The rabbits book rap
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Authors: John Marsden & Shaun Tan
Cover illustration by Shaun Tan
Publisher: Lothian Books, 1998
Cover reproduced with kind permission of Lothian Books, Victoria |
Dates
Coordinator
Joining the rap
Book rap support materials for English Stage 5
Additional resources
Visual Arts 7-10 notes (available soon)
Credits
This book rap on The rabbits by John Marsden and Shaun Tan will be available during Term 3, 2004. It will focus on working towards Stage 5 outcomes in the new English Years 7-10 syllabus. A section of suggestions for Visual Arts 7-10 will also be available.
Shaun Tan will join us during this rap, answering class group questions during Rap point 3. Visual arts teachers may wish to involve their students during this component of the rap. See Program and planning for Rap point 3.
The rabbits book rap is suitable for Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10).
Dates: (approx) |
| *Rap live for subscription |
Week of 19 July 2004 (T3 Wk1) |
| *Introductions from |
26 July 2004 (T3 Wk2) |
*Rap point 1
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2 August 2004 (T3 Wk3) |
| *Rap point 2 |
9 August 2004 (T3 Wk4) |
*Rap point 3
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16 August 2004 (T3 Wk5) |
| *Rap wrap up |
23 August 2004 (T3 Wk6) |
Coordinator
Lee Cutler, teacher-librarian, Macintyre High School , Inverell.
Joining the rap
From 26 July 2004 , you may participate in The rabbits book rap by entering your email address in the boxes below and clicking the Submit buttons. Please ensure you have registered the email addresses before doing so.
Teacher email will not be archived to protect privacy. The teacher rap runs concurrently with the book rap to provide additional support for teachers, and the opportunity to discuss issues which may arise during the rap.
You will receive confirmation emails for your Class group and the Teacher support listserv. Please save these messages as they contain important email addresses, and simply follow the instructions these contain when posting messages.
Archives of the class email discussion
Book rap support materials
Rap points
Program and planning Stage 5 (new English Years 7-10 syllabus)
Additional resources
Rap sheets (for use with Rap points)
Rap reflection sheet (For related class activities see Program and planning)
Rap maps
Rap lingo
Implementing a rap (Book rap FAQs)
Email – Instruction sheet for students
Parent information letter
Rap points
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 coordinator. Class groups post their answers and 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 point 1 (For related class activities see Program and planning)
Term 3, Week 3: week beginning 2 August 2004
How does the cover (front and back) of The rabbits position the reader? What might the reader expect the book to be about?
Post your class answer to the rap once the teacher has approved the final text. Your answer should be an extended piece of writing consisting of at least four paragraphs.
Rap point 2 (For related class activities see Program and planning)
Term 3, Week 4: week beginning 9 August 2004
Choose a double page that had an impact on you. Explain why this page had this impact. In your answer refer to the meaning that has been created by the visual elements and the written text.
As a class or group, share your ideas and feelings with other rappers by posting your class answer to the rap. Your answer should be an extended piece of writing consisting of at least four paragraphs.
Once you have posted your class response you may wish to respond to one or more of the responses from other class groups. You can do this by posting your comments to the rap so all rappers can share your ideas.
Rap point 3 (For related class activities see Program and planning)
Term 3, Week 5: week beginning 16 August 2004
I do have a conscious strategy to illustrate tangentially, doing something quite removed from what the text is doing without losing the reference, so the mental circuit for the reader is quite convoluted, and therefore exciting (I hope).
(Shaun Tan) |
What questions would you like to ask Shaun Tan regarding his choice of techniques in The rabbits or other books he has written or illustrated?
Post your questions to Shaun Tan, once the teacher has approved the final text. Each class group could post five questions, unless otherwise advised by the rap coordinator. In your subject line insert Questions for Shaun from [insert school name]. Try not to repeat questions asked by other class groups.
Rap sheets
Rap sheet 1 (for Rap point 1)
Rap sheet 2 (for Rap point 1)
Rap sheet 3 (for Rap point 2)
Rap sheet 4 (for Rap point 3)
Rap reflection sheet (for Rap wrap up)
Rap maps
Find examples of maps and tally sheets. Students may use these to identify and locate schools participating in the book rap. Use these or create your own based on ideas from these examples.
Rap lingo
| Book rap |
an online discussion about a book |
| Rappers |
the people involved in the book rap |
| Rap map |
a map marking other rappers' locations |
| Rap point |
a topic, issue or event from the book to discuss |
| Rap record |
print out of messages responded to |
| Rap reflections |
sheets for rappers to reflect on their experiences and skills |
| Rap rep |
the person typing the responses |
| Rap reporters |
the people relaying rap news to others |
| Rap rules |
guidelines of a book rap discussion |
| Rap wrap up |
final message about a book rap |
Credits
Thanks to Di Veersema, HT English, Judy Noad, English, and Lee Cutler, teacher-librarian, Macintyre High School, for developing the programming and support material for this rap, and to Kerry Underhill, Senior Curriculum Adviser, English 7-12.
Additional resources provided by the School Libraries and Information Literacy unit.
This rap is a joint project of the School Libraries and Information Literacy and English Units, Curriculum K-12 Directorate.
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