Where did the snippets come from?
We used a lot of different texts in this lesson. Here are the main ones.
The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney
Part of the hit Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, The Long Haul sees Greg heading on a road trip with his family.
The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Giver is about a boy who has been chosen to remember and experience individuality and emotion in a world where all variation has been eradicated.
Burning for Revenge by John Marsden
Burning for Revenge is the 5th book in John Marsden's Tomorrow series, about 5 friends who return from a camping trip in the outback to discover that Australia has been invaded.
The Falcon's Malteser by Anthony Horowitz
The Falcon’s Malteser by Anthony Horowitz is the first of 8 novels in The Diamond Brothers series, which tells the adventures of the world’s worst private detective.
Wonder by R.J.Palacio
R.J. Palacio's Wonder follows the school life of a boy, Auggie, who has an extraordinary facial difference, and is attending a mainstream school for the first time in grade 5.
That Eye, the Sky by Tim Winton
That Eye, the Sky is a novel by Tim Winton, one of the greatest Australian writers. It's a story about a boy in a country town whose family struggle after the father of the family is paralysed in a car accident, and then they are targeted by a mysterious stranger claiming to be preacher who has come to help them.
The Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl
In Roald Dahl's classic, Fantastic Mr Fox, a clever fox outwits 3 grotesque farmers.
Rocket Boys by Homer Hickman
Three years in the life of Homer ‘Sonny’ Hickam, from the moment he sees the Sputnik satellite overhead in West Virginia to his successful launch of a prizewinning rocket.
I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai, with Christina Lamb
The story of Malala’s survival after being shot by the Taliban and how she became an international symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest person ever to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman's award-winning The Graveyard Book, a variation on Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book sees the orphan Nobody Owens adopted by a graveyard full of ghosts and monsters.
