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Book Week Event: Storytelling with Nadia Wheatley (Stage 2, Stage 3)
Aug
Hosted by the ACTF and ACMI, this virtual learning event for 2023 Book Week gives students the chance to learn about storytelling on the page and screen from My Place author, Nadia Wheatley.
ACTIVITY OUTLINE:
IS THIS A FREE EVENT? Yes
BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Australian Children’s Television Foundation, ACMI
SPECIAL GUESTS:
Over a career of 40 years, Nadia Wheatley has published a number of award-wining works of fiction, history and biography. Her most recent books are the memoir Her Mother’s Daughter, winner of the 2019 Waverley Nib Award, and Radicals — Remembering the Sixties, co-written with Meredith Burgmann.
In 2014 the University of Sydney awarded Nadia an Honorary Doctorate of Letters, in recognition of ‘her exceptional creative achievements in the field of children’s and adult literature, her work as an historian and her contribution to our understanding of Indigenous issues, cultural diversity, equity and social justice and the environment through story’.
Event Details
Date & Time
25-Aug-2023 11:30AM + Google Calendar + iCal Export
Event Type
Live Event - Scheduled
Delivery Platform
Duration
Price
Free
Curriculum
Primary
Main KLA, Strand, Sub Strand
English » Making meaning through responding and composing » Reading and Viewing
Other KLAs
English » Making meaning through responding and composing » Writing and Representing
Will This Event Be Recorded?
Yes
A recording will be shared with registered teachers following the workshop.
Joining The Event
Technology and Materials Requirements
Teachers will need an internet-connected device and Zoom video conference software.
Pre Event Requirements
Ahead of the workshop, students could rewatch a My Place episode on ABC iview and/or reread the My Place picture book.
Connecting To The Event
A Zoom link will be sent to registered teachers ahead of the workshop.