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=**Welcome to the //Literature Lovers// elective!**=



=In this elective, you will be given opportunities to read, view, question, discuss, learn from professional writers, participate in online communities and create!= =There are several strands to this course:=
 * ==Literature Circles- in these sessions you will read the novels, //Jarvis 24// and //Stolen//, and complete related activities.==
 * ==Making a book trailer- you will use the autobiography, //The Rugmaker of Mazar-E-Sharif,// for your inspiration.==
 * ==Keeping a Personal Writing Journal- you will be asked to organise sections for: Literature Circles, Making your Book Trailer, Working with Authors, Special Guests and Ideas that Inspire( images/ vocabulary/ poetic devices found in your reading)==
 * ==Designing and writing a children's picture book- author, Kerry Brown, will share her knowledge of the picture book industry, what inspires her, the structure of a picture book and the importance of the illustrations.==
 * ==**Creating poetry with the assistance of bush poet, Marco Gliori**==
 * ==Working with author, Archie Fusillo and special guests,including Mr Patrick Wallas and Mr Andrew Boswell==
 * ==Participating in the online community, //Goodreads// at []==
 * ==Contributing to the Group Discussion on this wiki==