1. Please have your theme chart out and fill out for “The Drover’s Wife” Mother, I won’t never go drovin’, blast me if I do!

2. Final thoughts on the convict perspective Up to 5 Points Extra Credit if your group presents the convict ballad… –Practiced –Clearly audible –Follows ballad like structure –http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UToptGN49 90

3. “The Drover’s Wife”

4. What does the ideal bushwoman do according to Henry Lawson?

5. A Hard Life

6. 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. Choose two and write a sentence describing what they might represent.

7. Story Board Settler Perspective Rich setting Capture the essence of the story: –The setting –Bush Lifestyle –Powerful Moments

8. Homework Complete Story Board