Lesson:
We viewed a documentary looking at Aboriginal teens today.
We then hhttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.photo.gifad discussions in groups regarding the following questions:
What way is the more effective way to tell the story of Rabbit Proof Fence? The book or the movie?
What do you see as the best approaches to healing the scars of the Stolen Generation and helping all Australians move forward in harmony?
What do you see as the best approaches to healing the scars of our own country and helping all Americans move forward in harmony?
What can you do here, as a student at our school, to become part of the reconciliation movement here or in Australia?
How would you judge Neville? Can he be a seen as a product of his society and its values, or are the decisions he made universally wrong?
Many Australians support the notion of an official apology for the removal of children, while others resist the idea.
Make a list of arguments in support of an apology and those against the idea.
Australia adopted the official policy of assimilating the aboriginal population. What are some reasons Aboriginal people would want to fully assimilating, not assimilating at all, or partially assimilating (live between two worlds).
If you were absent, please write a short response to each of these. Then, create a one paragraph argument backing up your position to one of these questions.
HMWK:
One paragraph argument to one of the above questions.
Vocab Day 3 and 4
