PAUL KELLY - STORIES OF ME - Watching the Film

Australian Curriculum content descriptions:

Year 9 English:

• Interpret, analyse and evaluate how different perspectives of issue, event, situation, individuals or groups are constructed to serve specific purposes in texts (ACELY1742)

Year 10 English:

• Analyse and evaluate how people, cultures, places, events, objects and concepts are represented in texts, including media texts, through language, structural and/or visual choices (ACELY1749)

Year 11 English:

Unit 1

Analyse and evaluate how responses to texts, including students’ own responses, are influenced by:

• purpose, taking into account that a text’s purpose is often open to debate (ACEEN008)
• the use of imaginative, persuasive and interpretive techniques. (ACEEN010)

Unit 2

Analyse and evaluate how and why responses to texts vary through:

• the impact of language and structural choices on shaping own and others’ perspectives (ACEEN028)

General capabilities: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, ICT Capability.

Unit of work: PAUL KELLY – STORIES OF ME 

Time required: 100 mins

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium – facilitate student discussion, coordinate student movement around classroom.

• Student Worksheet – one copy per student OR computers/tablets to access the online worksheet
• Device capable of presenting a website to the class
• Copy of Paul Kelly – Stories of Me (teachers are required to create an account to view and invite students to view the film)

This lesson uses sections of Shark Island Production’s Paul Kelly – Stories of Me as learning stimuli. Teachers are required to create an account on the film’s website to view the film. Upon registration you will be given a code – give this to your students so that they can access the film too.