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Introduction
Introduction
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that the following lesson may contain images, names and voices of people who have died.
Today you are going to apply your research from the lesson Cummeragunja walk off research and consider the historical significance of this event in relation to the struggle of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for rights and freedoms. The video will give you an outline of today’s activities.
Understanding the significance of the Cummeragunja walk off
Duration: 3:40
Activity 1 - Making judgments about significance: the Cummeragunja Walk-Off
Activity 1 - Making judgments about significance: the Cummeragunja Walk-Off
You will now need to assemble your research ready to write a newspaper article with the key focus being the significance of the Cummeragunja Walk-Off. To do this, review your research notes from the lesson Cummeragunja walk off research. You should also find a map of the Cummeragunja station area and a relevant picture from the time period to add visual interest to your article.
Image source: Twitter David McGinniss.
Activity 2 - Writing it out: the Cummeragunja Walk-Off
Activity 2 - Writing it out: the Cummeragunja Walk-Off
Now that you have a clear understanding of the events of the Cummeragunja Walk-Off, and the visual elements to increase engagement, you have completed the background preparation ready to write your news article. The introductory video will talk you through the key features of a news article, and you can also look at Tips-for-writing-a-news-article-V2.pdf by coolaustralia.org or Writing a Newspaper Article | Scholastic for guidance. Your hook or angle should clearly communicate your view of the significance of the Cummeragunja Walk Off and you should be prepared to support this view using historical evidence. Once you are finished writing your article, please submit it to your teacher.
Image by Daniel Friesenecker from Pixabay.com
Handing in your work
Handing in your work
Don't forget to hand in the work you completed today!
Your teacher will have told you to do one of the following:
Upload any digital documents you created and any photos you took of your written work to your Learning Management system (MS Teams, Google Classroom for example).
Email any digital documents you created and any photos you took of your written work to your teacher.
Make sure you keep any hand written work you did in your exercise book or folder as your teacher may need to see these when you are back in class.
Student reflection
Student reflection
Show how do you feel about today’s learning.
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