Question 91 important moments · extension
Before you start: Book access required: Our Flag, Our Story: The Torres Strait Islander Flag; The Peasant Prince. The books are not reproduced here. Arrange library/class copies before beginning this task.
Read both whole books or teacher-selected complete sections with an adult before answering. A school or public library copy is suitable. Discuss the particular authors' works; do not generalise one story to all Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Published texts for this comparison:
Our Flag, Our Story: The Torres Strait Islander Flag — Bernard Namok Jnr and Thomas Mayo; illustrated by Tori-Jay Mordey.
The Peasant Prince — Li Cunxin; illustrated by Anne Spudvilas.
Choose a turning point or important moment from each book. Compare how words or pictures make those moments stand out.
What to aim for Refers accurately to both named books and their creators. Uses a specific event, word choice or illustration detail from each book. Explains a meaningful connection and respects differences of context. Response or adult observation notes
Text references: Our Flag, Our Story: The Torres Strait Islander Flag — publisher/author information ; The Peasant Prince — publisher/author information
Question 92 character and experience · extension
Before you start: Book access required: Our Flag, Our Story: The Torres Strait Islander Flag; The Peasant Prince. The books are not reproduced here. Arrange library/class copies before beginning this task.
Read both whole books or teacher-selected complete sections with an adult before answering. A school or public library copy is suitable. Discuss the particular authors' works; do not generalise one story to all Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Read the shared text above ↑
Discuss one similarity between a person's hopes in the two books. Give evidence and explain a difference rather than treating the two lives as identical.
What to aim for Refers accurately to both named books and their creators. Uses a specific event, word choice or illustration detail from each book. Explains a meaningful connection and respects differences of context. Response or adult observation notes
Text references: Our Flag, Our Story: The Torres Strait Islander Flag — publisher/author information ; The Peasant Prince — publisher/author information
Question 93 place across texts · extension
Before you start: Book access required: Little Bird's Day; Our Island. The books are not reproduced here. Arrange library/class copies before beginning this task.
Read both whole books or teacher-selected complete sections with an adult before answering. A school or public library copy is suitable. Discuss the particular authors' works; do not generalise one story to all Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Published texts for this comparison:
Little Bird's Day — Sally Morgan; illustrated by Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr.
Our Island — The Children of Gununa, with Alison Lester and Elizabeth Honey.
Compare how each book creates a sense of place. Find a similar idea about the natural world and explain how different details develop it.
What to aim for Refers accurately to both named books and their creators. Uses a specific event, word choice or illustration detail from each book. Explains a meaningful connection and respects differences of context. Response or adult observation notes
Text references: Little Bird's Day — publisher/author information ; Our Island — publisher/author information
Question 94 viewpoint across authors · extension
Before you start: Book access required: Little Bird's Day; Our Island. The books are not reproduced here. Arrange library/class copies before beginning this task.
Read both whole books or teacher-selected complete sections with an adult before answering. A school or public library copy is suitable. Discuss the particular authors' works; do not generalise one story to all Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Read the shared text above ↑
Compare the speakers or viewpoints. How does who is telling the story affect what the reader notices?
What to aim for Refers accurately to both named books and their creators. Uses a specific event, word choice or illustration detail from each book. Explains a meaningful connection and respects differences of context. Response or adult observation notes
Text references: Little Bird's Day — publisher/author information ; Our Island — publisher/author information
Question 95 illustrators and meaning · extension
Before you start: Book access required: Little Bird's Day; Our Island. The books are not reproduced here. Arrange library/class copies before beginning this task.
Read both whole books or teacher-selected complete sections with an adult before answering. A school or public library copy is suitable. Discuss the particular authors' works; do not generalise one story to all Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Read the shared text above ↑
Choose an illustration from each book. Compare how placement, colour or scale helps communicate an idea also developed by the words.
