Novel
Author: Meme McDonald and Boori Monty Pryor
Publisher: Allen & Unwin,
2002
Cover reproduced with kind permission of Allen & Unwin
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CD
Author: Meme McDonald and
Boori Monty Pryor
Publisher: Louis Braille Audio, 2003
Cover reproduced with kind permission of Louis Braille
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Flytrap audio
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Audio extracts
from Louis Braille Audio unabridged audio book of the novel Flytrap. Provided with thanks to the kind permission of Louis Braille Audio. © Louis Braille Audio 2003. |
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Aboriginal education resources
Audio readings
Websites supporting the rap
Related websites and reviews
Author profiles
By the authors: Meme McDonald & Boori Monty Pryor
Background readings
Suggested works for follow up lessons
Credits
Aboriginal education resources
Aboriginal educational contexts
Aboriginal educational contexts: community consultation
Aboriginal Education and Training Directorate
Acknowledgement of County
Aboriginal education K–12: resource guide (2003) NSW Department of Education and Training, Sydney. SCIS 1092008
Resource guide glossary (from Aboriginal education K–12: resource guide)
Children’s books: books about Australian Indigenous peoples
Eades, D. (1993) Aboriginal English: PEN 93, PETA.
Indigenous Australia
Living knowledge: Indigenous knowledge in science education
Teaching strategies for Aboriginal English
Speakers of Aboriginal English and the 2005 Basic Skills Tests: teaching strategies Stage 1 to 3
The Binna Binna man word bank
Townsend, R. (2004) ‘Aboriginal Studies in context: schools working with Aboriginal communities’, Scan 23(4)
Usmob
Yirra Yaakin
Websites supporting the rap
An introduction to the grammar of visual design
Constructing a joint response
Equilibrio: carnivorous plants: venus flytrap in action!
Flytrap (Publisher information)
Interview with Boori Pryor and Meme McDonald (Scan interview extract)
An interview with Boori Pryor and Meme McDonald in The Horn Book magazine
Stories to make mountains start breathing (2006)
Visual elements
Related websites and reviews
PRYOR, Boori Monty & McDONALD, Meme
Flytrap
Allen & Unwin, 2002
ISBN 1865086088
Warmth, humour and mischief pervade this enjoyable, inclusive tall tale. Nancy promised to show her class a Venus Flytrap. How will she explain to her teacher that she does not really have one? Will the truth help? This delightfully entertaining story is reflective of Aboriginal oral storytelling style and is ideal for reading aloud. Dreaming stories are interwoven into the main story and could be shared with a range of readers. The book offers possibilities for exploring language use, the importance of stories, and the use of visual imagery in text and illustration to create meaning. Teaching support ideas relevant to working with this book are available in the material accompanying the My girragundji rap. Included is an extract from a Scan interview with Boori and Meme, which explores issues about the culturally significant process of collaborative writing. C. Foley
USER LEVEL: Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 |
| Paper $13.95 |
SCIS 1088909 |
Meme McDonald
http://www.mememcdonald.com
A colourful and intelligent compilation of the author’s work and inspirations, this site is a revealing look at writing and learning processes. The author’s biography is found in Beginning, and in Out and about, McDonald discusses the value of speaking engagements and workshops. With the birds, describes how an observation led to an idea, a journey, two books, a theatre project, an animation, and a television documentary. Here users can Download and view an animated clip from The way of the birds. The site gives an interesting context to the writing process, and is excellent for gaining an understanding of how outside influences are used by writers. Collaboration explains the author’s work with Boori Monty Pryor, and their ongoing discoveries about each others’ traditions. Each of their five books can be found here, with a summary, authorial comment, and excerpt. Here, and in Books, users can listen to readings from some of the works. Visually appealing, well written, and informative, this engaging site is well worth a look. C. Thomas
USER LEVEL: Stage 4 Community Professional
KLA: Aboriginal Studies; English
SYLLABUS: Aboriginal Studies 7–10; English 7–10
SCIS SUBJECTS: Australian fiction; Biography; McDonald, Meme
PUBLISHER: M. McDonald, Australia |
| REVIEW DATE: 01/02/04 [A823] |
SCIS 1161657 |
Interview with Meme McDonald and Boori Monty Pryor
An October 2003 interview with authors Meme McDonald and Boori Monty Pryor can be found at this site. Their transcribed responses reveal personal views on writing and culture, texts and genre, and describe their collaboration on five books. The pair make articulate and poetic observations on the progress of cultural exchange in Australia, and relate their experience to the international stage. This concise site has links to McDonald’s excellent website, Pryor’s biographical information on the Wingara website, and an article on their collaboration printed on the website of the Australian Association of the Teachers of English (AATE). The latter is an interesting look at the crafts of writing and storytelling as the artists explain how their collaboration has worked in practice. C. Thomas
