(designed by teachers at Hobart College)

Oral Response

1. Working with a partner, conduct an interview with Mrs Hutchence soon after Gemmy has gone to live with her.
   
2. With a partner, create a dialogue between Janet and Lachlan in the monastery garden. Centre your conversation around Gemmy’s time in the settlement and the way you perceive the changes he made to your lives.
   
3. As George Abbot, visit Ellen McIvor to talk about the differences Leona Gonzales has made to your view of the settlement.
   
4. Retell one of the following scenes as a given character:
   
1. In the scene where Gemmy is dragged to the water by the unseen gang, imagine you are an unwilling member, too frightened to stand apart. (p121-2)
   
2. Be George Abbot in the scene with Leona Gonzales (p88-92)
   
3. Be Janet standing in the moonlight with her mother as her father returns from the creek with Gemmy (124-5)
5. Try to imagine the life of a particular character in retrospect, using clues from the text. Tell that character’s story. For example, you could consider Ellen McIvor’s life in Scotland, Andy Mckillop’s early life or George Abbot’s dreams before Cousin Alisdair lost interest in him.