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Assessment 6
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Questions – Assessment 6
1. Part A: These videos are made by Noongar aboriginal
people from Western Australia. Research another
aboriginal community in Australia and write and complete
the table below:
1. Part B: Complete the same table above for the local
aboriginal community in your area.
2. What events have occurred in the past that have
contributed to aboriginal people being disadvantaged?
3. Identify and explain three issues depicted in the
film.
4. What strategies are being used to help address these
issues?
5. You are asked to give three recommendations to a
politician who asks you “what can schools or government
do to improve the education of aboriginal people?”
6. Peter is of aboriginal descent and spends lots of time
with his family “out bush.” He is trying to complete year 12
and is nearly finished (he only has three months left). You
have been working with Peter for about two years and
know him very well. What advice do you give to Peter and
his family in order to negotiate a successful outcome?
7. One way the school in the video encourages
attendance is to have activities that are hands on and
practical. Make a list of literacy activities (including
resources) that you think would encourage students to
attend regularly.
8. Alex is of aboriginal descent and has attended school
irregularly over the past year. He speaks English with no
problems however his writing skills are very poor. Alex can
barely write a sentence even though he is almost 15 years old.
a. Why is email not an appropriate communication method in
this case?
b. Alex really likes cooking class but can’t read the recipes.
What do you do to support Alex?
c. What resources or equipment would you use to support
Alex during cooking lessons?
d. Alex often writes using Noongar words. You decide to
encourage this as it is helping him with his writing skills. Who do
you contact in order to translate and help with these
activities?
9. In the video the police officer and support worker is of
aboriginal descent.
a. What is an issue they could face in their job given that
they are of aboriginal descent?
b. In some aboriginal cultures is it rude to look people in
the eye. Lucy is a new teacher and gets offended and
says ‘He won’t even look me in the eye when I speak to
him.” What do you say to Lucy?
9. In the video the police officer and support worker is of
aboriginal descent.
c. You are working with Alex during sport lessons and want
to invite the police officer to be the coach of a ping pong
team. Alex really enjoys playing ping pong. Write a short
email in the space below to the police officer asking him
to be the ping pong coach.
Dear Officer,
I am working as a support worker at Rainbow Primary
School.
I look forward to your reply.
Kind regards
Julie
10. What is culture shock?
11.Why is 'normal' a relative term (relative means
depending on your point of view)?
12. Explain your own culture in a few brief sentences and
how that can affect your work with people from other
cultures (such as Aboriginal cultures).
13. Make a poster to promote harmony day and the benefits
of diversity.
It needs to be good enough quality to hang in a classroom.
Note that there are a number of what-if scenarios that are
assessed as verbal questions in the workplace that relate to
this module. See the Assessor Observation/TPR for more
details about these and other requirements. Scenarios are
assessed when your trainer assesses you in the workplace. It
is best to prepare as much as you can for these scenarios as
they are difficult and require preparation.