AustLit
Texts
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Boy Overboard
Camberwell
:
Puffin
,
2002
Z976312
2002
single work
children's fiction
children's
(taught in 4 units)
'A story of adventure, ball control and hope.
Jamal and Bibi have a dream. To lead Australia to soccer glory in the next World Cup.
But first they must face landmines, pirates, storms and assassins. Can Jamal and his family survive their incredible journey and get to Australia?
Sometimes, to save the people you love, you have to go overboard'. (Source: publisher's website.)
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The Lost Thing
Shaun Tan
(illustrator),
Port Melbourne
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Lothian
,
2000
Z668356
2000
single work
picture book
children's
(taught in 11 units)
'A boy discovers a bizarre looking creature while out collecting bottle tops at the beach. Realising it is lost, he tries to find out who owns it or where it belongs, but is met with indifference from everyone else, who barely notice its presence, each unwilling to entertain this uninvited interruption to their day to day lives. For reasons he does not explain, the boy empathises with the creature, and sets out to find a 'place' for it.'
(Source: The Lost Thing website) -
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Deadly, Unna?
Ringwood
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Penguin
,
1998
Z517608
1998
single work
novel
young adult
(taught in 20 units)
'"Deadly, unna?" He was always saying that. All the Nungas did, but Dumby more than any of them. Dumby Red and Blacky don't have a lot in common. Dumby's the star of the footy team, he's got a killer smile and the knack with girls, and he's a Nunga. Blacky's a gutless wonder, needs braces, never knows what to say, and he's white. But they're friends... and it could be deadly, unna? This gutsy novel, set in a small coastal town in South Australia is a rites-of-passage story about two boys confronting the depth of racism that exists all around them.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Shebanu: Daughter of the Wind!$!Suzanne Fisher Staples!$! Ney York!$!Laurel-Leaf Books!$!2003
Degrees
Description
Young people engage with multimodal narratives across a range of genres – stories that are heard, read, performed, screened, and interacted with. The first children’s literature was adapted, and often appropriated, from texts for adults: tales, romances or plays. Building on the study of narrative and genre from earlier units, this unit examines the transformation of texts within and across media, including adaptations of Shakespeare, picture books, graphic and prose novels, film and digital media texts. It introduces students to concepts such as fidelity, media specificity of narrative techniques, cultural context, cross-writing for broader audiences, and multimodal engagement. In addition, it provides students with techniques for critiquing these texts, their narrative discourse, marketing, and role in pedagogical, as well as entertainment, contexts.
Assessment
Exercise, 1500 words 40%
Creative Exercise/Exegesis, 2000 words 50%
Class participation (on campus) 10% OR Online Participation (off campus) 10%
Other Details
Offered in:
2011, 2010
Current Campus:
Burwood (Melbourne), Geelong, External
Levels:
Undergraduate
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