The Island

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One morning, the people of the island found a man on the beach, where fate and ocean currents had washed his raft ashore. When he saw them coming, he stood up.’ My friend Alex passed me this book today and told me to read it, she also told me to emotionally prepare myself. I took the book over to my desk, sat down and did as she instructed. This was about twelve hours ago and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about this story since. Reflect with students about the factors that led them to the drawings - past experiences with illustrations about islands, having been to an island, Australia as an island, seeing movies about islands. Text analyst: The text is interrogated to examine the use of certain visual techniques, which can be explored when considering the illustrator's purpose. Group size All students will be asked to draw upon the language of affect and judgement (evaluative language), to express their evaluation of the visual techniques and articulate how they have been affected by these techniques. Word lists could be generated for students needing support and access to a thesaurus will be important.

Recognise that ideas in literary texts can be conveyed from different viewpoints, which can lead to different kinds of interpretations and responses ( Content description VCELT315) Welcome guide, description, letter of advice, analysis, comparison, diary entry in role, imagined conversation Main Outcome: Determining what is taking place in a text can be considered by looking at how meanings are represented in the images (Humphrey, Droga and Feez, 2012). Supporting students’ phonological awareness and phonics using the Response to Intervention (RTI) modelAsk students to spend a few minutes working independently to draw what comes into their head when they think of an island. Students share and explain their drawings in small groups. Ask each group what commonalities were found amongst their drawings. Students go outside and sketch tall structures from different perspectives, or use a device to take photos. Discuss how illustrators can capitalise on perspective to highlight positions of power and serve to position the viewer as comparatively small.

We are learning to examine the techniques used by illustrators to position the reader. Success criteria Although the Islanders take the man 'in', they are unwilling to share their own resources and jobs, making the selfish nature of the people all the more prevalent. This can be seen as drawing a striking parallel with some attitudes shown towards refugees and migrants within the UK. Therefore, this is a critical text that should be used to consolidate a welcoming ethos within schools and towards different cultures and communities, so that they can prevent becoming 'The Island' Links to the Victorian Curriculum – English as an Additional Language (EAL) Pathway B Reading and viewingThis is the story of the criminal treatment of asylum seekers and refugees by our “modern” and “civilized” countries. Told as a simple, moving allegory it challenges all of us to embrace compassion and speak up. Our fears, the author says, are normal. It’s what we do after that which defines our humanity. It could also be the inspiration for writing an autobiography or biography of another famous person - in the same style.