Earth Hour: A Critical Study of Literature engages students in an enjoyable and detailed study of the prescribed poems of David Malouf for the NSW Stage 6 English Year 12 Module B: Critical Study of Literature. It has been designed to improve critical knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of the poems as literary texts.

In order to develop their own interpretation of the prescribed poems, students will engage in a variety of activities that require them to respond to the play in both critical and creative ways. This includes tasks that require students to compose in the imaginative, persuasive, and discursive styles of writing. By working their way through the different activities in this student book, students will improve their understanding of: the content of the poems, the ideas and issues Malouf encourages audiences to think about, the language the poems use, and the way they have been structured.

Students will also learn how to support their judgements about the poems with evidence, along with developing their understanding of scholarly perspectives gathered from further independent research.

The poems covered in this student book include:

• ‘Aquarius’

• ‘Radiance’

• ‘Ladybird’

• ‘A Recollection of Starlings: Rome ‘84’

• ‘Eternal Moment at Poggio Madonna’

• ‘Towards Midnight’

• ‘Earth Hour’

• ‘Aquarius II’

This student book is a highly valuable resource for students and teachers of the NSW Stage 6 English Year 12 Advanced Module B: Critical Study of Literature. It includes:

• Engaging classroom activities to develop skills in analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of texts

• Texts regarded as quality literature

• Texts that represent a variety of cultural, social, and gender perspectives

Authors: Emily Bosco, Anthony Bosco, and Hannah Gierhart

Format: PDF download, 122 pages

ISBN: 978 1 925771 38 1