Australian Curriculum Questions for Nona & Me by Clare Atkins

Question 1. (Time: 0.11)
In Nona & Me you have created a fascinating, moving and powerful novel set in the Top End of Australia. For many urban students who will read this text, possibly in the walls of a classroom, the setting and experiences of Rosie and Nona may seem like they occur in another country. Can you tell us a little bit about your time living in Arnhem Land?

Question 2. (Time: 1.48)
How different did you find the lifestyle, the people and the culture compared to other parts of Australia you have lived with your family?

Question 3. (Time: 2.53)
What do you want students to understand about life in this part of our country?

Question 4. (Time: 3.39)
You offer various contrasting perspectives in this text. One is the Indigenous experience and another is a non-Indigenous teenage girl who has grown up as part of an extended family of Aboriginal men, women, children and her own parents. And yet another is the ignorant and materialistic views represented by Nick and his father. How delicate was the balance in presenting the ideas of the three viewpoints through Nona, Rosie and Nick, especially given they are teenagers?

Question 5. (Time: 5.12)
It could be argued that Nona doesn’t have much of a voice in the text. She is recreated through Rosie’s memories and referred to by members of her family and teachers. Was this intentional? How would you like students to view Nona, her choices, her loss and her friendship with Rosie?

Question 6. (Time: 6.59)
There are two key political references that take place during this narrative. One is the way everyday life has been affected by the Intervention in the Aboriginal communities. From your experience, what would you like students to understand about the impetus for this action and the consequences that have arisen from the implementation of this government response?

Question 7. (Time: 10.38)
The other is the Apology delivered by Kevin Rudd in 2008 to the Indigenous population for the forced removal of children that became known as ‘The Stolen Generation’. Were you living in Arnhem Land at the time of this apology? How did it affect the Indigenous people you knew at that time? What about the non-Indigenous population? Has it had a lasting impact do you think?

Question 8. (Time: 12.10)
Nona & Me is a story of forgiveness and hope; of considering someone else’s point of view, of starting over and rebuilding relationships. Would you agree with this? How does the Apology taking place during the narrative underpin this theme?

Question 9. (Time: 13.35)
The theme of forgiveness is something that pervades the text and punctuates it with a sense of hope. But there is also a sense of guilt experienced by lots of these characters. What role do you think guilt plays in the healing of relationships?

Question 10. (Time: 14.46)
Rosie’s parents are really interesting. Young adult readers will no doubt identify with the difficulty of living with parents who are no longer together, or who lecture them about the values and beliefs they should have, and they may even identify with discovering there is more to their parents than they ever knew.

Question 11. (Time: 16.31)
There are lots of symbols and motifs that recur throughout the text. What is the symbol that has the most meaning for you?

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