To kick off the festivities we are hosting a casual welcome reception. This adaptation of acclaimed illustratorauthor shaun tan s new story the arrival promises to be a truly warm and magical experience for all. He studied in balcatta senior high school and was known there as the good drawer and the most talented artist. Young tristan, a curious boy who rescues all sorts of objects from the rubbish dump, finds an old viewmaster in its elaborate box, complete with a set of disks. The lost thing is based on the book by shaun tan but, like lost and found and the gruffalo, this beautifully made film expands the original story in a wonderfully imaginative way. Apr 01, 2008 eric, shaun tan shaun tan born 1974 is an australian artist, writer and film maker. Teaching questioning in reading before, during and after. Australian illustrator shaun tan, who today won the worlds richest prize for childrens literature, reflects on the quiet mysteries of everyday life in his collection of stories with pictures. You might need at least one book so you can read for the children.
Published in 2008, the text is made up of a collection of short stories told from within an unnamed suburb or suburbs. Australian curriculum lessons admin accountmar 9, 20. These sheets help the children improve their sentences. He finds that these represent the ages of humankind, seen as a cyclical structure in which patterns of growth and decay are repeated. Day 1 teaching read eric from tales from outer suburbia by shaun tan. His website indicates that he was born in 1974 and grew up in the northern suburbs of perth, western australia.
This lesson plan sequence provides students with the opportunity to develop their literal and inferential comprehension skills with the use of a fictional text. Australian illustrator shaun tan, who today won the worlds richest prize for childrens literature, reflects on the quiet mysteries of everyday life. The red tree, by shaun tan a unit of study yr 4 upwards. Eric by shaun tan read more mostly though, rules of summer is my inspiration because it captures the thing i love most about writing for young readers. I constantly referenced back to our immigration studies. The lost thing by shaun tan lesson plan template and teaching resources. Eric by shaun tan recommended datadriven presentations with excel and powerpoint 2016. Other worlds lessons and worksheets paintings narrative scribd. Best known for his beloved picturebook, the arrival, shaun tan wrote and illustrated this story five years earlier. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing. Shaun tans picturebook the red tree offers endless. Mostly told through the beautiful and strange illustrations and one long poetic sentence that continues through the text, it conveys the complexity of emotions and thoughts one can experience on a day that feels hopeless, but which ends with a message of hope. Outsiders hamilton trust lesson plans for primary teachers. We chose the picture story eric by shaun tan in order to introduce the topic.
Shaun tan tends to be very specific about the plan part of his. Develop understanding by learning the grammar in appendix 2. Day 1 teaching explore the front and back cover of tales from outer suburbia by shaun tan, making predictions about its stories. Acclaimed for his illustrated books, the lost thing 1999 and the red tree 2001, the australian artist, illustrator and writer, shaun tan, had an enormous leap in recognition with the publication of the arrival, his miraculous, wordless graphic novel, executed entirely in sepiatinted drawings of breathtaking beauty and. Tales from outer suburbia by shaun tan neel mukherjee.
Tales from outer suburbia is an anthology of fifteen very short illustrated stories. The lost thing is an australian postmodern picture book by shaun tan. Using photos and video effectively for great presentations. A site dedicated to providing teachers with free lesson plans, activities and resources. The mundane presented anew is evidenced in shaun tan s tales from outer suburbia, which achieves this through a critical examination of suburban traits and ornamentalism. Shuan tans imagination always harbors a rich and arresting world of possibilities read more. May 05, 2014 eric short story by shaun tan duration. I had planned for us to go on a number of weekly excursions together, as i was determined to show our visitor the best places in. Other worlds lessons and worksheets free download as pdf file. Eric by shaun tan picture powerpoint teaching resources.
Arts ideas can also be incorporated into this unit. A foreign exchange student comes to stay and is welcomed by his host family. See more ideas about teaching, shaun tan and author studies. Pictures are available in the presentation so you can share them as you read. We chose this book for a literary leaf as we adore shaun tan and we have always loved the story of eric and the themes it presents. Activity in small groups, children describe a time when they felt like an outsider. This activity allows students to interactively develop an understanding of visual literacy in showing how pictures portray emotions to the reader. A literary leaf for eric by shaun tan literary curriculum. If your children are reading books by shaun tan, decorate your display boards with our free printable banner. Other books he has written and illustrated include the red tree and the arrival. Fantasy stories by shaun tan year 5 english planning.
