Short Story Study - Hearsay by Owen Marshall
Hearsay by Owen Marshall explores the key ideas of gossip, miscommunication, and how small misunderstandings can spiral into bigger problems, all set in a New Zealand community.
This editable workbook includes pre-reading tasks, reading comprehension questions, character analysis, and activities on symbolism, setting, and language techniques. Designed to encourage critical thinking, this no-prep resource is perfect for study of literature by a New Zealand author.
This resource includes:
⭐ A student workbook
⭐ An answer book
You and your students will enjoy:
❤️ Pre-reading activities exploring gossip, rumors, and their consequences.
❤️ A concise summary of the story.
❤️ Reading comprehension questions to check understanding.
❤️ Activities focused on literary elements like character, symbolism, and key ideas.
❤️ An answer book with possible answers.
Formats:
🖥️ Microsoft PowerPoint, resized to an A4 page. This means your resource:
- Is completely editable.
- Will easily upload to your Google Drive if you prefer the Googley suite.
- Is printable 📃
🖥️ A PDF version of each document.
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Also helpful are these related products:
✅ Short Story Study - "Broderick and Riley" by Owen Marshall
✅ Short Story Study - "Freefall" by Owen Marshall
✅ Teaching a Text - a Wee Guide for Teachers
✅ Literary Elements for Text Analysis BUNDLE (SAVE 20%)
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Sharing/Copying this Resource
Feel free to purchase just one for your department - no need for a copy for each teacher. However:
- Please do NOT share with the school down the road.
- Please do NOT take it with you to a new school.
- Feel free to suggest the website to others - that'd be great!
That's pretty fair I think! Let's help each other out. :)
Reviews
With so much change and so many text directives in the new document, the department is going to have a short text booklet for year 9 and 10 students. When it comes to choosing short text having full units alongside those texts is reducing the stress of the newer, non subject specific teachers. While we may not follow them fully, the way the ideas help shape how we present the learning and the discussions around the learning are proving useful time and again.