Belonging Helen Sykes. Area of study Common course for all Standard and Advanced students ESL course – same Area of Study, but different text selection.

BelongingBelongingHelen SykesHelen Sykes

Area of studyArea of study

Common course for all Standard and Common course for all Standard and Advanced studentsAdvanced students

ESL course – same Area of Study, but ESL course – same Area of Study, but different text selection and different examdifferent text selection and different exam

Advanced and standardAdvanced and standard

14 prescribed texts14 prescribed texts

The Joy Luck ClubThe Joy Luck Club

Prose fictionProse fiction

The NamesakeThe Namesake


Great ExpectationsGreat Expectations


Heat and DustHeat and Dust


Swallow the AirSwallow the Air


Romulus, My FatherRomulus, My Father

Prose non-Prose non-fictionfiction

The CrucibleThe Crucible

DramaDrama

Rainbow’s EndRainbow’s End

DramaDrama

As You Like ItAs You Like It

DramaDrama

Strictly BallroomStrictly Ballroom

FilmFilm

Ten CanoesTen Canoes

FilmFilm

Immigrant ChronicleImmigrant Chronicle

PoetryPoetry

Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson

PoetryPoetry

The Simple GiftThe Simple Gift

Verse novelVerse novel

ESLESL

11 prescribed texts11 prescribed texts

The China CoinThe China Coin


Swallow the AirSwallow the Air


Educating RitaEducating Rita

DramaDrama

Rainbow’s EndRainbow’s End

DramaDrama

Immigrant ChronicleImmigrant Chronicle

PoetryPoetry

Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson

PoetryPoetry

Unpolished GemUnpolished Gem

NonfictionNonfiction

Rabbit-proof fenceRabbit-proof fence

FilmFilm

Billy ElliotBilly Elliot

DramaDrama

Making multicultural AustraliaMaking multicultural Australia

Website

http://www.multiculturalaustralia.edu.au/

Belonging – related textsBelonging – related texts

The ArrivalThe Arrival

Shaun TanShaun Tan


The SacrificeThe Sacrifice

Bruce MutardBruce Mutard


The IslandThe Island

Armin GrederArmin Greder


Woolvs in the SiteeWoolvs in the Sitee

by Margaret Wild, by Margaret Wild, illustrated by Anneillustrated by Anne

Spudvilas Spudvilas


Requiem for a Requiem for a BeastBeast

Matt OttleyMatt Ottley


The Peasant Prince: The Peasant Prince: The True Story of The True Story of Mao’s Last DancerMao’s Last Dancer

by Li Cunxin, by Li Cunxin, illustrated by Anneillustrated by Anne

Spudvilas Spudvilas


Ziba Came on a BoatZiba Came on a Boat

by Liz Lofthouse, by Liz Lofthouse, illustrated by Robertillustrated by Robert

Ingpen Ingpen


Nine Hours NorthNine Hours North

by Tim Sinclair by Tim Sinclair


Growing up Asian Growing up Asian in Australiain Australia

edited by Alice edited by Alice PungPung


The Glory GarageThe Glory Garage

by Nadia Jamal by Nadia Jamal and Taghred and Taghred ChandabChandab


Interpreter of Interpreter of MaladiesMaladies

Jhumpa LahiriJhumpa Lahiri


A Thousand Years A Thousand Years of Good Prayersof Good Prayers

Yiyun LiYiyun Li


Ten out of Ten: A Ten out of Ten: A collection of short collection of short storiesstories

Allan Baillie et al.Allan Baillie et al.


Jane EyreJane Eyre

Television drama Television drama directed by Sandy directed by Sandy WelchWelch


The Spare RoomThe Spare Room

by Kathryn Lomerby Kathryn Lomer


Destroying AvalonDestroying Avalon

by Kate McCaffreyby Kate McCaffrey


In EcstasyIn Ecstasy

by Kate McCaffreyby Kate McCaffrey


Does My Head Does My Head Look Big in This?Look Big in This?

Randa Abdel-Randa Abdel-FattahFattah


Ten Things I Hate Ten Things I Hate About MeAbout Me

Randa Abdel-Randa Abdel-FattahFattah

Belonging- related textsBelonging- related texts

The Catcher in the The Catcher in the RyeRye

by J. D. Salingerby J. D. Salinger

Over a certain age, people who grew up Over a certain age, people who grew up and went to school in Western countries and went to school in Western countries can be conveniently divided into two can be conveniently divided into two groups: those who read groups: those who read The Catcher in the The Catcher in the RyeRye and found it whiny, pretentious, and and found it whiny, pretentious, and self-involved, and those who read self-involved, and those who read The The Catcher in the RyeCatcher in the Rye and found it and found it meaningful, revolutionary and life-altering, meaningful, revolutionary and life-altering,

only to realize later, once the really scary only to realize later, once the really scary hormones got washed out their system, hormones got washed out their system, that it is, in fact, whiny, pretentious, and that it is, in fact, whiny, pretentious, and self-involved.self-involved.

From an online review of From an online review of King DorkKing Dork – – http://wrongquestions.blogspot.comhttp://wrongquestions.blogspot.com

Belonging - related textsBelonging - related texts

King DorkKing Dork

by Frank Portman by Frank Portman


SpudSpud

by John van de Ruit by John van de Ruit


The Secret RiverThe Secret River

Kate GrenvilleKate Grenville


The Astonishing The Astonishing Life of Octavian Life of Octavian NothingNothing

M. T. AndersonM. T. Anderson


The Two Pearls of The Two Pearls of WisdomWisdom

Alison GoodmanAlison Goodman


Big Fat ManifestoBig Fat Manifesto

Susan VaughtSusan Vaught


Metamorphosis and Metamorphosis and other storiesother stories

by Franz Kafkaby Franz Kafka

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