Feed Student Book (Year 12 Standard Module B)

The Feed Student Book engages students in an enjoyable and detailed study of M.T. Anderson's acclaimed novel, Feed for the NSW Stage 6 English Year 12 Standard Module B: Close Study of Literature. It has been designed to improve detailed and informed knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of the novel as a literary text.

In order to develop their own considered personal response to Feed, students will engage in a variety of activities that require them to respond to the novel in both critical and creative ways. This includes tasks that require students to compose in the imaginative, persuasive, and discursive styles of writing. By working their way through the different activities in this student book, students will improve their understanding of: the content of the novel, the ideas and issues M.T. Anderson encourages readers to think about, the language the novel uses, and the way it has been structured. Students will also learn how to support their judgements about the novel using relevant textual evidence.

This student book is a highly valuable resource for students and teachers of the NSW Stage 6 English Year 12 Standard Module B: Close Study of Literature. It includes:

• Engaging classroom activities to develop skills in analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of texts
• Texts regarded as quality literature
• Texts that represent a variety of cultural, social and gender perspectives