Boys' Education
Units of work specifically designed for boys' education.
Stage 3
Exploring
Written by Vickie O'Rourke for the Priority Schools and Equity Co-ordination Unit and English Curriculum Support has been written in two parts which can be taught concurrently or as stand alone units. Part one is a unit which aims to develop research skills using the Information skills process and part two is a unit of work based on a cartoon text, The mostly true story of Matthew and Trim by Cassandra Golds. Separate teacher and student workbooks have been provided.
Exploring Teacher Notes
Stage 4 & 5
Cinderella Man
Written by Lynette Marsh this unit explores the impact of different gender perspective, stereotyping an social construction of gender in texts, inlcuding media texts.
Cinderella Man Student Workbook
The Vernacular
Written by Darcy Moore for the for the Priority Schools and Equity Co-ordination Unit and English Curriculum Support this unit is designed to engage students collaboratively with a foucs on formal and informal language - especially vernacular usage, ICT, gender and Indigenous themes.
The Vernacular Student Workbook
Stage 6
Preliminary
The Archetypal Quest
Written by Karen Yager for the Priority Schools and Equity Co-ordination Unit and English Curriculum Support considers how and why texts are valued in and appropriated into a range of contexts. By focusing on epic texts such as Gilgamesh and employing ICT for student responses this unit is rich, engaging and challenging for boys.
The Archetypal Quest Teacher Notes
The Archetypal Quest Student Workbook
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