Crow Country by Kate Constable introduction

This lesson has twenty slides in total and the teaching duration is approximately an hour.

• This PPT contains a set success criteria and learning intention section with clear objectives.
• A pre-reading section: key facts about Kate Constable’s novel and the town of Boort.
• An extensive introduction to 12 important characters in the novel. These slides discuss their characteristics, motivations, and relationship to other characters.
• It also discusses events in the narrative.
  A clear and nuanced focus– what is Crow Country really about? (Aboriginal connections to land, 1788 and the impact of colonialism). Viewing Crow Country through a lens that supports and understands Aboriginal tradition and cultural norms.
• A group brainstorming task: focusing on making inferences and researching about Boort.
• Reflection of success criteria and learning intentions at the end of the PPT, here the focus is to ask students to take accountability for their understanding and let you know what they easily understood and what they require more assistance with.😊 Crow Country by Kate Constable Introduction Lesson. 

I hope that this lesson will help inspire your students and take the guesswork out of teaching Crow Country.

Australian national standards targeted in Crow Country by Kate Constable Introduction Lesson.