Film as Text: Rabbit-Proof Fence

Rabbit-Proof Fence explores Philip Noyce's landmark film, opening up its themes and issues for students in a practical way, moving from concrete details of plot and characters, through to more complex considerations of issues, themes and contemporary relevance. It provides background information on historical and geographic setting and looks at the controversy surrounding the creation of the film. Technical considerations such as scripting, camera work and soundtrack are demystified and placed in context, providing students with the critical vocabulary for discussion of Rabbit-Proof Fence as a text in English.

Sample pages
Sample pages (361 Kb)

Support material
VELS Project (82 Kb)
Rich Task (45 Kb)
WA map (111 Kb)
Fence post answers (32 Kb)
Scene notes (38 Kb)
Character grid (35 Kb)
Running sheet (39 Kb)
Remembering Country worksheet (31 Kb)
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