Engage your students with this powerful and thought-provoking novel study for Pig-Heart Boy.

Designed for Years 7–8, this interactive, worksheet-free unit helps students explore key themes, characters, and ethical issues through discussion, creative activities, and critical thinking tasks. Perfect for building empathy and engagement, this unit brings the novel to life in meaningful ways.

What’s included:
A structured unit plan 10 weeks
Engaging, discussion-based lesson ideas
Character and theme exploration activities
Ethical debate and decision-making tasks
Creative response activities
Guided comprehension and reflection prompts

Students will:
Explore themes such as identity, ethics, family, and medical science
Analyse characters and their motivations
Engage in ethical discussions and debates
Develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills

How to Use
Convert to PowerPoint: Upload the PDF to PowerPoint (File → Open) to automatically convert into editable slides
Use in Google Slides: Upload to Google Drive, right-click, and open with Google Slides
Use digitally or print: Upload to your LMS (Google Classroom, Canvas, etc.) or print for handouts
Canva option: Upload the PDF to Canva to edit, customise, and export as PowerPoint