Stage 3 students will be investigating how authors use intertextuality to deepen the meaning of the text for the reader by referencing other stories, films, poetry and art works. Check out the poems found in Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl and the paintings in The short and incredibly happy life of Riley by Colin Thompson. Research these art works Self-Portrait 1889 by Vincent Van Gogh, Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli, The two cherubs (The Sistine Madonna) by Raphael and The Scream by Edvard Munch, recording in which museum or gallery they are found, the city and country as well as finding out the artists' birth and death dates to discover if they had a short or long life. Be precise with the keywords you use in your search engine, e.g. if you put in self -portrait by Vincent van Gogh you will find dozens of them!