The Summer of the Seventeenth Doll Student Book is a study of Ray Lawler’s Australian play, along with several other texts. It has been designed to fulfil the requirements of the NSW Stage 6 EAL/D Module B: Language, Identity and Culture.

Students have the opportunity to engage in an enjoyable and detailed study of the ways the following authors use language to reflect and shape individual and collective identity in their texts:

• Louisa Lawson’s ‘Boycotting the Dawn’

• A.B. Paterson’s ‘The Man from Ironbark’

• Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore’s ‘Hecate is Often Erased from Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Now She’s Centre Stage - in Noongar Language’

Before completing a close study of Ray Lawler’s Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, which is designed to develop their knowledge of how language can be used to affirm or challenge beliefs about individuals and lifestyles, and social and cultural groups.

Key Features

Our EAL/D editions include:

• Text summaries and glossaries.

• Clear explanations of important literary devices and concepts.

• Rich individual and collaborative tasks.

• Integrated Focus on Writing tasks to ensure students have the opportunity to experiment with techniques, styles and forms in a range of modes and media to produce their own imaginative, critical, discursive, and persuasive pieces.

• Five practice exam-style essay questions.

Authors: Emily Bosco and Anthony Bosco

Format: PDF download, 113 pages

ISBN: 978 1 925771 64 0