Shuan tans imagination always harbors a rich and arresting world of possibilities. Iwb mini lesson the lost thing by shaun tan edmt6008. Each one is about a strange situation or event that occurs in an otherwise familiar suburban world. Eric, shaun tan, the island, armin greder, friend or foe, michael morpurgo grammar includes. Explain that the eric s character also visits a place for the first time. This story was produced in his book tales from outer. Tales from outer suburbia tan, shaun, tan, shaun, tan, shaun, tan, shaun on. Included in shaun tan s many awards is a welldeserved oscar in 2011 for the lost thing.
Activity look in detail at the intricate drawings on the endpapers of the book, using these to predict its contents and inventing possible short story titles. Find further times that modal verbs are used in the story and consider whether others could be used. He won an academy award for the lost thing, a 2011 animated film adaptation of a 2000 picture book he wrote and illustrated. Year 6 children discuss emotive issues in eric shaun tan and the island armin greder and write an outsider story. Using plasticine or similar, make models of the creatures. Memorial by gary crew and shaun tan is a great one to use. The lost thing by shaun tan eric by shaun tan dancing the boom chacha boogie by narelle olivermultimedia resources btn refugee stories sbs documentary series how far weve come sbs series go back to where you came from time magazine photo essay the urbanisation of the worlds refugees.
Day 2 teaching share eric, discussing the characters experiences as an outsider and how the family felt about the cultural differences between them. He has won a number of awards and began drawing and painting images for magazines when he was a teenager. They worked brilliantly well last time and i was able to get some of my more reluctant writers to really excel with their sentences. Introduce students to the story, eric, by shaun tan. Told through beautiful illustrations and one long poetic sentence that runs throughout, the red tree offers upper ks2 students to develop key reading skills, and can be linked to pshe, art, music and computing. For example, have them plan a drawing anthro pologists p 10 or the. This short story with attractive images can be used as a stimulus to talk about different cultures and expectations within cultures. Read pdf tales from outer suburbia authored by shaun tan, shaun tan released at filesize. Ben walshs 10piece band performs a live score to projected images from shaun tan s book the arrival. Teaching questioning in reading before, during and after lesson. Use a key sentence from this story to introduce modal verbs and use a powerpoint to teach their use. My children chose a new setting and an object for eric to be fascinated by. Before beginning, i showed the children shaun tan s website on the arrival. And a group of peaceful creatures loses their home to cruel invaders.
In response to the story, students will select and complete a task that relates to the main character. About shaun tan shaun tan has helpfully provided a description of himself that ive used as the basis of my summary. In any other persons unskilled hands, the vacanteyed, pointyheaded, shadowy leaf creature with spidery arms and legs would come across as eerie, creepy and perhaps slightly sinister. Apr 06, 2014 mini iwb lesson on the lost thing by shaun tan for stage 2 year 4 activity. In tans story an extraterrestrial exchange student visits a family. Shaun tan tends to be very specific about the plan part of his narratives. Ben walshs 10piece band performs a live score to projected images from shaun tans book the arrival. Although shaun tan himself was involved in the video of the book, it is really a separate work of art and would better be placed as a coda at the end of the four lessons. Day 2 teaching share eric, discussing the characters experiences as an outsider and how the family felt about the cultural differences between.
The joy in this lesson is the students predfictions. Classroom 4 lesson unit the lost thing tan, 2000 provides excellent opportunities in the classroom, as the following lesson sequence illustrates. May 04, 2018 i have a soft spot for shaun tan as well, but that is because he is an absolute genius. Apr 03, 2009 eric by shaun tan recommended datadriven presentations with excel and powerpoint 2016. The ages interview with shaun tan 6 min video productions. Interestingly, the flap copy manages to describe the theme in a metafictional kind of way. Although shaun tan himself was involved in the video of the book, it is really a. Eric by shaun tan shaun tan totems australian artists childrens literature tans book illustration illustration children book design childrens books australian illustrator shaun tan, who today won the worlds richest prize for childrens literature, reflects on the quiet mysteries of everyday life in his collection of stories. Shaun tan used this approach to help him create the travellers companion, which he described as mouselike, doglike, tadpolelike.
