Crime Writing - New edition to suit the 2009-2012 text changes

Am busy at the moment completely overhauling the 'Crime Fiction' Genre book written for the previous text list some years back. Enjoying the process but as always, am amazed at how long it takes to do the research, drafting and editing. I had hoped to have this Ebook version ready by Week 8 but it will probably take longer given the changes. The digital format allows greater flexibility as it will be downloadable as a PDF file. Some extension resources are already available on my wikispace page.
Back to Sherlock, the quintessential detective.

A touch of Romanticism today - too sunny for War

Thought I would play around with some Romanticist images today, needs speakers.

Barbara

First World War.com - Propaganda Posters: Germany

First World War.com - Propaganda Posters: Germany

Propaganda

Website listed above has some excellent W.W.I. posters and other material.Possible Student Tasks:Compare the emotive appeals that have been used as well as the persuasive and propaganda techniques. Evaluate by choosing TWO posters from opposing sides and annotate closely and sum up the main differences and similarities in a grid.

Bunkered down

The rain has set in, leaving horses shivering, leaking roofs and a return of wintry chill in the air. Will post some other 'war' resources that might be useful for the classroom with various age groups.

Frank Hurley's photographs are an interesting resource because many of them have been constructed from different composite elements in order to increase their dramatic impact. It shows how 'war' can be represented in different mediums. When contrasted to the artworks held in various galleries around the world and readily available online, the composer's purpose can be evaluated as well as the effectiveness of the techniques and genre features used.
An excellent selection of W.W.I. posters, a commemorative online artwork exhibition along with some of Frank Hurley 'The Mad photographer' can be found at the following website. Scroll down on the left hand side to see what is on offer. it is a treasure trove of resources:

http://www.greatwar.nl/

Still don't know if anyone has found this blog yet apart from my friends. It will be interesting to see what happens once I manage to link it to my other sites.

Barbara

Blitzkrieg

The teacher's unit of work posted yesterday had a fairly good cross-section of analytical and imaginative tasks. Doubt however that the 'Paintball' type excursion would be possible in Australia due to be easy to age restriction. As a creative response trigger however, it could be effective as most students could imagine the situation well enough.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13T0wWLpljw&feature=related

Back to War

With regards to suitable novels for war genre study, thought back to what I had taught to Stages 4 and 5 and remembered 'Goodnight Mr. Tom' and 'On the Beach'. There are also such perennials as those that deal with apocalpytic themes such as 'Children of the Dust', 'Taronga' and 'Tomorrow When the War Began'. Some sites give an excellent overview of the ways in which war themes have changed over time. Some of the best are listed below for you to take a look at and file for future use.
War Resource Goodies

• Read the article on War Films on at the British Film Institute’s Screenonline Link to Screenonline


• Detailed extended unit of work (student teacher?) on 'All Quiet on the Western Front' http://www.library.ubc.ca/edlib/lessonplans/sec/lled314/2004/grade12/novels/All%20Quiet%20on%20the%20Western%20Front/Gr.%2012-All%20quiet%20on%20the%20western%20front-S.%20Gin.doc


• Excellent film overview - http://www.filmsite.org/warfilms6.html