It is easily adaptable for use with other films. This is an integrated unit for senior secondary students, designed by Daniel Konzelman who is a post-graduate student at Appalachian State University. Blueback by Tim Winton - An English unit of work developed with grades 7 and 8 students in mind. This material has been developed by Katrina Churchill, Andrew Gibson, Mark Nicholson, Betty Reeve, Norma Watt and Chris Wilson to support the study of the play by senior secondary students. Newspaper page production was designed by Lynne Collidge for year 11 students.
Students work collaboratively to learn about the roles and tasks involved in newspaper production.
They then construct and publish their own newspaper page featuring a range of forms of writing and visual text. This unit encourages students to take increasing control of their learning as they make decisions about focus, role allocations, time-schedules, use of technology and assessment . Writing a class play based on a novel was designed by Tania Gretton-Flood for grade 8 students. In this unit, students compare the novel, John Marsden's So Much to Tell You , with the script of its stage adaptation. They then work collaboratively to create a script for a different novel, James Moloney's Buzzard Breath and Brains .