Book Week Event: Storytelling with Nadia Wheatley (Stage 2, Stage 3)
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
Event Type
On Demand (available until: 25-Sep-2028 12:30PM)
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
Presenter Bio
The Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF)
We believe that Australian stories have educational, social and cultural value for children. ACTF Learning develops educational resources and events that support learners in viewing, analysing and creating screen stories in the classroom and beyond.
ACMI
Located in the heart of Melbourne’s Fed Square, ACMI (formerly Australian Centre for the Moving Image) celebrates the wonder and power of the world’s most democratic artform – fostering the next generation of makers, players and watchers. ACMI’s vibrant calendar of exhibitions, screenings, commissions, festivals, and industry and education programs explore the stories, technologies and artists that create our shared screen culture.
Joining The Event
Technology and Materials Requirements
Smartboard or other viewing screen
Internet
Follow up resource package
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
https://actf.com.au/education/resources/id/10508/2023-book-week-nadia-wheatley-virtual-workshop
More Information About This Event
https://actf.com.au/education/resources/id/10500/