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Football

Compare Australia football to American football. Discuss with a group about how Australian football is more like American soccer.

Richmond, Melbourne

Use a Venn diagram graphic organizer to compare Richmond, Melbourne, in 1919 to the area today.

Portrait

Draw a portrait of Charlie, his mother, Jack, Nostrils, Alice, and the Redmonds.

Diorama

Create a diorama of Charlie's home.

Squizzy Taylor

Research Taylor's life and write a paragraph or two discussing who he was and how he died.

Obituary

Write an obituary for Charlie's father.

Foods

Create a list of foods that the Feehans might have been able to afford to eat.

Bakery

Find a recipe for cream buns like Alice and her father might have sold in their shop.

Map It

Create a map showing places where characters lived and worked.

Book Review

Write a review of the novel as you would for a magazine, blog, or newspaper...

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