What to aim for Refers accurately to both named books and their creators. Uses a specific event, word choice or illustration detail from each book. Explains a meaningful connection and respects differences of context. Response or adult observation notes
Text references: Little Bird's Day — publisher/author information ; Our Island — publisher/author information
Question 96 sharing literary connections · extension
Before you start: Book access required: Little Bird's Day; Our Island. The books are not reproduced here. Arrange library/class copies before beginning this task.
Read both whole books or teacher-selected complete sections with an adult before answering. A school or public library copy is suitable. Discuss the particular authors' works; do not generalise one story to all Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Read the shared text above ↑
Which shared idea would you use to introduce these two books at a reading circle? Explain it with one detail from each and acknowledge the different creators.
What to aim for Refers accurately to both named books and their creators. Uses a specific event, word choice or illustration detail from each book. Explains a meaningful connection and respects differences of context. Response or adult observation notes
Text references: Little Bird's Day — publisher/author information ; Our Island — publisher/author information
Question 97 journeys across contexts · extension
Before you start: Book access required: Alfred's War; The Peasant Prince. The books are not reproduced here. Arrange library/class copies before beginning this task.
Read both whole books or teacher-selected complete sections with an adult before answering. A school or public library copy is suitable. Discuss the particular authors' works; do not generalise one story to all Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Published texts for this comparison:
Alfred's War — Rachel Bin Salleh; illustrated by Samantha Campbell (published as Samantha Fry).
The Peasant Prince — Li Cunxin; illustrated by Anne Spudvilas.
Compare an important journey or change of place in the books. Explain one similarity in its effect on a person and one difference in context.
What to aim for Refers accurately to both named books and their creators. Uses a specific event, word choice or illustration detail from each book. Explains a meaningful connection and respects differences of context. Response or adult observation notes
Text references: Alfred's War — publisher/author information ; The Peasant Prince — publisher/author information
Question 98 emotional effects · extension
Before you start: Book access required: Alfred's War; The Peasant Prince. The books are not reproduced here. Arrange library/class copies before beginning this task.
Read both whole books or teacher-selected complete sections with an adult before answering. A school or public library copy is suitable. Discuss the particular authors' works; do not generalise one story to all Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Read the shared text above ↑
Compare how the creators help you understand a difficult experience. Choose one language or illustration detail from each.
What to aim for Refers accurately to both named books and their creators. Uses a specific event, word choice or illustration detail from each book. Explains a meaningful connection and respects differences of context. Response or adult observation notes
Text references: Alfred's War — publisher/author information ; The Peasant Prince — publisher/author information
Question 99 relationships and home · extension
Before you start: Book access required: Alfred's War; The Peasant Prince. The books are not reproduced here. Arrange library/class copies before beginning this task.
Read both whole books or teacher-selected complete sections with an adult before answering. A school or public library copy is suitable. Discuss the particular authors' works; do not generalise one story to all Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Read the shared text above ↑
Find a relationship or a connection with home in each book. Compare what it means to the person involved.
What to aim for Refers accurately to both named books and their creators. Uses a specific event, word choice or illustration detail from each book. Explains a meaningful connection and respects differences of context. Response or adult observation notes
Text references: Alfred's War — publisher/author information ; The Peasant Prince — publisher/author information
Question 100 comparing ideas respectfully · extension
Before you start: Book access required: Alfred's War; The Peasant Prince. The books are not reproduced here. Arrange library/class copies before beginning this task.
Read both whole books or teacher-selected complete sections with an adult before answering. A school or public library copy is suitable. Discuss the particular authors' works; do not generalise one story to all Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Read the shared text above ↑
Write a reading-group response explaining how these books can explore a similar idea while telling very different stories.
What to aim for Refers accurately to both named books and their creators. Uses a specific event, word choice or illustration detail from each book. Explains a meaningful connection and respects differences of context. Response or adult observation notes
Text references: Alfred's War — publisher/author information ; The Peasant Prince — publisher/author information
