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How have images of being 'Australian' changed?

An Online Activity

Introduction IGASAR Sequence Outcomes Assessment Criteria

Introduction:

Welcome to this online activity entitled 'How have images of being 'Australian' changed?' This online activity aims to encourage students to ask questions about Australia's identity. The activities have been arranaged in the IGASAR sequence. This sequence is used by many history teachers when constructing lessons and has been proven affective in that it encourages higher order thinking. This online activity is appriopriate for students at Stage 5 and it is estimated that it will take atleast 7-8 hour lessons to complete.

Enjoy the challenges of this online activity. I am sure you will find it very rewarding. If you have any problems or enquiries or would just like to comment on this online activity please email me at

ssaunde2@une.edu.au

Thanks, Sally

Note: Students whom wish to complete this online activity must have access to the video: Insight 'Australian Identity'.

IGASAR Sequence (Teaching Activities):

Intiate Gather Analyse and Organise Sythesise Apply Reflect

* Students are asked to complete all these tasks in a booklet which then will be marked by the teacher.

Intiate

- Find the definitions for the words: Egalitaranism, Rebublicanism, Reconciliation, Governor-General and Heritage using a online dictionary such as the ones I have provided for in the Resources part of this webpage.

- Consider what themes, ideas and images make up Australia's identity and mind map it with some other students or by yourself. When you are stuck for ideas search the web. If the school computer has access to the program Inspiration use this to create your mind map.

- Students look at the first 5 minutes of the video: Insight 'Australian Identity'.

- Write down in your own words what you think the Australian identity is.

Gather

- Analyse Russel Ward's The Australian Legend and then draw a picture of the typical Australian which Russel Ward depicts.

- Alternatively if you can not find Russel Ward's The Australian Legend then look at some of Banjo Paterson's or Henry Lawson's bush poems and perform the same task.

- Consider what groups have been left out of these articles.

Analyse and Organise Information

-Look at the Insight video 'Australian Identity' and answer the questions in the worksheet.

Sythesise

- Research a particular minority group: either Aborginals, Migrants or Women, comparng the groups experience in Australia before the 90's to after the 90's. Use the websites provided at the bottom of this webpage, however these websites will not give you all the information that you need, therefore research in the library is also encouragd. Focus on a particular topic within that group:

Aboriginals:

-The Stolen Generation

- Asimilation into white Society

- Intergration into white Society

- Voting rights in Australia

- Reconciliation

Migrants:

- The White Australian Policy

- Population growth after World War Two

- Treatment of the migrants after World War Two

Women:

- Their place in the home before the 1990's

-Wages and types of jobs they were expected to do

-Consider how their roles changed during World War Two

-Women's Liberation

-Voting rights in Australia

- Put the information you have gathered into a table comparing the minority group's experience that you have chosen. In one column write before 1990's and in the other write after the 1990's.

- Depending on the minority group that you have chosen, write a diary entry discussing your minority group's experience before the 1990's. This should be about 750 words.

Apply

-Students make a flyer inviting people to come and holiday in Australia.

- Make sure that the flyer properly represents Australia, including the Aboriginal, Migrant and Women perspective.

-In your flyer include:

-Places to eat

-Places to stay

-Things to do

- Australian Culture

- Construct the flyer the way you believe Australia should be percieved to people overseas.

Reflect

- Students are asked to look back at their responses in their books written at the beginning of this sequence about what they believed the Australian Identity was.

-Consider now how your views may have changed.

Outcomes:

These oucomes will be acomplished by completing this online activity. The outcomes are taken from the Board of Studies History Syllabus Stages 4-5 1999.

M5.7 describes major features of social and cultural life at different times in Australia's history

M5.8 compares and contrasts the social and cultural experiences of different people at various times.

M5.9 recounts some major events in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal relations

M5.10 accounts for how and why the nature of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal relations has changed

M5.11 identifies various marginalised groups who have struggled for rights and freedoms

M5.12 accounts for how and why the rights and freedoms of various groups in Australian society have changed

Students will also learn to:

* Define important concepts

* Analyse historical resources and sythesise them by completing particular creative tasks

* Evaluate other people's opinions

* Structure research in a concise form

* Be able to value Australia's culture and heritage

* Develop cognitive skills

* Analyse and evaluate the worth of historical sources

Assessment Criteria:

* Student shows they have completed extensive research

* Have presented their work in a concise and formatted way

* Have analysed historical sources and shown how they have value in their research

* Have shown that they have formed their own opinions due to their research

* Can compose texts for the appriopriate medium and audience

* Can reflect on their own learning

Resources:

Images of Australia: http://www.imagesaustralia.com/

This website has a wide variety of songs, art, poetry and photographs that represent Australia's culture, history and heritage. A good place to start when considering the images that represent Australia.