Published by windy hollow books 2010 teachers notes. These will help children draw their creatures accurately from different angles another trick shaun tan uses to develop his work. Rules of summer by shaun tan explores a relationship between two boys or brothers over the course of the summer holidays. This unit of study includes predicting, discussing and viewing before assessing students comprehension abilities. The illustrations and the narrative can stand alone. In this lesson, students will listen to a reading of the story, eric, by shaun tan, and engage in discussion to gain a deeper understanding of the main character, eric. Eric and the bird king and other sketches by shaun tan. Eric the exchange student, i believe, is a metonym for foreign culture.
Introduce eric by shaun tan and share first two pages. The arrival by shaun tan, with live score by ben walshs orkestra of the underground. Shaun tan s award winning animation the lost thing screened with a live music score at the 2011 graphic festival on august 20 in the concert hall. The annotations are original kelli thoughts after reading and analysing shaun tan s stick figures story. All resources generated by teachers for teachers and are aligned to the curriculum, so you dont have to. Jul 27, 2009 australian illustrator shaun tan, who today won the worlds richest prize for childrens literature, reflects on the quiet mysteries of everyday life in his collection of stories with pictures. Stories which raise issues free planning year 6 english. The magical thinking of shaun tans rules of summer. Meettheauthor recording with shaun tan about rules of summer. The lost thing by shaun tan lesson plans, teaching. These notes draw on the explanations shaun tan has written in this book to explain his. Shaun tan is an illustrator and author from western australia. He wanted to become a genetic scientist but after enrolling in a special. Visual representation text features language thanks for watching.
It is the merging of digital animation from shaun tan s exquisite images, skilled performance and the excellence in puppetry that you have come to expect from spare parts puppet theatre. He graduated from the university of wa in 1995 with joint honours in fine arts and english literature and began his career freelancing through a studio in mt. An exchange student whos really an alien, a secret room that becomes the perfect place for a quick escape, a typical tale of grandfatherly exaggeration that is actually even more bizarre than he says. Eric, shaun tan shaun tan born 1974 is an australian artist, writer and film maker. Activity complete a cloze procedure using modal verbs, thinking about their effect on meaning. If you have a copy of the book, ask students to analyse the visible features of eric in the illustration on the front cover of the book. We will have light appetizers and a bar ready to serve you. Shaun tan is an illustrator and author born 1974 in fremantle, western australia. We talked about the challenges of reading a book that was all images, that had no words. I guess you want to know what this book is about, just by reading this cover flap. Three stories, written and illustrated by shaun tan, about how we lose and find what matters most to us. See more ideas about shaun tan, childrens books and my books. Fantasy stories by shaun tan hamilton trust lesson plans. Your family will enjoy venturing through unusual experiences along with the characters in these short stories.
Mar 23, 2012 the red tree by shaun tan is an absolutely stunning and powerful book for upper ks2. The lost thing tan, 2000 provides excellent opportunities in the classroom, as the following lesson sequence illustrates. The following is a sample of the lesson plan format used by the university. About shaun tan shaun tan is a melbournebased freelance artist, author and illustrator whose award winning books reimagine the world in unexpected ways. His ways are a little unusual but the family accept the differences putting it down to culture. This lesson provides students with the opportunity to develop their literal and inferential comprehension skills with the use of a fictional text. Eric carle is a famous illustrator and writer known for his books such as the very hungry caterpillar. Academy award winner, illustrator and author shaun tan takes you through the creative process in the privacy of his studio. And if you live in your native country, then your parents, grandparents or ancestors came from a different country or countries. The red tree by shaun tan is an absolutely stunning and powerful book for upper ks2.
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