Bushrangers Teacher Source Book

This book presents a range of activities which can be used either in the study of a class text or in conjunction with individual novels from the Bushranger series. Activities can be carried out in a class or individaully. TOgether with the books themselves, teh teaching guide aims to provide activities that will encourage students to:

• see reading as a valuable and enjoyable activity
• study and enjoy language which is lively and humorous
• use a range of skills and strategies to read and interpret written text and illustrations
• develop and expand a vocabulary of exclusive Australian words enhanced by the use of a dictionary and classroom discussion
• develop talking and listening skills
• develop readnig and writing skills
• undertake research based on elements found in the texts
• identify main characters, setting, themes and events
• identify the elements of structure such as orientation, complication and resolution

The following aspects of reading and writing are covered in the blackline master exercises:

• Text types (narrative, recount, procedure, report, explanation, exposition)
• Story structure
• Comprehension
• Punctuation
• Sentence structure
• Grammar
• Vocabulary