Week
Week 1
The daily two-hour literacy block was used:
1 to teach the necessary genres – letter writing, biography, envelopes, poster and persuasive speech;
2 for students' spelling journals, to teach specific words;
3 for reading comprehension activities (taken from the Australian Readers );
4 to study the Six Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono.
Note: Source details of resources listed are provided at the end of the Teacher Plan.
Activity
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View Pocahontas , discussing the reasons for exploration and the impact of settlement.
Discuss the similarities to other countries.
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View Part 4 of Under the Skin
– KLW. Discuss racism as a global issue.
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Vocabulary study – spelling words include: stereotype, discrimination, prejudice, ethnocentrism.
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Read Pilawuk .
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Play 'Clumps' – the game about belonging to a group.
Discuss how Pilawuk felt.
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Family Concept Map: compare diversity of families. Students write the sentence 'My idea of family is …'. Share sentences and words used.
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View the United Nations
Family Logo and discuss.
Students design a family logo based on their family's beliefs and what they do.
Resources
Video: Pocahontas
1
Video: Under the
Skin
2
Macmillan
Australia's
Aboriginal People
Encyclopaedia;
Discovery
Democracy Units
Key Terms
3
Pilawuk
4
'Belonging' unit from SOSE modules
United Nations
Family Logo
5
Assessment
Observations
KLW in reflective journal
Spelling journal
Reflective journal
Discuss feelings; reflective journal
View logos

Week 2
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Literature study.
Students find out where their ancestors came from and why they came to Australia.
Study media releases about
Rabbit-Proof Fence
Analyse posters from
Queensland Health. These posters cover the five time spans/policies since European settlement. They give an overview of actions and reactions to some of the policies.
Read The Rabbits
Technology lesson: how to create graphs using statistics about Indigenous Australians.
Students to create a chart showing a range of statistics and graph types.
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Yarrabah timeline: cut out pictures from 'Reaching Back' newspaper clippings; paste them onto the Federation timeline and write in the
'Indigenous' history, and government legislation and policies.
.
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Read My Girragundji .
Students complete the Six
Thinking Hats literature review.
. Students complete the Six Thinking
Hats literature review.
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Research the HREOC website
My Girragundji
8
'Reaching Back' newspaper clippings on
Yarrabah,
Indigenous Library
Services, State
Library of
Queensland http://www.slq.qld.
gov.au/ils/clippings
.htm
9
Two Hands
Together
6
Newspaper articles
The Rabbits
7
Literature review
Share information and record on class chart
Reflective journal
Attitudes displayed in their comments on the literature review
Attitudes displayed in their comments on the literature review
Chart: demonstrating their understanding of each graph type and correct interpretation of the statistics

Week 3
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 and answer questions about the
Discrimination Acts.
Investigating changing attitudes: view 'marriage proposal' from early convict days and 1915 rules for female teachers. Discuss change, challenging traditions,
Discrimination Acts, etc.
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Draw a 'typical Aussie'.
Discuss stereotyping. Discuss
'minority'. Students form groups and fill in the table: stereotypes, discrimination and harassment.
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Study of famous Indigenous
Australians.
Myths/Facts: students copy down the myth and read the facts and summarise.
Read Paul Keating's speech; discuss what the 'Redfern
Statement' was about. What is reconciliation?
Study and discuss the
'Exemption Certificate', otherwise known as 'Dog
Tags'.
Locate various places on the
Yarrabah map – give coordinates.
Students write descriptive
Proposal' and 'Rules for
Female Teachers'
'Belonging' unit –
SOSE modules.
OHT of an exemption certificate
OHT: Yarrabah map www.hreoc.gov.au/ racial_discriminatio n/face_facts/index.h
tml
10
Aboriginal People
Encyclopaedia and
Teachers' Guide; also online sites
11
Anti-racism course booklet, Rebutting the Myths
Speech available online at http://www.apology
.west.net/redfern.ht
mll
12
OHT: 'Marriage Observations of drawings and descriptions
Students' interpretation of the facts as written down
Reflective journal
Observation of discussion

Week 5
Week 4
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Discuss the possible Rich
Tasks. Students select a task and brainstorm an action plan.
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Worksheet: Aboriginal flag
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 and Torres Strait Islander flag.
Draw in notebooks and discuss symbols etc.
Indigenous crossword and wordfind.
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Watch the 'Freedom Rides' segment of the DD video.
Discuss 'People Power'.
Research: people and achievements, bush tucker, legal and political issues,
Wave Hill.
Students use the computer to find out about the Freedom
Rides.
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Formulating appropriate questions to ask the Indigenous guests.
 letters about themselves for the students of Yarrabah.
Locate the various islands in the Torres Strait.
Worksheet: Separated
Families.
Finish watching the antiracism video.
Research: Aboriginal organisations.
Visiting Indigenous teachers from Indigenous Education
OHT: map of
Torres Strait
Aboriginal People
Encyclopaedia
Pictures of flags
Video: Under the
Skin ;
Aboriginal
Studies
13
Discovering
Democracy
Primary Video
14
Aboriginal People
Encyclopaedia
Stories of
Democracy CD-
ROM 15
Aboriginal People
Encyclopaedia
Set of five posters from Queensland
Health depicting
Indigenous history and the Acts
Reflective journal:
What I know …
What I need to find out …
Reflective journal
Reflective journal
Anecdotal: questions
Reflective journal

