EEO311 Learners Living in their World: Humanities Perspectives

Assessment 1: PART B - Class presentation of resources: Peer reflectionYour Name: Naomi Mathew Tutorial: Tuesday 12pmWeek: 8 Topic for this week: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultureResource 1 imageHow Frogmouth found her home by Ambelin Kwaymullina

Topic: History

Year level: 2

Description:Reading through How frogmouth found her home by Ambelin Kwaymullina with the students. The subsequent activity involves students creating an artwork using paper, templates of animals and paint to describe the habitat of native animals.

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Ngurrara: a Ngarluma story by Tyson Mowarin

Topic: History

Year level: 2

Description:This activity is done on an ipad with the actual story being animated and read through an ipad app. At the end of the story, students can create their own rock carving which represents them, similar to the protagonist, who draws significant events in his life on rocks. Students get an understanding of the difference in storytelling in Aboriginal culture to how they would do it now.

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Memory of Australian animals

Topic: Humanities

Year level: 2

Description:Students sit down around pictures of Australian animals which have been placed in a circle. Students have to memorise the order in which the animals have been placed starting at different places. More or less animals can be added or taken away depending on how the students are performing. The pictures of the animals also come with information and

facts about that animal which can be revised with the students.

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Why Koala has a stumpy tail

Topic: Civics and Citizenship/History

Year level: 2

Description:This activity can span a few lessons. Initially, the animated video story of Why Koala has a stumpy tail will be played for the students. This can lead to general discussion about the social lessons learnt from the video. Subsequently, students can participate in a play where they will be given a character from the video and a script to read from. Students can also create a mask of their character from the play as well as creating props for a final performance.

Resource 5 imageAboriginal instruments- Clapstick

Topic: History

Year level: 1-2

Description:This activity involves decorating and creating Aboriginal Clapsticks using a paper template and textas. Students may also perform a musical item together as a class.

(Resource 6 image)www.australianmuseum.net

Topic: History

Year level: 2

Description:This activity involves discussing the meaning and significance of the Torres Strait Islander flag and the Indigenous flag. Once the discussion is over, students can colour and assemble their own flags using templates.

Your selected resource for this week: 2Critical justification of this resource drawing upon weekly readings and elaborating on the educative and/or pedagogical value of the resource and any limitations. (200 words)

The interactive iPad story Ngurrara: a Ngarluma story is my selected resource for a number of reasons. Firstly, the story being told is set out in an engaging and interactive format which requires students to click on the text to hear it read. It also allows students to read the story at their own speed or re-read parts that they might have missed or misunderstood. The story being told is also interesting as it would not be familiar to most students and therefore it would be a new experience. The end of the story leads into a post-story activity which involves students drawing their own rock stories. This would serve to further engage the students in a unique activity as well as allowing them to relate the Aboriginal story back to themselves in a way. This whole activity is also quite good for independent work as the story and activity follow each other on the same device. Using the iPad to deliver this story is clever and unique and would encourage students to search for other such educative experiences. However, the mode of delivery of this activity might serve as a problem to most classes as iPads would not be that easily available.