Grant Bailey

A collection of three formative assessment tasks on George Orwell's novel Animal Farm, suitable for Year 11. Sample answers are included. The tasks are aimed at enhancing student knowledge of the language techniques used in satire and the effects of those techniques. The materials consist of: one test, containing several extended-response questions,two essay-type tasks consisting of a single questionsample answers for each taskbrief student guides on language use and written expression.  The ta

Clancy of the Overflow poem worksheetA worksheet on A B Paterson’s classic Australian poem Clancy of the Overflow suitable for Year 8 students. A second sheet with suggested answers is included. A copy of the poem has been included. If you would prefer to use a different source, the poem is widely available online. Suggested links: Project Gutenberg AustraliaLibrivox.org (audio recording)Suggested curriculum relevanceUnited States — Common Core State Standards CCRA.R.4 Interpret words and phr