For those requesting renewed access to 'Goodnight Mr. Tom' and other resources, I have re-opened my wikispace site.
This was closed due to a hacking problem and then I forgot to re-open it until requested to do so.
This text, which is on the suggested BOS textbook list, remains a wonderful Stage 4 text although I realise that it is also popular in upper primary.
With High School students it becomes a useful close Text/Context study as well as a conceptual study for 'Changing Worlds' or 'Coping with Adversity'. Rather than just a theme unit that deals with historical background and basic narrative elements, when done in depth, it really enables students to empathise and explore experience in other times and places as well as explore different text-types. Historical documents, video footage, documentary evidence and so on make it a great novel choice to develop wide-ranging literary and non-fiction resources.
I also have a weebly site with a blog page that is more focused on senior texts.
Hope you find the resources useful.
Barbara
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