https://padlet.com/christelt1230/boo233tiu58fmogr Theme - Escape, Guilt and Writing en-us 2021-08-13 04:14:19 UTC 2021-08-16 07:19:09 UTC hello@padlet.com christelt1230 https://padlet.com/christelt1230/boo233tiu58fmogr/wish/1677748945 How does Charlie use writing as an escape within the text?

What is Charlie trying to escape? 

Why does Wesley Bucktin write? does he also want to escape his deteriorating marriage?

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Write a Poem/letter from Charlie to Eliza about his plan to escape with her.

Write (in Eliza's Perspective) why she wants to escape Corrigan

Write (in Wesley Bucktin's perspective) how he wants to escape the complexities of his marriage






]]> 2021-08-13 04:18:59 UTC https://padlet.com/christelt1230/boo233tiu58fmogr/wish/1677748945 christelt1230 https://padlet.com/christelt1230/boo233tiu58fmogr/wish/1677757237 What role does the theme of 'Writing' play within the text? Who writes? why?

Would writing relate to maturity? why/why not?

Why do you think author Craig Silvey has given the theme of writing a dominant role?

What does writing have to do with growing up?

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(in Charlie's perspective) write a diary/journal entry. What would it be like to be part of Charlie's diary/journal? What are his main concerns/fears/worries?

Write a diary entry of any other character within the text, If Jasper Jones had a diary what would it say? what would it look like?

Write a short paragraph from Wesley Bucktin's novel. What does this novel look like inside? think about the title 'Patterson's Curse' (p.291 for reference) ]]> 2021-08-13 04:26:02 UTC https://padlet.com/christelt1230/boo233tiu58fmogr/wish/1677757237 christelt1230 https://padlet.com/christelt1230/boo233tiu58fmogr/wish/1677764092 What is Charlie guilty about throughout the text? Explain and give examples on how his guilt grows. Where does it begin? does it ever end?

How does guilt lead to an urge to escape Corrigan?

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Re write something Charlie writes about or discusses in the text. Possible options: (p. 125 Charlie digging a hole in the front yard) (p. 262 meaning of 'sorry')

Write a diary entry/notes Charlie writes in relation to his guilt

]]> 2021-08-13 04:33:02 UTC https://padlet.com/christelt1230/boo233tiu58fmogr/wish/1677764092 christelt1230 https://padlet.com/christelt1230/boo233tiu58fmogr/wish/1677772152 What does Jasper Jones want to escape from? with who and why?

Describe Jasper's feelings towards escaping

Describe Jasper's feelings towards staying in Corrigan

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Write about Jasper Jones leaving Corrigan (in Jasper's perspective) 

(in Jasper's perspective) Re write a specific section of the text in relation to Jasper's feelings towards Corrigan (you could possibly flip this and write about his love for Corrigan) 

Write a letter from Jasper to Laura about their plans to escape Corrigan together

Write a letter from Laura to Jasper about their plans to escape Corrigan together 




]]> 2021-08-13 04:42:15 UTC https://padlet.com/christelt1230/boo233tiu58fmogr/wish/1677772152 christelt1230 https://padlet.com/christelt1230/boo233tiu58fmogr/wish/1677778628 How do these themes all interrelate? think about them seperately



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Write (in Ruth Bucktin's perspective) how she feels about her marriage and life at home. 

Write a confession letter from Ruth to Wesley about her guilt for being disloyal 

Write a confession letter from Ruth to Charlie about her guilt for not upholding a proper motherly role

Write a letter from Ruth to both Charlie and Wesley if she were to escape Corrigan early within the text

Write a diary entry (Ruth's perspective) on her dissatisfying life /marriage ]]> 2021-08-13 04:49:05 UTC https://padlet.com/christelt1230/boo233tiu58fmogr/wish/1677778628 christelt1230 https://padlet.com/christelt1230/boo233tiu58fmogr/wish/1677794446 What is Eliza guilty of? Why?

Why do most characters in the novel confide in Charlie? how does their guilt differ?

What is the town of Corrigan guilty of? why?


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if the town of Corrigan was a person what would they be like? (write in Corrigan's perspective) think of what they are guilty of.  

(In Eliza's perspective) Write about how she felt the night they caught Charlie's mother with another man ]]> 2021-08-13 05:08:23 UTC https://padlet.com/christelt1230/boo233tiu58fmogr/wish/1677794446