'Picnic at Hanging Rock' — Lesson 06: Nature and Civilisation

This individual lesson is part of the Lesson Ready unit on Peter Weir’s Picnic at Hanging Rock.

Lesson 06 explores the tension between nature and civilisation in the film. Students compare Appleyard College’s regulated environment with the ancient landscape of Hanging Rock and examine how film techniques present nature as powerful, indifferent, alluring or dangerous.

Students develop interpretations of how the landscape challenges the characters’ attempts to measure, control and understand their surroundings.

Includes:

• Editable PowerPoint lesson slideshow;
• Editable student worksheet; and
• Detailed sample answers.

This resource is Lesson 06 of the complete 14-lesson Picnic at Hanging Rock unit but can also be purchased and taught independently.

The film is not included. This is a digital product supplied as a downloadable ZIP file. Available with an Individual Teacher Licence or English/EAL Faculty Licence — One Campus.