A Fortunate Life The Journey

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A Fortunate Life The Journey

• Anette Ainsworth

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Assistant Head of Library and ICTJohn Septimus
Roe Anglican Community School-Western Australia

• President
• Australian School Library Association
• http//www.asla.org.au/

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A Fortunate Life

• Albert B Facey
• Western Australian author
• Inspirations
• Colleen McCullough
• Margaret Mahy

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Paul Jennings

• English born ex-teacher
• Short Stories
• Uncanny
• Undone
• Unbearable
• Cabbage Patch series
• Round the Twist TV series
• Singenpoo series
• Grandads Gift
• The Fisherman and the Theefyspray
• Spooner of Later
• Rascal series young readers
• Wicked series
• Hedley Hopkins
• http//www.pauljennings.com.au/

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Morris Gleitzman

• Script writer originally. Started writing by
  turning a script into a book.
• The Other Facts of Life
• Wicked series Paul Jennings
• Deadly series
• Toad Heaven
• Puppy Fat
• Bellyflop
• Bumface
• Teachers Pet
• Boy Overboard
• Girl Underground
• Once
• Doubting Thomas
• http//www.morrisgleitzman.com/

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Margaret Wild

• South African born, arrived in Australia 1972
• Journalist newspapers and magazines
• Editor childrens books
• Now full time writer
• Written about 40 books including 1 YA Jinx
• Titles
• Rosie and Tortoise
• House of Narcissus
• Nighty Night
• http//www.allenandunwin.com/authors/apWild.asp

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Andrew Daddo

• Entertainment industry presenter The Great
  Outdoors
• Been writing since 2000
• Sprung
• Creepy Cool
• Muffin Top
• Youse Too
• Goodnight Me
• Writing in Wet Cement
• Dacked
• Sprung Again
• Its All Good - adult
• http//www.andrewdaddo.com/

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Ron Brooks

• Freelance illustration, graphic design,
  copywriting and teaching.
• Active as an illustrator for childrens books.
• Bunyip of Berkleys Creek
• Rosie and Tortoise

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Mem Fox

• University lecturer of drama and literacy and
  award winning author
• Many books
• Possum Magic
• Koala Lou
• Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge
• Wombat Divine
• Boo To a Goose
• Shoes From Grandpa
• Hunwicks Egg
• http//www.memfox.com/welcome.html

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Markus Zusak

• Teen and adult writer
• I Am The Messenger
• The Underdog
• Getting the Girl
• Fighting Rueben Wolf
• The Book Thief
• http//www.teenreads.com/authors/au-zusak-markus.a
  sp

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Terry Denton

• Illustrator and writer who writes for himself and
  also illustrates for other people.
• Storymaze series
• Gasp
• Spooner or Later
• Duck for Cover
• The Paw
• Ducks Nest
• http//www.terrydenton.com/

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Ann James

• Secondary art teacher before becoming
  illustrator.
• Runs Books Illustrated in Melbourne.
• Midnight Gang
• The Butterfly
• Shutting the Chooks In
• Hannah Plus One
• http//www.penguin.com.au/authors/author-author-pr
  ofile.cfm?AuthorId0000002069

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Andy Griffiths

• 45 year old boy who lives in Melbourne
• The Day My Bum Went Psycho
• Zombie Bums From Uranus
• Bumageddon
• What Bumosaur is That?
• The Bad Book
• The Cat on the Mat is Flat CBC Short list
• Just - Tricking, Annoying, Stupid, Crazy,
  Disgusting,
• http//www.andygriffiths.com.au/
• E books
• Teachers notes

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Jackie French

• Author, TV presenter, animal lover, gardener
• Joseohine Wants To Dance
• Diary of a Wombat
• Historical novels
• Hitlers Daughter
• The Goat Who Sailed the World
• MacBeth and Son
• Valley of Gold
• Phaery name Phredde series
• Historical non-fiction
• Shipwreck, Sailors and 60000 Years
• Grim Crims and Convicts
• Wacky Families series
• Gardening Books
• http//www.jackiefrench.com/

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Gary Crew

• Senior lecturer in Creative Writing
• Stange Light
• First Light
• Watertower
• Memorial
• Editor of After Dark series
• The Lost Diamonds of Killiecrankie,
• Bright Star
• The Viewer
• I Saw Nothing
• http//www.home.gil.com.au/cbcqld/crew/crew.htm

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Shaun Tan

• Fine arts degree in Literature
• Science fiction illustrator awards
• Worked with Gary Crew and John Marsden originally
  then started writing for himself
• Murals
• http//www.locusmag.com/2001/Issue12/Tan.html

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John Marsden

• Teacher -Runs a writing course at Tye in Victoria
  and has started a school - Candlebark
• Started writing young adult books
• Tomorrow when the War began series
• The Ellie Chronicles
• Checkers
• Clear Miffy
• Millie
• Picture books
• The Rabbits
• Nortons Hut
• http//www.johnmarsden.com.au/home.html

