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 Using this Web Site The following features will help you develop or enhance your teaching of The Road from Coorain. Plot Summary This overview provides a summary of the film. About the Book Brief facts about the memoir the film is based on. Viewing Strategies How to segment the 108-minute film into three parts for classroom viewing. Before Viewing: Discussion Questions and Activities Use these questions and activities to help students think about the film before they have viewed it. After Viewing: Discussion Questions and Activities Use these questions and activities to help students think about the film after they have viewed it. From Memoir to Film After watching the film and reading the book (or while reading the book), use these questions and activities to compare the written memoir with the film version and to investigate how different media affect how a story is told. The Coming-of-Age Story: Discussion Questions and Activities This section provides tips on Connecting The Road from Coorain to Your Curriculum. In addition to a list of themes through which to explore the coming-of-age story, accompanied by suggestions for writing exercises, The Coming-of-Age Comparison Chart and related Questions and Activities provides an opportunity for students to compare and contrast other coming-of-age stories. Suggestions for such stories can be found in Literary Links (Memoir and Autobiography, Fiction, and Films). Resources for Teachers and Students You may want to use these Web and print resources for further exploration of Australia, Jill Ker Conway, and the memoir. Printed Teacher's Guides Order a free copy of the Teacher's Guide to The Road from Coorain and get on our mailing list to receive upcoming teacher's guides to other Masterpiece Theatre productions. Teacher's Guide Credits Teacher's Guide: Teaching The Road from Coorain | Using this Web Site Plot Summary | About the Book | Viewing Strategies | Before Viewing After Viewing | From Memoir to Film | The Coming-of-Age Story Resources | Order the Teacher's Guide | eNewsletter Sign-up  Essays + Interviews | Russell Baker | Autobiography to Film | Synopsis Cast + Credits | Teacher's Guide | The Forum | Links + Bibliography  Home | About The Series | The American Collection | The Archive Schedule & Season | Feature Library | eNewsletter | Book Club Learning Resources | Forum | Search | Shop | Feedback
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