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First contacts
Outcome
Outcome
History: Stage 2 First Contacts
Outcome: Describes and explains effects of British colonisation in Australia HT2-4
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describe the nature of contact between Aboriginal people and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples and others, including Aboriginal resistance
Activity 1
Non-verbal - students explore the meaning inferred in the pictures and the text.
Deconstruct / Reconstruct - students begin by exploring the whole text, and then explore individual images and phrases in order to come to a fuller understanding of the text.
Students deconstruct the picture book The Rabbits by John Marsden. This might begin with a discussion of what they know about rabbits and about colonisation. They will explore the author's purpose and how it is achieved through words and pictures.
Activity 2
Non-verbal - students use their whole bodies (gesture, mime etc.) to retell a story.
Community links - students learn how colonisation impacted their own area and return knowledge to the community through a performance.
Students research or listen to the story of Captain Arthur Phillip and Woollarawarre Bennelong.
Students re-enact the spearing of Captain Arthur Phillip at Manly Cove (this should take place at Manly Cove, for an audience of parents and caregivers, if possible).
