Novel Author: Meme McDonald and Boori Monty Pryor Publisher: Allen & Unwin, 2002 Cover reproduced with kind permission of Allen & Unwin

CD Author: Meme McDonald and Boori Monty Pryor Publisher: Louis Braille Audio, 2003 Cover reproduced with kind permission of Louis Braille

Flytrap audio extracts Gee’s story The story of the two yams Nanna’s story 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.

What to do
Dates
Coordinator
How to register
After registering
Class email discussion
Rap materials for both Stage 3 and Stage 4
Rap materials specifically for Stage 3 Rap materials specifically for Stage 4 Rap points Rap work sheets Rap maps
Resources Rap lingo Credits

This rap is suitable for Stage 3 and Stage 4 English students.

The Flytrap rap will be available during Term 2, 2006. It will offer opportunities to explore and analyse Aboriginal perspectives and Aboriginal English in relation to identified syllabus outcomes in English K–6 and English 7–10.

• the rap becomes live for you to view on 22 May 2006
• read through the rap and click on the hyperlinks; print off any rap sheets (work sheets or information sheets) which you may need
• register your class group to the rap by filling in the registration box on the first page of the rap with the class email address
• go back and register yourself on the teacher rap with a different email address (no registration fee)
• you will receive a welcome message
• read this very carefully and note the email address to be used when you send emails to the rap
• work through the teaching and learning strategies
• prepare the response to the rap point for that week
• email the response to the week’s work to the rap (see rap points), using the email address in the welcome message and making sure you fill in the subject line.
  

Dates

Meme McDonald will be available online during the rap.

Kathy Rushton (Belmore Boys High School)


How to register

From 22 May 2006, you may participate in the Flytrap rap by entering your email address in the boxes below and clicking the Submit buttons. Please ensure you have registered the email addresses before submitting. The class email address should be different from the teacher email address. Enter the class email first; go back and then enter the teacher email.

To protect privacy, teacher emails will not be archived. The teacher rap runs concurrently with the rap to provide additional support for teachers. It gives teachers the opportunity to discuss issues which may arise during the rap.

You will receive two confirmation emails – one for your class group and one for the teacher support listserv (discussion).

Please read and save these messages as they contain important email addresses. In particular please note that:

• emails should have the subject in the subject line
• emails should be sent to the rap email address – not to the coordinator.

Class email discussion

Rap materials for both Stage 3 and Stage 4

Resources
Rap Points
Rap worksheets (for use with Rap points)
Rap maps
Rap lingo
Implementing a rap (Book rap FAQs)
Email – Instruction sheet for students
Parent information letter
Credits


Rap materials specifically for Stage 3

Program and Planning Stage 3 English (Outcomes & teaching and learning strategies)
Rap work sheets Stage 3 (for use with rap pints)

Program and Planning Stage 4 English (Outcomes & teaching and learning strategies)
Rap work sheets Stage 4 (for use with rap points)

These discussion questions guide the rap. The question for the week is posted to the rap at the beginning of that week by the coordinator. Class groups post their answers via email. Students can respond via the rap to other school's replies during the relevant week for that rap point.

Rap point 1
Rap point 2
Rap point 3
Rap wrap up

These discussion questions guide the book rap. The question for the week is posted to the rap at the beginning of that week by the coordinators. Class groups post their answers and can respond via the rap to other schools' replies during the relevant week for that rap point.

Rap point 1 (For related class activities see Program and planning Stage 3 or Stage 4)  
Term 2 Week 6: week beginning 5 June 2006

Rap point 1: Why is language and story so important to culture and identity? Discuss the different stories told in Flytrap by the various characters and the reasons for telling them.

The response should be at least three paragraphs long and should address the first two parts of the question in separate paragraphs.