Friday 27 January 2012

Australia Day or Survival Day? (E1C)



Do you remember Meghan´s presentation on Australia day? You must know the following key points, they may appear in our next literacy exam!
-What does the flag above represent?
-70% of Australian territory is .........................
-How many languages are spoken by Australian Indigenous nations?
-What happened in 1770?
-Who was James Cook? How did he die?
-What kind of people were the first European settlers?
-What is the "stolen generation"?
-What movement began in 1972?
-What was the "Tent Embassy"?
-Who was Mabo?
-Who is Kevin Rudd? What is his relation with this issue?
-We read the poem Let Us Not Be Bitter by Oodgeroo Noonuccal in class. Read it again (follow this link) and check the main topics and vocabulary.

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