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Matt Ottley

• Born PNG. Author, artist, musician, cattle worker
• Allegory of the Bulls unites all talents
  (Requiem for a Beast)
• Faust series
• Lukes Way of Looking
• Little Peguin
• Bubble
• http//www.laterallearning.com/authors/ottley.html
  

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Libby Gleeson

• Teacher turned writer who also lectures in
  childrens and creative writing
• Hannah series
• The Great Bear and An Ordinary Day
• illustrated by Armin Greder
• Shutting the Chooks In
• Elenor, Elizabeth
• I am Susannah
• Making Picture Books guide
• http//www.libbygleeson.com.au/

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Alison Lester

• Art teacher originally, grew up on farms. Began
  illustrating after having children then moved
  onto writing.
• Clive Eats Alligators
• Imagine
• Magic Beach
• Ernie Dances to the Didgeridoo
• Are We There Yet
• Snow Pony
• Quicksand Pony

http//www.allen-unwin.com.au/authors/apLester.asp
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Maureen McCarthy

• Teacher and script writer
• Young adult author
• Ganglands
• Cross My Heart
• QueenKat, Carmel and St Jude Get A Life
• Chain of Hearts
• http//www.bookedout.com.au/authors/Maureen_McCart
  hy/index.html

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Irini Savvides

• Teacher of English
• Young Adult books
• Willow Tree and Olive
• Sky Legs
• http//www.laterallearning.com/authors/savvides.ht
  ml

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Melina Marchetta

• English Teacher
• Young adult novels
• Looking For Alibrandi made into a film
• Saving Francesca
• On The Jellicoe Road
• http//www.laterallearning.com/authors/marchetta.h
  tml

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Susan Gervay

• Manages The Hughenden Hotel and writers haunt in
  Sydney
• I am Jack
• Super Jack
• Jamies Hero
• H20 Stories of Water
• Butterflies
• The Cave Journeys
• Shadows of Olive Trees
• Themes of bullying and relationships
• http//www.sgervay.com/

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John Heffernan

• Farmer
• Spud
• Rachels Forest
• CBD older readers
• More Than Gold trilogy
• Pete the Paddock Basher
• The Boot Thief
• Pup
• Chips
• My Dog
• A horse Called Elvis
• Stinky and Smelly
• Martys Shadow 1st YA
• http//www.spudplus.com/

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Boori Pryor

• Indigenous writer- often writes with Meme
  MacDonald
• Maybe Tomorrow
• Flytrap
• Binna Binna Man
• My Girragundji
• http//www.allen-unwin.com.au/authors/apMcDona.asp
  

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James Roy

• Spent a lot of time overseas as a child with no
  TV
• The Legend of Big Red
• Captain Mack
• Billy Macks War
• Full Moon Racing
• Almost Wednesday
• A Boat for Bridget
• Broken Wings
• The S Word A boys guide to Sex, Puberty and
  Growing Up non fiction
• http//jamesroy.com.au/

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Elizabeth Honey

• Grew up on a farm
• PRINCESS BEATRICE AND THE ROTTEN ROBBERS
• THE MAN IN THE MOON
• THE CHERRY DRESS.
• HONEY SANDWHICH
• MONGREL DOGGEREL
• DON'T PAT THE WOMBAT!,
• WHAT DO YOU THINK, FEEZAL?
• REMOTE MAN
• EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED
• FIDDLE-BACK
• THE BALLAD OF CAULDRON BAY.
• http//www.bookedout.com.au/authors/Elizabeth_Hone
  y/index.html

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Guundie Kuchling

• Born in Austria. Has a passion for nature and
  often assists her scientist, conservationist
  husband.
• Mega, Mega, Mates
• Turtle Taxi
• Yakim the Swamp Tortoise
• Silverskin
• http//www.allen-unwin.com.au/authors/apkuchling.a
  sp

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Glyn Parry

• Teacher and Teacher-Librarian
• Books are very popular with boys as he has a
  great empathy for them
• LA Postcards
• Monster Man
• Stoked Real Life, Real Surf
• Radical Take-offs
• Mosh
• Spooking the Cows
• Sad Boys
• Scooterboy
• Invisible Girl
• The Ocean Road adult novel
• Government Literary appointments
• http//glynparry.blogspot.com/

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Geoff Havel

• Teacher born in PNG
• C-a-a-r C-a-a-a-a-r
• The Real Facts of Life
• Ashmore Reef
• Cave of the Roti Men - Great teachers notes
• Punzie ICQ
• http//www.geoffhavel.com.au/index.html
• Great teachers notes

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Nigel Gray

• Irish migrated to Perth 1988 activist for
  oppressed people
• How Many Green Ice-creams
• Jake and the Mermaid
• Sun, Sea, Crab and Me
• Fly
• The Grocers Daughter
• And Kangaroo Played His Didgerdoo
• Running Away From Home
• A Balloon For Grandad
• http//www.penguin.com.au/PUFFIN/Authors/author-pr
  ofile.cfm?AuthorId0000000754AuthorNigel20Gray

