Please have your theme chart out to be stamped, some note paper,

and: “A Drover’s Wife”

Mother, I won’t never go drovin’, blast me if I do!

Tonight’s Homework

• Please research Australia’s “The Stolen Generation”

• Bring in five facts from your research to share with the class.

“The Drover’s Wife”- by Henry Lawson

What does the ideal bushwoman do according to Henry Lawson?

A Hard Life

With your seat partner: (you should each write down the answers using complete sentences)

• What hardships are faced by the drover’s wife?

• Do you think Lawson is realistic or romanticizes life in his portrayal of the outback? Explain.

• Why does the Drover’s wife have no name? What is the author trying to prove?

• Consider symbols: the snake, the children, the drover, the drover’s wife, natives, etc. Choose three and write a sentence describing what they represent.

Story Board

• Settler Perspective• Rich setting• Capture the essence of

the story:– The setting

– Bush Lifestyle

– Powerful Moments