THE LOST THING Shaun Tan Teacher’s Notes By Nancy Mortimer Contents • • • • • Introduction Language and Literacy Visual Literacy Design and Layout Discussion Points The Lost Thing – Shaun Tan Teacher’s Guide 2009 Page 1 of 8 www.hachettechildrens.com.au INTRODUCTION The Lost Thing is the first picture book that Shaun Tan has both written and illustrated‚ and the result is a wonderful‚ warm‚ humorous story that will be read and enjoyed by a wide range of
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Wayson December 9‚ 2011 The Life That Once Was Sixty years ago‚ the United States was bursting at the seams that post-World War Two fears had sewn into place. The economy was booming‚ automobile production was taking off‚ families were close-knit‚ and values were important. There was a certain mystery and adventure about what life had in store. Now‚ the United States is on the verge of a breakdown. The economy is teetering on the edge of failure‚ more families are broken than ever before‚ and
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ONCE UPON A TIME THE speaker in this poem reminisces about a time when people were sincere and caring in their dealings with one another; he speaks regretfully about the present time‚ when people are not like before. He seems to feel that people have lost the innocence and openness which he now sees in his young son; he wants to regain that innocence. The poem starts with the well-known words "Once upon a time"‚ suggesting that what the speaker is going to say is a fairy tale‚ something so far-fetched
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Summary of Paradise Lost (Domestic Division) In January 1‚ 2006 New York Times optional editorial “Summary of Paradise Lost (Domestic Division)” published in Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum. Terry Martin Hekker uses her divorced marriage as a living example to bring up importance of financial independence and to notice young women the possibility of divorce. Hekker asserts being a homemaker as a valid choice for women in the article titled “The Satisfaction of Housewifery and Motherhood”
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Lost at the Fair Every august the family would load up and head to the big fair in Leitchfield. Always excited to get there and head to the rides while dad went to the tractor pull. It was always a great experience until the year 1993. Mom was taking me and my brothers to the rides. We had been to several was having an absolute blast. Then my world froze and I was scared for my life. We were coming out of the fun house my brothers were ahead of me and suddenly I couldn’t find them. I looked
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Technology Essay In this essay I will state why I think technology makes my life more simpler . Some researchers have other opinions‚ as you will read in this essay. After reading the essay Fallen in Late by Kate Zernike‚ I saw that some researchers made some good points on how cell phones have enabled more people to fall behind schedule‚ and have provided a new crutch the chronically tardy. James E. Katz‚ a professor of communication at Rutgers University‚ says “the cell
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Paradise Lost‚ written by John Milton‚ describes the fall of man within the Garden of Eden in a highly descriptive form compared to a contemporary Biblical form. The book begins with Satan’s revolt against Gods rule in heaven and his cast into hell. The book ends with the fall of man due to negligence to obey Gods commands‚ which leads to Adam and Eve’s departure from Eden and inevitably causes the rest of mankind to live in sin after her decision. In Book IV of Paradise Lost‚ Eve states “My author
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It use to be green once.Patricia grace Short story Explain why you learned something from this relationship in the text(s) In the Short story It Use To Be Green Once by Patricia Grace is a short story that I enjoyed toughly not just because it was a story I could relate to ‚ but impractically because of the mother in the short story. I enjoyed reading about the way she handled her whanu (family) ‚ the way she acts towards others‚ her positive attitude ‚ the way she showed love towards others and
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Fallen Angels‚ a story about a soldier experiencing the Vietnam War‚ has a relatable story do to the conflicts many of the characters faced. Perry‚ a Vietnam Soldier‚ had those impositions and there are reasons why they are problematic. One of those issues was when after Jenkins was dead‚ Perry was in shock of what happened while the other soldiers take care of the body as usual. In the story‚ the army was heading there way to fight off the enemy in Vietnam until Jenkins stepped on a landmine that
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Lost in Translation “In Poland‚ I would have known how to bring you up‚ I would have known what to do‚” my mother says wistfully‚ but here‚ she has lost her sureness‚ her authority. She doesn’t know how hard to scold Alinka when she comes home at late hours; she can only worry over her daughter’s vague evening activities. She has always been gentle with us‚ and she doesn’t want‚ doesn’t know how‚ to tighten the reins. But familial bonds seem so dangerously loose here! Truth to tell‚ I don’t want
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