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Anthony Eaton

• Born in PNG- a teacher
• The Darkness
• A New Kind of Dreaming
• Nathan Nuttboard Hits the Beach
• Nathan Nuttboard Family Matters
• The Girl in the Cave
• Nightpeople Darklands Trilogy
• http//biography.jrank.org/pages/2053/Eaton-Anthon
  y-1971.html

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Mark Greenwood

• Author and musician
• Magic Boomerang
• Outback Adventure
• Our Big Island
• The Legend of Moondyne Joe
• The Legend of Lasseters Reef
• Fortuyns Ghost
• http//www.artbeatpublishers.com/mark/mark_intro_f
  rames.html

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Frane Lessac

• American born, Perth now home
• My Little Island
• Magic Boomerang
• Maui and the Big Fish
• Island Counting
• The Day of the Elephant
• Many Caribbean titles
• http//www.artbeatpublishers.com/frane/frane_intro
  _frames.html

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Norman Jorgenson

• Bookseller
• Ashe of the Outback
• Ashe on Parade
• The Great Escapes
• In Flanders Fields
• A Fine Mess
• Another Fine Mess
• Call of the Osprey

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Resources

• http//users.tpg.com.au/welwel/ausauthors/authb.ht
  m
• http//www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cmis/eval/
• http//www.cbc.org.au/

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Literature Circles

• What are Literature Circles?
• Small reading groups based on a selection of
  books. (4 is a good number and reading the same
  book)
• Regular meeting time with scheduled activities
  (Meet during library time)
• Rotating roles
• Group discussions and co-operation
• Self assessment

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Why do them?

• Allows students of various abilities to work
  together and according to their own abilities.
• Fosters student interest in reading fiction.
• Allows group discussions and working
  collaboratively.
• Encourages critical thinking.

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Organising Literature Circles

• Selection of reading material
• Have a range of suitable sets of novels- high
  interest and different abilities.
• Organise groups
• Abilities, choice of book, peer groups
• Allocation of roles
• Each student is responsible for a different role
  each meeting
• Allow a five week/session program

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Student Responsibilities

• Students must read the book in their own time
• can use silent reading time, learn to pace
  reading so book is finished in time.
• Must listen to group members during discussions
• Have their book at each session.
• Complete an assessment rubric.

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Roles

• Discussion Director
• Develops a set of open ended questions based on
  the book which are asked during discussion time.
  Leads the group discussion.
• Character Detective
• Explores the personality of characters and the
  events they are involved in through the book.
• Author Pilot
• Looks at the story from the authors point of
  view, finds interesting information about the
  author, discusses plot and settings
• Word Sleuth
• Guesses then uses the dictionary to find the
  meaning of interesting, difficult

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Additional Roles

• Connector
• DreamWeaver
• Efficient Effector
• Emotional Events
• Fortune Teller
• Illustrator
• Map Matters
• Meaningful Mottos
• Meeting of Minds
• Memory Maker
• News Reporter
• Perfect Puzzler
• Poetic perceptions
• Power Graph
• Point/Counterpoint
• Problem Solver
• Read-aloud Master

• Scene Setter
• Sensational Sequels
• Sequencer
• Summariser
• Timeliner
• Trait Tracker
• Wanted poster
• Word Webs
• Word Wizard

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Extension

• Using IT to present information about the book
• Kidspiration/Inspiration
• PowerPoint
• Publisher
• Readers Theatre
• Interviews

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Suitable Titles

• Blat Magic Michael Stephens
• The Snow Pony Alison Lester
• Saving Aunt Alice Clair Carmichael
• Switched Jo Coughlan
• Secrets of the Tingle Forest Louise Scholfield
• Cavern of Fear Emily Rodda
• Vampire Slugs on Callisto Jackie French
• Teachers Pet Morris Glietzman
• Grave of the Roti Men Geoff Havel
• Nips X1 Ruth Starke
• Licorice Shorts Margaret Clark
• MacBeth and Son Jackie French

• The Last Muster Leonie Norrington
• Layla Queen of Hearts Glenda Millard
• Wish Fellice Arena
• Ice Cream Machine Totally Fizzbombed Julie
  Betagna
• Boy in a Storm at Sea Morris Lurie
• Surfs Up Diana Chase
• Ruby Rosemount and the Travellers Telescope
  Jodie Brownlee
• Secrets Jacqueline Wilson
• Goblin on the Reef Victor Kelleher
• Judy Moody Predicts the Future Megan McDonald
• Dingoes at Dinnertime Mary Pope Osborne

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Resources

• Literature Circles The Way to Go and How to Get
  There Brooke Morris and Deborah Perlenfein,
  Hawker Bromilow Education, Victoria 2003
• http//www.literaturecircles.com/article1.htm
• http//www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cmis/eval/ficti
  on/classroom/class3.htm
• http//www.litcircles.org/
• http//home.att.net/TEACHING/litcirclemodels.htm