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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I’m really enjoying Thea Astley’s
‘Hunting the Wild Pineapple’, and so are the students now, though
they resisted and struggled. We have become so attached to Leverson, and his dry
commentary on the world around him, that he has become a classroom character.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:navy'>Teacher of Literature and Theory of Knowledge<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:navy'>Methodist Ladies' College <br>
<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">207 Barkers Road</st1:address></st1:Street>,
Kew Vic 3101, <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Australia</st1:place></st1:country-region><br>
Ph: (03) 9274 6493<br>
Fax: (03) 9819 2345<br>
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<p><b><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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schools, offering a world of amazing learning choices and experiences - over 40
VCE subjects, the International Baccalaureate and 6 VET programs. While we
offer big school opportunities for students from MLC Kindle to Year 12, we also
provide small school care and attention so every student feels valued. That's
MLC TLC. To find out more about the exciting life and learning choices at MLC,
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english-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:english-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Ian Tymms<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, 4 August 2006 12:46
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> english@edulists.com.au<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [English] 2007
Literature texts. What texts are youthinking of choosing?</span></font><span
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>I'm a huge fan of
Michelle de Kretser's <em><i><font face=Tahoma><span style='font-family:
Tahoma'>The Hamilton Case</span></font></i></em>. It doesn't have long to live
on the booklist and it's only really Australian because its author is (the
novel is set in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sri Lanka</st1:place></st1:country-region>),
but it's a wonderful text and has been very successful in the classroom.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Woodleigh<br>
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color:black'>Would love some discussion about text choice for Literature. <br>
Which Australian texts are teachers choosing? <br>
Jan<br>
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Jan May<br>
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English and Literature teacher<br>
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College<br>
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<st1:place w:st="on">Brighton</st1:place> East, 3187<br>
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ph: 9592 2266<br>
fax: 9592 3439<br>
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