CD – 12 Classic Australian Poems
Recited by Jack Drake, featuring works by Paterson, Lawson, Ogilvie, Dennis and more.
Australian Bush Poetry Classics – Teaching Package
A complete English education package featuring classic Australian poems, performance resources, printable worksheets, and over 100 pages of Teacher’s Notes.
$87 including postage & handling within Australia.
The Teaching Package
Engage students in early Australian history through classic bush poetry.
$87 including postage & handling within Australia
Includes the CD, DVD, and a complete set of Teacher’s Notes with printable activities.
The CD included in this package won the Golden Gumleaf Award – Album of the Year 2011 at the Australian Bush Laureate Awards.
What’s Included
DVD – Performance Tips
Jack Drake’s insights on performing bush poetry, plus an electronic copy of the Teacher’s Notebook.
Teacher’s Notes (100+ pages)
Worksheets, history, analysis, activities, Blooms taxonomy, poem breakdowns, writing tasks & more.
Teacher’s Notebook Contains:
- Scaffolded student activity worksheets to deconstruct & reconstruct their own bush ballads
- Overview of worksheets according to Bloom’s Taxonomy
- The history of Australian Bush Poetry
- Discussion of themes such as transport, environment, alcoholism, natural disasters, feminine roles, etc.
- 7 steps to writing and performing Bush Poetry
- Variety of poem styles – epic, humorous, dramatic, reflective and more
These notes help teachers engage students in early Australian history and language, developing skills in writing, reciting, viewing, presenting, analysing and interpreting.
CD Contains:
- The Man from Snowy River (A.B. “Banjo” Paterson)
- Shearing in the Bar (H.P. “Duke” Tritton)
- How the Fire Queen Crossed the Swamp (Will Ogilvie)
- Jones’s Selection (G.H. “Ironbark” Gibson)
- Sweeney (Henry Lawson)
- Said Hanrahan (John O’Brien)
- The Riding of the Rebel (Will Ogilvie)
- The Women of the West (George Essex Evans)
- Trouble on the Selection (Henry Lawson)
- An Old Master (C.J. Dennis)
- Rio Grande’s Last Race (A.B. Paterson)
- The Spirit of the West (Lex McLennan)
DVD Contains:
- Video of Jack giving performance tips
- Electronic copy of the Teacher’s Notes
Contents
Introduction p4–6
How this package is best utilised p7
Student worksheet overview according to Blooms p8–10
An explanation about Bush Ballads p11
KWL Chart – Bush Ballads p12
Epic Poem
The Man from Snowy River p13–15
Teacher’s Notes – The Man from Snowy River p16–17
Student worksheets – The Man from Snowy River p18–22
Humorous Poem
Shearing in the Bar p23–24
Teacher’s Notes – Shearing in the Bar p25–26
Student worksheets – Shearing in the Bar p27–30
Dramatic Poem
How the ‘Fire Queen’ Crossed the Swamp p31–32
Teacher’s Notes – Fire Queen p33–34
Student worksheets – Fire Queen p35–36
Humorous Poem
Jones’s Selection p37–38
Teacher’s Notes – Jones’s Selection p39–40
Student worksheets – Jones’s Selection p41–46
Reflective Poem (Alcoholism)
Sweeney p47–48
Teacher’s Notes – Sweeney p49–50
Student worksheets – Sweeney p51–55
Humorous Poem
Said Hanrahan p56–58
Teacher’s Notes – Said Hanrahan p59–60
Student worksheets – Said Hanrahan p61–63
Feminine Inspired Narrative Poem
The Riding of the Rebel p64–65
Teacher’s Notes – The Riding of the Rebel p66
Student worksheets – The Riding of the Rebel p67–68
Feminine Historical Poem
The Women of the West p69
Teacher’s Notes – The Women of the West p70–71
Student worksheets – The Women of the West p72–76
Humorous Poem
Trouble on the Selection p77
Teacher’s Notes – Trouble on the Selection p78–79
Student worksheets – Trouble on the Selection p80–81
Dramatic Narrative Poem
An Old Master p82–83
Teacher’s Notes – An Old Master p84–86
Student worksheets – An Old Master p87–88
Epic Dramatic Poem
Rio Grande’s Last Race p89–91
Teacher’s Notes – Rio Grande’s Last Race p92–93
Student worksheets – Rio Grande’s Last Race p94–97
Inspiring Narrative Poem
The Spirit of the West p98
Teacher’s Notes – Spirit of the West p99–100
Student worksheets – Spirit of the West p101–102
Writing and Performing Bush Poetry – Jack Drake’s Tips p103–105
The 7 Steps to Writing Bush Poetry p106
The 7 Steps to Performing Bush Poetry p107
Teachers Answers p108
“I recommend ‘Australian Bush Poetry Classics’ and the Teacher’s Notes as an excellent teaching resource for Australian Literature in the Junior Secondary School.”
— Mrs. Judi Kelly, English Teacher
“Congratulations on your work. You can’t go wrong bringing more Australiana to our children.”
— Alan Jones A.O.
Order the Teaching Package
The full multimedia education package is available directly from Stellamary Matheson-Drake in Stanthorpe, QLD.
Email: stellaandjack@jackdrake.com.au
Phone: 0427 037 169
Price: $87 plus postage & handling