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Karen
is an assessor of English and the GAT for VCAA
and has been a reviewer for English. For three
years she was a lecturer at Cinemedia conducting
lectures and workshops to both students and staff
as part of their Screen Education Program. She
has been an advisor to the Text Selection Committee
for VCE English.
Karen
is a regular contributor to METRO,
SCREEN Education Magazines
and THE AGE Text Talk in which she has written
on PAUL KELLY'S DONT START
ME TALKING, GATTACA,
the poetry of SYLVIA PLATH,
THE AGE OF INNOCENCE
and BREAKER MORANT
among others. She has also written for THE
HERALD-SUN and The Oxford Companion to Australian
Film and is a regular writer for INSIGHT Publications.
Karen
has conducted lectures and workshops in many schools
throughout the state, passing on her extensive
knowledge of VCE English, the selected print and
non print texts and skills with essay writing
to her audiences.
She
runs staff workshops on the teaching of film at
all levels; primary and secondary and has acted
as a consultant for schools regarding a/v facilities
and resources. In 2002, Karen was invited to participate
in an international conference on World Cinema
at the University of Leeds, UK.
Click
on the links below to see Karen's articles from
The Education Age:
Breaker
Morant - 18th April, 2005.
Breaker
Morant - 2nd April, 2003.
Gattaca
- March 7, 2005.
The
Age Of Innocence - 2nd August, 2004.
The
Player - 12th July, 2004.
More to come!
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