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WHO AM I ?

Am I Batman? Well, we've never been seen in the same room, so who's to say I'm not?

Graphic Novel techniques

Students received a worksheet featuring the features of a graphic novel including panelling, use of text, colour and break outs. Students...

Discovery: Creative Writing

Students will start looking at how to approach the creative writing section of Paper 1. By having a personal response to the concept of...

Intertextuality

An introduction to intertextuality with examples from Batman, The Dark Knight and The Killing Joke. Also a brief analysis of...

Batman: Earth One

Students read Batman: Earth One a modern reimagining of the Batman origin story. #batman #year11advanced

Wayne Bennett: Excerpts

Students divided up a number of excerpts from Wayne Bennett's book Don't Die with the Music in You. After reading them, students...

Pygmalion Analysis

Students answered the Book Chat questions about Pygmalion and discussed the following ideas: 1. Henry Higgins is a "detestable" character...

Wayne Bennett: Australian Story

As an introduction to the non-fiction genre the students watched the Australian Story episode on Wayne Bennett. The film includes all the...

The Killing Joke Introduction

Today we looked at the cover and opening pages of The Killing Joke. The lesson was cut short for various reasons so we didn't get too...

Unpacking the Rubric

Continued to unpack the Discovery rubric with Karen Yager today. More excellent insight and tips for attacking texts. Link to the full...

The Dark Knight/Batman

Today was movie day with students watching The Dark Knight or Batman. Both films have distinct representations of the Joker as a...