First Contact – cultural discovery as reality television
When screened on SBS last year, there was widespread interest and commentary – both in print and online. There are many ways for students to engage with this program as […]
Monthly Archives: March 2015
Bittersweet Memories – a created re-discovery of youth
This haunting music video cleverly illustrates the emotional re-discovery we experience when viewing old photographs. Do we remember how we felt when the image was taken? Are our memories mediated […]
Light Horse Boy – our big read for 2015
This year, our school has shared Dianne Wolfer’s effective portrayal of World War 1 titled Light Horse Boy. Every student and staff member has received a copy, with the expectation that […]
Working with NAPLAN resources – free verse poetry from prose
Our year 7 students have been working on their first assessment task which combines poetry composition with an oral delivery of the completed poem. Whilst several students in my class […]
