Now is the time to start planning and drafting your essay on Jack’s Island. Make sure that you have read the question carefully. You are not just to write a summary of the plot. There is a specific statement you have to discuss.
Use the Hamburger model to help you plan your essay.
Here are some images of children in the 1940s. Jack and Banjo would have looked a bit like this.
After our discussion about themes in Jack’s Island, some of you may be interested in reading the famous novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. The sequel to this novel is being released in July and is called Go Set a Watchman .
Here are some images and quotes from the famous 1962 film based on the book. There is also a photo of Harper Lee taken recently. I’m sure you will be hearing a lot about the release of this novel.
Atticus Finch is a lawyer and single father to Sciut and Jem.
One of Atticus’ famous quotes from the novel.
Atticus with Scout and Jem
A famous quote from the novel. It is also part of the title.
Harper Lee talking about the release of her sequel.
Here are some photos of some of the actors, actresses, celebrities, films and novels mentioned in the novel. Hopefully this will help you visualise what Jack was thinking and give you an insight into life in the 1940s. I’ve included page references as well.
This is Scarlett O’Hara, the female protagonist in the famous film GONE WITH THE WIND. (Page 49)
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers starred in many popular musical films together. (Page 51)
Olivia De Havilland, the actress Jack adores. (Page 53)
Maureen O’Hara was a famous actress. (Page 53)
Carol Lombard, another famous actress. (Page 53)
Shangri-la, the setting of the film LOST HORIZON. (Page 66)
THE GRAPES OF WRATH was a popular novel about life in the Depression years. (Page 77)
A popular war film. It was being shown at the barracks. (Page 88)
Tarzan films were very popular and so was Johnny Weismuller. (Page 105)
The adventure book given to Jack by Mr Palmer. (Page 111)
Annie Oakley was in Buffalo Bill’s famous Wild West Show. (Page 117 and Page 171)
Gary Cooper was a famous American actor. He was in a lot of Western films. (Page 114)
Famous Chicago gangster
(Page 218)
We are about to start our study of Jack’s Island, a novel by local author Norman Jorgensen. To help you with your understanding of the text, it is important to do some background reading about Rottnest Island and what was going on there during World War Two. If we are lucky, Norman will be coming to talk to you about his book.
Mrs Wearden's Yr 7 English 
