Examining Literature

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  • Worksheet Year: F 1 2

    Context - Teacher Notes

    This resource provides a brief overview and teaching notes for using the K-2 Multi-Age Narrative Workbook. 

  • Worksheet Year: F 1 2

    Context - Title Page

    Aligned with the NSW English Year B Units and Australian Curriculum V9, this title page supports the Context Workbook.

  • Worksheet Year: F 1 2

    Describe it!

    This worksheet builds students’ ability to use descriptive language in narratives. Kindergarten students identify adjectives, Year 1 student...

  • Worksheet Year: F 1 2

    Plan Your Story!

    This worksheet supports students in planning a narrative by introducing basic story structure. Kindergarten students use drawings, Year 1 st...

  • Worksheet Year: F 1 2

    Meet the Characters!

    This worksheet helps students explore characterisation by identifying, describing, and comparing characters. Kindergarten students match cha...

  • Unit Plan Year: 6

    English Unit: Characteristics that Define an Author’s Style

    This unit focuses on identifying and analysing the characteristics that define an author’s individual style. It includes versatile resources...

  • Worksheet Year: 6

    Characteristics that Define an Author’s Style - Grading Rubric

    This marking rubric provides a clear framework for assessing students’ understanding of an author’s style. It evaluates comprehension, use o...

  • Worksheet Year: 6

    Characteristics that Define an Author’s Style - Assessment

    This assessment task guides students in analysing an author’s unique style by identifying key characteristics, providing textual evidence, a...

  • Resource Year: 6

    Characteristics that Define an Author’s Style - Quiz

    This 10-question quiz assesses students’ understanding of an author’s style, covering key elements such as word choice, sentence structure,...

  • Resource Year: 6

    Author’s Style Gallery Walk

    Bring author’s style to life with this engaging carousel activity! Featuring vibrant colour and black-and-white templates, this resource all...

  • Worksheet Year: 6

    Picture This!

    This resource explores the vibrant illustrations of Lisa Kennedy in Welcome to Country and Wilam: A Birrarung Story. It guides students to a...

  • Worksheet Year: 6

    Brother Moon

    This worksheet, based on Brother Moon by Maree McCarthy Yoelu, helps students explore cultural themes, language reflecting connection to Cou...

  • Worksheet Year: 6

    Voices of Country

    This worksheet supports Year 6 students in analysing a text by a First Nations Australian author. It includes comprehension questions of inc...

  • Worksheet Year: 6

    Exploring Author’s Style

    This worksheet helps students explore the writing style of Emily Rodda through excerpts from Rowan of Rin and Deltora Quest. Students analys...

  • Worksheet Year: 6

    Style Detective

    This graphic organiser supports students in analysing and comparing the writing styles of any two texts. It provides a structured approach t...

  • Worksheet Year: 6

    Style Snapshot

    This worksheet helps students analyse an author’s style by identifying key characteristics such as word choice, sentence structure, and tone...

  • Worksheet Year: 6

    Dig Into the Details

    This worksheet guides students in analysing an author's style across ten key elements, including word choice, sentence structure, imagery, a...

  • Resource Year: 6

    10 Characteristics that Define an Author’s Style - Display

    This resource includes ten engaging posters that introduce key elements of an author’s style. Each poster provides a clear definition, examp...

  • Resource Year: 6

    Characteristics that Define an Author’s Style - Student Reference Card

    This resource provides a concise reference card for students to understand and identify an author's style. It includes a definition, common...

  • Resource Year: 6

    Characteristics that Define an Author’s Style - Presentation

    This resource provides a structured presentation for teaching Year 6 students about an author’s individual style. It includes clear definiti...

  • Unit Plan Year: 3 4 5 6

    English Unit: ‘Blueback’ Tim Winton- Novel Study

    This Blueback unit provides engaging lessons for Years 3-6, aligned with curriculum codes, focusing on characters, settings, themes, and lan...

  • Worksheet Year: 5 6

    Grading Rubrics - Year 5-6

    This resource contains two five-point rubrics to support middle to upper primary teachers in assessing work based on Blueback. The analytica...

  • Worksheet Year: 5 6

    Blueback - Representing Themes

    This creative task for middle to upper primary students requires students to design a poster representing a theme from Blueback. Using drawi...

  • Worksheet Year: 5 6

    Blueback - Analytical Essay

    This task for middle to upper primary students involves writing an analytical essay on a key theme in Blueback. Students develop critical th...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4

    Grading Rubrics - Year 3-4

    These comprehensive 5-point rubrics evaluate key elements of the Blueback-inspired short story and storyboard, including setting, character...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4

    Blueback - Storyboard

    This resource tasks students with creating a storyboard inspired by Blueback by Tim Winton. It guides them to develop a simple narrative set...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4

    Blueback - Writing a Short Story

    This resource engages students in writing a short story set in the world of Blueback. With structured planning prompts, students create a na...

  • Resource Year: 3 4 5 6

    Blueback- Task Cards

    This resource provides a series of engaging task cards based on Tim Winton’s Blueback. It encourages students to explore themes such as the...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4

    Storytelling Through Drama

    Engage middle primary students in exploring Blueback through drama. This activity guides them to plan, draft, and perform a play, deepening...

  • Worksheet Year: 3 4 5 6

    Continuing the Story

    Encourage middle and upper primary students to plan and write a sequel to Blueback, focusing on narrative structure and conservation themes....

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