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This PowerPoint includes: a synopsis of film and information about the author of the novel: Dashiell Hammett. This ppt introduces the femme fatale and film noir and explores its defining features and how they influenced crime films. It also looks at societal influences on writers and filmmakers of the time. Within the lesson there are a few viewing activities including an excerpt from The Maltese Falcon and the trailer of Postman always rings twice (another well-known example). If I have time I usually show the trailer of Gone Baby Gone as a modern example. For homework, students consider how they could incorporate some of these elements into their own short story. Reference List Hammett, D. (1930). The Maltese Falcon. Alfred A. Knopf. Hammett, D. (1930). The Maltese Falcon [Book cover]. Alfred A. Knopf. Huston, J. (Director). (1941). The Maltese Falcon [Motion picture]. Warner Bros. Warner Bros. (1941). The Maltese Falcon [Film poster]. Warner Bros. (1941). The Maltese Falcon [Film stills]. Garnett, T. (Director). (1946). The Postman Always Rings Twice [Motion picture]. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (1946). The Postman Always Rings Twice [Film poster]. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (1946). The Postman Always Rings Twice [Film stills]. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (1946). The Postman Always Rings Twice [Film trailer]. Affleck, B. (Director). (2007). Gone Baby Gone [Motion picture]. Miramax Films. Miramax Films. (2007). Gone Baby Gone [Film poster]. Miramax Films. (2007). Gone Baby Gone [Film stills].

Introduction to the hard-boiled genre of crime fiction (Set in1930s - 1950s America) This PowerPoint examines the genre conventions of hard-boiled fiction, the typical protagonist of these tales & events that were occurring in American society at the time these tales were written, and how these influenced these texts. Students will watch a trailer for The Maltese Falcon Trailer (a famous example). The movie of The Maltese Falcon is dated 1941, during the War, but the story was published in 1930: it’s a tale of the roaring ‘20s. The PPT also includes a trailer for a recent example (the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire) which recreates this era. Reference List Winter, T. (Creator). (2010–2014). Boardwalk Empire [Television series]. HBO. HBO. (2010). Boardwalk Empire: Season 1 [Trailer]. YouTube. HBO. (2010–2014). Boardwalk Empire [Promotional still images]. IMDb. Hammett, D. (1930). The Maltese Falcon. Alfred A. Knopf. Hammett, D. (1930). The Maltese Falcon [Book cover]. Alfred A. Knopf. Huston, J. (Director). (1941). The Maltese Falcon [Motion picture]. Warner Bros. Warner Bros. (1941). The Maltese Falcon [Film poster]. Warner Bros. (1941). The Maltese Falcon [Film stills].

I have given this out as a farewell gift to prac students at the end of their placement.

A lesson observation template which can be used to provide feedback to prac students / beginning teachers.

A PowerPoint designed to explain the rules of articulate and a slide which displays an articulate style board with Modern History categories (People, Geography, Historical concepts/skills, Events, Random, Groups) A series of cards designed for units taught in Senior Modern History Frontier Wars Russian Revolution Vietnam Independence Movement Waves of Feminism World War Two (the Holocaust) Communist China (Mao) The Cold War Australian experiences in the Vietnam War Scramble for Africa Apartheid in South Africa

A reading comprehension activity which utilises the QAR reading strategy. Students will read an article entitled “Teenagers and social networking – it might actually be good for them” and then complete the questions.