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Getting Things Done: Freedom Rides – Aboriginal Protest Movements 1940s–1972
Topic: Aboriginal Protest Movements 1940s–1972
Stage: Five | Duration: 12 hours |
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES | CONTENT AND INQUIRY QUESTIONS | TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES | RESOURCES | TIME (LESSONS) | |
M5.1 – chronology M5.2 – sequencing M5.9 – recounts some major events in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal relations M5.13 – uses historical terms and concepts | What was assimilation and how was it applied to Aboriginal people? | 1 Introduction
| Video: Babakiueria | 1 | |
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 M5.14 – explains meaning, purpose and context of sources M5.19 – creates well-structured texts | 2 Assimilation
| NSW Dept of Education & Training, Aboriginal Education Policy T&D Resource, pp 35–50 Source analysis: McCallum, A, Evidence of War, p 10 | 1 | ||
M5.1 – chronology 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 M5.18 – selects and uses appropriate written, oral and graphic forms for communication | What did Aboriginal people achieve as a result of the protest movements from the 1940s to 1972? | 3 History of Aboriginal resistance
| Newbury, P, Aboriginal Heroes of the Resistance, p 34 Newbury, P, pp 12–16 Discovering Democracy Lower Secondary Units, pp 131–3 (Gibbs), pp 133– (Nichols) Discovering Democracy Stories of Democracy CD-ROM, Middle Secondary (Gibbs & Ferguson) | 1 | |
M5.4 – explains and evaluates international events and Australia's role M5.8 – compares and contrasts M5.11 – identifies marginalised groups who have struggled for rights and freedoms M5.12 – accounts for how and why rights and freedoms have changed M5.7 – describes social and cultural life M5.16 – locates, selects and organises information M5.19 – creates well-structured texts M5.2 – sequencing M5.5 – recounts some of the key events and developments in Australian political history | 4 Case study: the Freedom Rides
| Darlington et al, History: Australia in the Twentieth Century, pp 138–9 Discovering Democracy Middle Secondary Units, pp 55–7, 68–70 Australian Readers Discovering Democracy Middle Secondary Units, pp 38–9 Discovering Democracy Middle Secondary Units Assessment Resources, pp 40–2 Video: The Freedom Rides Discovering Democracy Stories of Democracy CD-ROM (eg Upper Primary 'People Power'; Lower Secondary 'Charles Perkins') | 1 1 1 1 1 | ||
M5.8 – compares and contrasts | 5 1972 Tent Embassy
| Berwick et al, Protests, Aboriginal Issues series, pp 42 ff | 1 | ||
M5.1 – chronology M5.6 – explains political events and evaluates impact on civic life M5.17 – defines the purpose of an historical investigation and plans and conducts independent research M5.18 – selects and uses appropriate written, oral and graphic forms for communication | What issues did the 1967 referendum address? | 6 Rights and the referendum
| Discovering Democracy Lower Secondary Units, pp 95–8 NSW Dept of Education & Training, Aboriginal Education Policy T&D Resource, pp 63 ff Discovering Democracy Lower Secondary Units, pp 97–8 | 1 1 1 | |
M5.13 – uses historical terms and concepts M5.10 – accounts for how and why the nature of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal relations has changed | How did the policy of assimilation change to integration in relation to Aboriginal people? | 7 Integration
| Eshuys et al, Discovering Australian History, pp 201–4 | 1 |