'The Holdovers'
Complete teaching resources for The Holdovers (2023), directed by Alexander Payne — a VCE English and EAL text.
This collection includes the complete 12-lesson unit and a set of four listening tasks. All 12 individual lessons are also available separately. The Complete Unit includes all 12 lessons, a detailed scene-analysis guide with sample answers, and a selection of analytical essay topics, providing the full set of Lesson Ready resources for teaching The Holdovers.
Lessons include editable slideshows, student worksheets and sample answers. The Complete Unit and individual lessons are available with an Individual Teacher Licence or Faculty Licence — One Campus.
The listening-task set includes four audio recordings, four 20-mark listening-comprehension worksheets, and sample answers with marking guidance. It is available to schools through the purchase-order process and is licensed for use by the English/EAL faculty at one school campus.
See inside the unit: Preview a complete lesson from The Holdovers unit.
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