Hating Alison Ashley by Robin Klein5/7/2023 ![]() ![]() She’s funny and smart, but also super frustrating at times. ![]() But maybe, just maybe, is there a possibility she isn’t quite as smart as she thinks she is?Įrica is a brutally real character. ![]() She knows she is the best thing her school has ever known. Hating Alison Ashley gives students a launching point to discuss some of these ideas and what they would do if they were in the positions that Erica and Alison find themselves in throughout the story. There’s an occasional reference which seems a bit out of place in Hating Alison Ashley, but it’s still tackling themes and ideas which feel relevant to students today - our position in our class or school, friendships or lack of them, embarrassing families, dealing with teachers and of course - school camp. Why should you teach Hating Alison Ashley in your classroom? 1. ![]() As the story progresses, and Erica gets more frustrated with Alison taking on her position of ‘best student’ we see that Alison’s life might not be as perfect as it seems - and Erica might have a real direction to take her big imagination. Hating Alison Ashley is the story of Erica Yurken - a Year 6 student with big dreams and bigger stories who finds her world turned upside down when the seemingly perfect Alison Ashley arrives at her disadvantaged school. ![]()
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