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Li'l Elvis Jones and the Truckstoppers Li’l Elvis and the Truckstoppers animated television series is a 13 part ½ hour comedy adventure for years 2-5 about a young Australian Elvis impersonator. Produced for the ACTF by Australian animator, Peter Viska, the series was created using painted cells, making it an excellent resource to teach about the history and production process of animation and for studying popular culture. Order the videos Resources |
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| KLA, Year Level and Theme | Description |
| Year Level: Year 5 to Year 9 KLA: English; SOSE; Health and Physical Education Theme/Topic: Narrative Structure; Self and Relationships; Growth and Development |
1. Anything Goes Using the experiences of the characters in Li'l Elvis as a springboard for analysing their own experiences and sense of self, students discuss and reflect on aspects of their own identity. |
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| Year Level: Year 5 to Year 9 KLA: The Arts; English; Technology Theme/Topic: Narrative Structure |
2. Introduction to Animation These learning activities introduce aspects of the animation process and provide students with opportunities to investigate and extend their knowledge of animation. Worksheets: |
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| Year Level: Year 5 to Year 9 KLA: The Arts; English; Technology Theme/Topic: Narrative Structure |
3. Making a Flip Book In this lesson students experiment with using different animation techniques and compare the production processes and effectiveness of these techniques. Worksheets: |
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| Year Level: Year 5 to Year 9 KLA: English Theme/Topic: Narrative Structure; Ethics, Values, Justice; Humour and Satire; Stereotypes |
4. God's Gift to Television These activities may be selected and taught individually. They would, however, be most effective if incorporated into a broader unit of work on media. |
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| Year Level: Year 5 to Year 9 KLA: English; SOSE; Health and Physical Education Theme/Topic: Families; Film Language; Self and Relationships |
5. Great Expectations These activities may be selected and taught individually. They would, however, be most effective if incorporated into a broader unit of work on families. |
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| Year Level: Year 5 to Year 9 KLA: English; Health and Physical Education Theme/Topic: Self and Relationships; Heroes |
6. The Hero Within This set of activities explores the concept of the hero. Who are heroes? Can anyone be a hero? What about the unsung heroes? |
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| Year Level: Year 5 to Year 9 KLA: English; Health and Physical Education Theme/Topic: Narrative Structure |
7. I Want, Therefore I'll Have These activities may be selected and taught individually. They would, however, be most effective if incorporated into a broader unit of work on trust, responsibilities or needs and wants. |
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| Year Level: Year 5 to Year 9 KLA: English; SOSE; Health and Physical Education Theme/Topic: Self and Relationships |
8. I Will Survive While these activities may be carried out individually, they would be more effective as part of an extended unit of work on the topic of ‘Survival’. |
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| Year Level: Year 5 to Year 9 KLA: English; Health and Physical Education Theme/Topic: Families; Self and Relationships; Growth and Development |
9. Love Who Needs It? These activities may be selected and taught individually. They would, however, be most effective if incorporated into a broader unit of work on relationships. |
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| Year Level: Year 1 to Year 8 KLA: English; SOSE Theme/Topic: Change; Environment; Our Place in Space and Time |
10. My Little Town These activities draw upon students' observations of the physical environment portrayed in the series and also encourage them to consider issues related to their own local environment |
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| Year Level: Year 4 to Year 8 KLA: English Theme/Topic: Narrative Structure; Film Language |
11. From TV to Book: Interpreting the screen story Students view a tv program and read the tie-in book then compare and differentiate the techniques used to tell the story in each medium. |
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