AustLit is a primary resource for teachers and students of Australian literature, theatre, film, television, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies.
Welcome to AustLit for Schools. Here we have brought together the most useful resources and publications for teachers, students, and librarians at primary and secondary schools.
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Essential Resources |
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Suggestions, support and opportunities for using AustLit in teaching across English, Drama, and the Arts. |
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Teaching with BlackWords |
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Information and resources to assist teachers embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives in the classroom. |
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Professional Learning |
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AustLit offers a number of ways to learn and develop professionally, including Professional Development events. |
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The Australian Curriculum |
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AustLit is a recommended resource on the Australian Curriculum website. |
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Support for Learning Areas |
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This section provides support and additional resources for Australian Curriculum and State Education Authorities' recommended text lists. |
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Our Suggestions for Classroom Study |
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Our Suggestions for Classroom Study Here we provide our own recommendations for study, and resources to support these texts, including fantasy, drama and BlackWords. |
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Using Bibliographic Data |
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Learn how to search, use and teach with bibliographic data in the classroom. |
Reading Australia
Copyright Agency has developed Reading Australia to make significant Australian literary works more readily available for teaching in schools and universities. Find these resources in AustLit.
The Anthology of Criticism
The Anthology of Criticism is designed to support the teaching of Australian literature at both secondary and tertiary levels.
Writing Disability in Australia
Writing Disability in Australia aggregates writing on disability in AustLit into a searchable index, with the aim of drawing attention to the ways in which Australian writers have represented disability.
The Picture Book Diet
The Picture Book Diet is a research project identifying representations of food and food practices in contemporary Australian picture books.
Our Curated Content
Large scale content curation projects are available in AustLit via Research Datasets, Exhibitions and Information Trails. They are relevant to teachers wanting to broaden their knowledge base on Australian Literature.
Browse these collections below.
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Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing |
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The AustLit Australian Drama Archive |
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Children's Literature and the Environment |
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Children's Literature Digital Resources |
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Contemporary Settler Literature |
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Diversity in Australian Speculative Fiction |
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Shakespeare for Australian Young Adults |
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World War I in Australian Literary Culture |
