Introduce students to the Australian novel Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman with this accessible, ready-to-use resource bundle designed for the new Stage 6 English EALD course.

The resource includes:

• An engaging introductory PowerPoint exploring the author, context, genre and central ideas of the novel
• Student-friendly explanations of speculative fiction, allegory and key literary metalanguage
• Exploration of key themes including colonisation, land, power, identity, history, resistance and belonging
• Scaffolding for annotation, close analysis and analytical paragraph writing
• An editable Chapter Summary and Cumulative Analysis table
• Structured spaces for recording chapter events, quotations, literary techniques, textual analysis and audience impact

Clear language, visual supports and structured analytical scaffolds make this resource particularly suitable for Year 11 EALD students. It can be used at the beginning of a Close Study of Text unit and throughout the reading of the novel.

Both the PowerPoint and Word document are editable, allowing teachers to adapt the materials to their students’ needs.