Australian Bureau of Statistics: http://www.abs.gov.au/

This website provides up to date information concerning the population of Aboriginals compared with the rest of the population. As well this website also shows us the increase in migrant population in Australia at different times in Australia's history.

White Australian Policy: http://www.immi.gov.au/facts/08abolition.htm

This factsheet looks at the White Australian Policy and its eventual abolition. It looks at its origins, the impact it had on Australia in World War Two and the policy on immigration today. A great factual piece of information.

Merriam-Webster Online: http://www.m-w.com/

An online dictionary which also has a thesaurus.

Dictionary: http://dictionary.reference.com/

An online dictionary which also has a thesaurus and a encyclopedia.

Australian Women in World War Two from Trinity College: http://www.trinity.wa.edu.au/plduffyrc/subjects/sose/austhist/ww2/women.htm

This website contains a number of links to different pages concerning Australian Women in World War Two. Some great material for students with little knowledge of the subject.

Frogand Toad's Indigenous Australia: http://indigenousaustralia.frogandtoad.com.au/index.html

This website looks at Aborginal culture, their langauges, festivals, art and people. It also conatins historical information concerning the Tent Embassy. This website is very interactive and contains plenty of illustrations. A great website for those who want to know more about Aboriginal history, culture and their way of living.

Banjo Paterson's Poems of the Bush: http://www.middlemiss.org/lit/authors/patersonab/poemsbush.html

This website contains a list of bush poetry from Banjo Paterson which link you directly to the particular poem.

123 Poems written by Henry Lawson: http://www.poetryconnection.net/poets/Henry_Lawson/sort_poems_alphabetically#poems

This webpage contains 123 poems by Henry Lawson, all easy to access.

Other Resources:

Video: Insight 'Australian Identity'

This video was created just before the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000. It introduces a forum of people to the audience whom come from a number of different backgrounds and thus have a number of different perspectives. The video strongly engages in the topic of the 'Australian Identity' and such issues as republicnism. Therefore this video is a great resource for student's learning.

Russel Ward's The Australian Legend

This is a great primary source. It shows the students what the typical Australian was percieved to be. In its anlysis it is also easy to see what groups have been left out of this legend. Therefore a great resource for students.

Credits:

Date Created: 9/11/05

Author: Sally Saunders

Email: ssaunde2@une.edu.au

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Intiate	- Find the definitions for the words: Egalitaranism, Rebublicanism, Reconciliation, Governor-General and Heritage using a online dictionary such as the ones I have provided for in the Resources part of this webpage. - Consider what themes, ideas and images make up Australia's identity and mind map it with some other students or by yourself. When you are stuck for ideas search the web. If the school computer has access to the program Inspiration use this to create your mind map. - Students look at the first 5 minutes of the video: Insight 'Australian Identity'. - Write down in your own words what you think the Australian identity is.
Gather	- Analyse Russel Ward's The Australian Legend and then draw a picture of the typical Australian which Russel Ward depicts. - Alternatively if you can not find Russel Ward's The Australian Legend then look at some of Banjo Paterson's or Henry Lawson's bush poems and perform the same task. - Consider what groups have been left out of these articles.
Analyse and Organise Information	-Look at the Insight video 'Australian Identity' and answer the questions in the worksheet.
Sythesise	- Research a particular minority group: either Aborginals, Migrants or Women, comparng the groups experience in Australia before the 90's to after the 90's. Use the websites provided at the bottom of this webpage, however these websites will not give you all the information that you need, therefore research in the library is also encouragd. Focus on a particular topic within that group: Aboriginals: -The Stolen Generation - Asimilation into white Society - Intergration into white Society - Voting rights in Australia - Reconciliation Migrants: - The White Australian Policy - Population growth after World War Two - Treatment of the migrants after World War Two Women: - Their place in the home before the 1990's -Wages and types of jobs they were expected to do -Consider how their roles changed during World War Two -Women's Liberation -Voting rights in Australia - Put the information you have gathered into a table comparing the minority group's experience that you have chosen. In one column write before 1990's and in the other write after the 1990's. - Depending on the minority group that you have chosen, write a diary entry discussing your minority group's experience before the 1990's. This should be about 750 words.
Apply	-Students make a flyer inviting people to come and holiday in Australia. - Make sure that the flyer properly represents Australia, including the Aboriginal, Migrant and Women perspective. -In your flyer include: -Places to eat -Places to stay -Things to do - Australian Culture - Construct the flyer the way you believe Australia should be percieved to people overseas.
Reflect	- Students are asked to look back at their responses in their books written at the beginning of this sequence about what they believed the Australian Identity was. -Consider now how your views may have changed.