Week 6
Week 7
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Listen to students from
Yarrabah speaking Aboriginal
English. Discussion on language and dialect.
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Watch Behind the News about
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Poster lesson: view Indigenous posters; write criteria, what makes a good poster; students make a plan.
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Unit – Cross-Cultural
Workshop.
Rabbit-Proof Fence write a report.
Visit cinema to see
Proof Fence
. Students
Michael Quinn from Kuranda gives a talk and tells
Indigenous stories.
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Visit Yarrabah – bus trip.
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Generic structure of a persuasive speech.
Students write speeches.
View Return of the Titans, discuss the issues and 'people power'.
Read
.
Rabbit-
The Binna Binna Man
Thank you letters for Yarrabah school, council, museum.
.
Model lesson, using teacher notes
Cassette player; literature about
Aboriginal English
Class excursion notes and organisation
Study Guide:
Rabbit-Proof
Fence
16
Copies of
Indigenous posters
Video: Return of the Titans
Michael Quinn
The Binna-Binna
Man
17
Writing and phoning individuals and organisations for help with
Structure of speech; knowledge of
Indigenous history; positive attitudes
Film review assessment task
Criteria sheet and assessment task; message depicted in their poster
Reflective journal
Reflective journal

Week 8
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Continue educational experiences (plays, bush tucker garden, PowerPoint
TM displays).
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Research: Aboriginal language terms and Aboriginal artist profile.
'Caring for the Land' cloze activity.
Read and answer the questions.
Read
Growing Up at Uluru
Desert Dreamings
Discuss art types from
. different regions. Students create a dot painting on black paper and a poster using symbols.
'Significant Places' crossword.
Queensland Arts Council: 'An
Indigenous Rap' by Phil Geia.
Research into what Aboriginal people are doing to keep their languages alive. Compile an
'Author Profile'.
Media study: front-page story about 'Park' people. Discuss facts, stereotypes, point of view, what can be done.
Media study: editorials from the weekend paper and from
Friday's paper. Discuss points of view.
Research: Aboriginal and
,
Torres Strait Islander religions
Observations of comments
Reflective journal protocol
Aboriginal People
Encyclopaedia
Growing Up at
Uluru
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'Central Desert Art' kit;
Desert Dreamings
19
Aboriginal People
Encyclopaedia
Aboriginal People
Encyclopaedia
OHT: Cairns Post front page
OHT: Editorials
Aboriginal People
Encyclopaedia

Week 9
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 and culture.
Visit Tjapukai – Cultural Park,
Cairns, North Queensland.
Watch Saltwater video about the Phil Geia's people.
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Myall Creek Trials .
Groups discuss and answer the questions.
Discuss Rich Task activities with elders.
Should people be equal before the law?
Video: Saltwater
DD Upper Primary
Units Assessment
Resources
20
DD Upper Primary
Units , 'The Law
Rules'
21
OHT: article from
Cairns Post
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Read and discuss Wik newspaper article.
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Presentation of Rich Tasks to audiences: o Speeches o Play o Bush Tucker Garden o PowerPoint
TM presentations
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Evaluation of Rich Task.
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Students finish writing their
Rich Task Report.
1 Pocahontas , Film, Disney, 1995
2 Under the Skin: Combating Racism in Queensland Schools
Professional development package
The State of Queensland (Department of Education) 1999 http://education.qld.gov.au/soc-sci/soc-grp/race-rel/underskin/html/stolengen/teacher/sg_res.html
3 Discovering Democracy Units, Key Terms: http://www.curriculum.edu.au/democracy/ddunits/key/key.htm
4 Pilawuk – When I Was Young, Janeen Brian, Era Publications, 1995
Understanding of the law and attitudes through their answers
Observation of attitudes

5 International Year of the Family Logo http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/family/IntObs/IYF/whatitis.html
6 Two Hands Together , Diana Kidd, Puffin, 2000
7 The Rabbits , John Marsden and Shaun Tan, Lothian Books, 2000
8 My Girragundji , Meme McDonald and Boori Pryor, Allen and Unwin, 1998
9 'Reaching Back' newspaper clippings on Yarrabah, Indigenous Library Services, State
Library of Queensland http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/ils/clippings.htm
10 Face the Facts, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC), http://www.hreoc.gov.au/racial_discrimination/face_facts/index.html
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11 http://www.eps.vic.edu.au/history/Famous Aborigines.htm
http://www.yothuyindi.com/ http://www.eddept.wa.edu.au/abled/aspres/famous.htm
http://library.trinity.wa.edu.au/aborigines/biography.htm
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12 Paul Keating's Redfern Statement at http://www.caa.org.au/publications/reports/MABO/shadows.html
13 Aboriginal Studies – Developing an Awareness of Aboriginal People and their
Culture , J Harrold and J Whitby, RIC Publications, WA, 1996
14 Discovering Democracy Primary Video , Discovering Democracy Primary Kit,
Curriculum Corporation, 1998
15 Stories of Democracy CD-ROM, Discovering Democracy Primary Kit, Curriculum
Corporation, 1998
16 Rabbit-Proof Fence Study Guide available from http://www.metromagazine.com.au/metro/frm.htm?highlight=2
17 The Binna Binna Man , Meme McDonald and Boori Pryor, Allen and Unwin, 1999
18 Growing Up at Uluru , Steve Parish Publishing, 2001
19 Desert Dreamings , Deirdre Stokes, Rigby, 1993
20 Myall Creek Trials: pp 21–30, Discovering Democracy Upper Primary Units
Assessment Resources , Curriculum Corporation, 2000
21 The Law Rules: pp 42, 50–52, Discovering Democracy Upper Primary Units ,
Curriculum Corporation, 1998