Lesson Plan form for  Paul Rombough/
Chateauguay Valley High School  (Tower University Grade 8 Site)
Date:   May 6 thursday.
Class:          English
Objective:     
finishing last day's discussion of significant events and messages in chapters 15-18 in Walkabout
Materials: 
Opening Motivational Set:    reading of the books ending
Procedure:

1    Groups from last day report on  significant events in chapters 15-18, as a timeline of page numbers  event and the significance in is put on board in table form;  see sample below

2.  Journal Entry:
"What is the main point of the story Walkabout, for you.  Give examples from the book and from life."

3.  Sample Bibliography on board

4.  Library research for the rest of the period

 
Followup/ Evaluation: 
essay in class next day, and bibliography sheet will be due at the beginning of that class

 
 
 

Chapters 15-18
Teacher's Sample Timeline of
Important Scenes and Their Thematic Significance
 
Important Scene Significance 
(in terms of "Theme" or Message)
p97-98
They discuss Heaven and the Boy.		 Yes, Heaven is for everyone, regardless of race or creed.
p99
They watch the Platypus		 A link to our prehistoric past, like the Boy (?), but still one we can understand, still an animal able to show it own natural pleasure and ability.
p102
They kill the yabbies themselves.		 They are adapting to their environment.  "Charleston was another world.
p107
They reach the top of the range and look out on the valley. 		 Paradise in the desert.  Trust (in the Boy) is proven to be worth it.
p111 on
They spend time in the valley.		 The value and complexity of this paradise.
p120
They encounter the aboriginal family		 Friendship and understanding is possible between cultures
p125
They head towards the house		 Symbol of return, but perspective has changed, and the house is now civilization, maybe a more moderate form of civilization which is able to adapt to differences