![]() ![]() ![]() Could such a novel possibly bear any relevance to your own life? If so, what might be that relevance?.What do you expect will be the subject matter and themes of a novel about an elderly woman returning to her childhood home?.The following questions might be introduced in the early phases of teaching to test what students expect about Anderson’s novel. ![]() Students can construct a timeline using information from the internet on Jessica Anderson. It would also be useful to begin the unit with a brief study of the Tennyson poem ‘The Lady of Shallot’ to familiarise them with the metaphorical basis for Anderson’s novel. It will be useful to have students consider the links between their study of Anderson’s text and their knowledge of Australian history, especially the circumstances of the Great Depression, Australia’s participation in the Second World War and even post-war migration. ![]()
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