USER LEVEL: Stage 4 Community Professional
KLA: Aboriginal Studies; English
SYLLABUS: Aboriginal Studies 7–10; English 7–10
SCIS SUBJECTS: Aboriginal peoples, Biography; Aboriginal peoples,Race relations; Australian fiction Biography; Authors, Australian; Writing (Authorship)
PUBLISHER: Pacific Rim Voices |
| REVIEW DATE: 17/02/04 [A823] |
SCIS 1162039 |
Author profiles
Allen & Unwin - Authors - Meme & Boori
Meme McDonald
Meme McDonald and Boori Monty Pryor (from Allen & Unwin)
Interview with Boori Pryor and Meme McDonald (Scan interview extract)
Stories to make mountains start breathing
By the authors: Meme McDonald & Boori Monty Pryor
Boori & Meme: the process of collaborative writing, [videorecording] (1999) Video Education Australasia. SCIS 986919
McDonald, M. & Pryor, B. (1999) Binna Binna man, Allen & Unwin
McDonald, M. & Pryor, B. (2002) Flytrap, Allen & Unwin. SCIS 1088909
McDonald, M. & Pryor, B. (2003) Flytrap [sound recording] Louis Braille Audio. SCIS 1125975 cassette SCIS 1123663 CD
Pryor, B. & McDonald, M. (1998) Maybe tomorrow, Penguin, Victoria. SCIS 928744
Pryor, B. & McDonald, M. (1998) Maybe tomorrow, [sound recording] / read by Boori
Monty Pryor. Louis Braille Audio. SCIS 1001582
McDonald, M. & Pryor, B. (1998) My girragundji, Allen & Unwin. SCIS 950484
McDonald, M. & Pryor, B. My girragundji; The Binna Binna man, [sound recording] (1999) / read by Boori Pryor. Louis Braille Audio. SCIS 1143731
McDonald, M. & Pryor, B. (2002) Njunjul the sun Allen & Unwin. SCIS 1076548
McDonald, M. & Pryor, B. (2002) Njunjul the sun [sound recording] Louis Braille Audio. SCIS 1108586 cassette SCIS 1118837 CD
McDonald, M. (1992) Put your whole self in, Penguin. SCIS 726898
McDonald, M. (1992) Sister chick flies the way of the birds, Allen & Unwin. SCIS 1112909
McDonald, M. (1996) Way of the birds: a child and a curlew travel across the world, Allen & Unwin. SCIS 931452
Background readings
The following articles from Scan can be supplied by your teacher-librarian.
Atkins, H. (2001) ‘Community participation through book raps at Nowra Public School’, Scan 20(1), pp. 13-15.
Bowie, B. & Mackinnon, G. (2000) ‘Book raps: be tempted’, Scan 19(1), pp. 4-5
Chambers, A. (1994) Tell me: children, reading & talk, PETA. SCIS 790845
Cutler, L. (2005) ‘Book raps supporting literacy in the English Years 7–10 syllabus’, Scan 24(1), pp. 8-12
Derwianka, B. (1998) A grammar companion for primary teachers, PETA. SCIS 962765
Drew-Smythe, D. ‘Telling I. T. – like it was’, also ‘Related reviews to support Aboriginal Studies K–12’, Scan 22(2), pp. 5-8.
Field, T. (2002), ‘Evidence based practice at Five Dock Public School: adventures in self directed learning and student engagement in raps’, Scan 21(4), pp. 18-19.
Jones, P. (ed.) (1996) Talking to learn, PETA. SCIS 885300
Lester, J. (2006), ‘Time for a new approach’, Scan 25(1), pp. 35-36
Longworth, A. (2000) ‘Book rapping at Hay War Memorial High School’, Scan 19(1), pp. 10-11.
McLean, I. (2000) ‘An interview with Boori Pryor and Meme McDonald’, Scan 19(2), pp. 4-7.
Noad, B. (2005) ‘Bidialectal approach pilot research project 2002-2004’, Scan (24)2, pp.32-35
Percival, B. 'The Aboriginal education K–12 resource guide', Scan 22(4)
Rowan, L. (2001) Write me in: inclusive texts in the primary classroom, PETA. SCIS 1065421
Scheffers, J. (2003) 'The enhancement of student learning through participation in a book rap’, Scan, 22(1), pp. 10-12.
Taylor, K. (2000) ‘The Maddie book rap at Barham High School’, Scan 19(1), pp. 6-7.
Suggested works for follow-up lessons
Abdulla, I. (1994) Tucker, Omnibus, Norwood, SA
Dodd-Farrawell, K. (2004) Our rooster, Jack, Indij readers, Sydney
Heiss, A. (2006) Who am I?: the diary of Mary Talence, Scholastic Australia, Sydney
Kidd, D. (1992) The fat and juicy place, Angus & Robertson, Sydney
Audio readings
These readings are taken from the Louis Braille Audio unabridged audio book of the novel Flytrap, and are presented here thanks to the kind assistance of Louis Braille Audio.
The audio book is available from:
Louis Braille Audio
PO BOX 860
Hawthorn
Victoria 3122
Australia
Ph 9864 9642
Gee’s story
Nanna’s story
The story of the two yams
Credits
Thanks to Ian Munn (English Teacher, Delroy Campus, Dubbo College); Kathy Rushton (Belmore Boys High School); Rod Wright (Aboriginal Education Assistant, Delroy Campus, Dubbo College); Micheal Peachey (Teachers Aid, Delroy Campus, Dubbo College); Kevin Shipp (Aboriginal Education Assistant, Dubbo North Public School); Raylene Saunders (Team Leader, AETD); Bernadette Thorne (Coordinator, NIELNS, AETD); Yvonne Hill (Aboriginal Education Consultant, Dubbo); and Allan Hall (Aboriginal Education Consultant, Dubbo).
This rap is a collaborative project of the School Libraries and Information Literacy team, the Aboriginal Education and Training Directorate (AETD) and the English team, Curriculum K–12 Directorate.
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