[English] controversial Australian classics

[Margaret Zeegers]

I am not sure what level you are looking for, but what about 'Wake in Fright'?
mz

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>>> "Baird, Anne P" <baird.anne.p at edumail.vic.gov.au> 01/10/07 2:48 PM >>>
This is a little bit of an unusual request but there is a very valid reason for asking I assure you.
Can anyone suggest an Australian classic book that would still be considered a little controversial if studied at a school because of it’s content.
The equivalent in the US for example might be something like Huckleberry Finn or To Kill a Mockingbird (although I don’t know how you would think of them as being controversial really- perhaps they’re a little more conservative in the US SYMBOL 74 \f "Wingdings" \s 10 )
I was thinking of Marking Time by John Doyle but it’s maybe not a classic and may not be well known. I need something that most Aussies would have heard of but may have some content or issues that could be contentious enough for some parents to get upset about.

The learning task I want to design is a problem where students would have to decide whether a book should be banned or not in a school.

Hope someone can help
Thanks
Anne


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