click HERE. | |
Year of Wonders, by Geraldine Brooks. |
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| Gradesaver Study Guide HERE. | |
| BookRag Study guide. HERE. You need to pay for the whole guide. | |
| Excellent study guide from another school HERE. | |
| Shmoop study guide HERE. | |
| Ticking Minds study guide HERE. | |
| eNotes study guide HERE. | |
| BookBrowse. Some questions to guide your reading can be found HERE. | |
| Penguin reader’s guide is HERE. | |
| A reading map can be found HERE. | |
| LitCharts page can be found HERE. | |
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| An in depth, honest and not always complimentary review of the book can be found HERE. | |
| BookPage review HERE. | |
| A New York Times review can be found HERE. | |
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| A discussion on English Works website HERE. | |
| Read this article from The Sydney Morning Herald HERE. Note the link at the end of the article to the Wikipedia page about the real Derby plague event of 1665. | |
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| The Wheeler Centre made this video. | |
Crucible: Play in four acts, by Arthur Miller. |
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| Forgot your book. Find the PDF HERE. | |
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| SparkNotes study guide HERE. | |
| CliffNotes study guide HERE. | |
| Shmoop study guide HERE. | |
| Gradesaver study guide HERE. | |
| LitCharts study guide HERE. | |
| Check out what Melbourne HS are studying HERE. Click all the tabs. | |
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| Watch the movie. Watch the play. | |
2016 TextsNo sugar |
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| Click HERE for Ms Paquier’s No Sugar website. | |
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| The Academy – history of the play. | |
| Visit Wikipedia for a character list and a bit of background | |
| Visit Wikipedia for a Timeline of Aboriginal history in Western Australia. | |
| National Museum – Collaborating for Indigenous Rights site. | |
| Find out what life was like for Aborigines in the 1930’s. A Uni. of Sydney page. | |
| 1930’s Moments and experiences from the Great Depression. Miss Kelly’s House of History | |
| The Stolen Generation. Looks at the whole of Australia. | |
| Sydney Living Museums. Skint! Making do in the Great Depression | |
| Noongar Culture page. | |
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| INSIGHT STUDY GUIDE – our eBook shelf. Available for 3 day loan. Click HERE. Use your computer login to access. | |
| Preview an eNote essay here. | |
| Visit the Student Box and follow the forum. | |
| Helpme.com Stereotypes in No sugar. | |
| Marked by teachers. You will need to pay for the full essay. | |
| Visit this site for a sample A/B essay and comments. | |
| Gradesaver study guide. | |
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| Photos of the 1930’s. | |
Life of Galileo |
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| Read the Wikipedia page and find out about Galileo’s life and discoveries. | |
| Wikipedia page about the play “Life of Galileo”. | |
| National Geographic page celebrating Galileo’s 450th birthday and noting his achievements. | |
| The Galileo Project. Look here for information about Galileos discoveries and life. | |
| Visit biography.com for his life story. | |
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| What’s so special about Galileo’s telescope? Watch this YouTube video. | |
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| Sparknotes | |
| Learnink introduction to the text. | |
| Denver Theatre Centre study guide | |
| Teaching notes from Xavier College | |
Every Man in this Village is a Liar |
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| Find out about the war in Afganistan. Includes a timeline of key events. BBC website. | |
| A good background page can be found here. ABC. | |
| A Timeline on War in Afganistan. Wilson Quarterly | |
| War from a woman’s point of view. Comments by Megan Stack. Schuler Books. | |
| Find out about conflicts in the Middle East to the present day on the Global Issues website. | |
| A BBC site on Middle East Conflict. Contains links to videos, background & guides. | |
A Daily Mail (U.K.) article. Middle East unrest: The ancient loathing between Sunnis and Shi’ites is threatening to tear apart the Muslim world.  |
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| Read this article in The Age. | |
| Read this article in The Guardian. | |
| Life as a woman in Saudi Arabia, by Megan Stack. | |
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| Read this review by Tessa Lunney. Mascara Literary Review. | |
| A review of the book & a video of the author. Scribe. | |
| A review of the book in the Washington Post. | |
| A review in The Independent. | |
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| Watch this video on the ABC site. Megan Stack: an education in war. | |
| Visit the Aljazeera website. | |
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| Read this Tarah Gibbs interview with Megan Stack. Barely South Review. | |
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| Find out how other students are approaching this text at Atar Notes. | |
| Don’t forget the Insight Guide. Find it in the Library. See a preview HERE. | |
| Extend your studies! Study Guide for the movie: No Job for a Woman – on women reporting on WWII. Click HERE. | |
All about Eve |
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| A review at rogerebert.com | |
| Visit Wikipedia for a very comprehensive article. | |
| Dramatica website. | |
| New York State Writers Institute – Film notes. | |
| Read a review by Judith Lucy on At the Movies ABC website | |
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| Book Rags study guide | |
| Atar Notes – follow the discussion here. | |
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| Watch the movie trailer & see an interview with Bette Davis in this YouTube clip. | |
Tell me no lies |
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| An excerpt (80 p.) Year Zero | |
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| Find out about the man with this biography on the author’s own website. | |
| Wikipedia article on Pilger | |
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| Sydney Morning Herald review | |
| Socialistworld.net review | |
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| Read “Is the media now just another word for control?” Media Reform Coalition | |
| Utopia. Find out about this John Pilger film here. | |
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| Watch “The war you don’t see”. | |
ENGLISH LANGUAGE Year 12 |
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| Grammar & Usage links | |