Life on the Reserve

Learning Areas

English | History

In this unit

This unit explores the distinctions between Missions, Reserves, and Stations. Students will engage in research activities and creative writing, investigating the impact of government policies on First Nations communities and life on York Reserve.

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Cultural Protocols

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History

AC9HH9K01
The causes and effects of European imperial expansion and the movement of peoples in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and the different responses to colonisation and migration
AC9HH9K02
The key social, cultural, economic and political changes and their significance in the development of Australian society during the period
AC9HH9K03
The causes and effects of European contact and extension of settlement, including their impact on the First Nations Peoples of Australia
AC9HH9K04
Significant events, ideas, people, groups and movements in the development of Australian society
AC9HH9K05
Continuities and changes and their effects on ways of life and living conditions, political and legal institutions, and cultural expression around the turn of the 20th century in Australian society
AC9HH9K06
Different experiences and perspectives of colonisers, settlers and First Nations Australians and the impact of these experiences on changes to Australian society's ideas, beliefs and values
AC9HH9K07
The development of Australian society in relation to other nations in the world by 1914, including the effects of ideas and movements of people

English

AC9E9LA08
Analyse how vocabulary choices contribute to style, mood and tone
AC9E9LE01
Analyse the representations of people and places in literary texts, drawn from historical, social and cultural contexts, by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors
AC9E9LE02
Present a personal response to a literary text comparing initial impressions and subsequent analysis of the whole text
AC9E9LE06
Create and edit literary texts, that may be a hybrid, that experiment with text structures, language features and literary devices for purposes and audiences
AC9E9LY01
Analyse how representations of people, places, events and concepts reflect contexts
AC9E9LY02
Listen to spoken texts that have different purposes and audiences, analysing how language features position listeners to respond in particular ways, and use interacting skills to present and discuss opinions regarding these texts
AC9E9LY03
Analyse and evaluate how language features are used to represent a perspective of an issue, event, situation, individual or group
AC9E9LY05
Use comprehension strategies such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring, questioning and inferring to compare and contrast ideas and opinions in and between texts
AC9E9LY06
Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts, organising, expanding and developing ideas, and selecting text structures, language features, literary devices and multimodal features for purposes and audiences in ways that may be imaginative, reflective, informative, persuasive, analytical and/or critical

Cross Curriculum Priorities

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures

Country/Place

People

A_TSIP3
The significant and ongoing contributions of First Nations Australians and their histories and cultures are acknowledged locally, nationally and globally.
A_TSICP2
The occupation and colonisation of Australia by the British, under the now overturned doctrine of terra nullius, were experienced by First Nations Australians as an invasion that denied their occupation of, and connection to, Country/Place.
A_TSICP1
First Nations communities of Australia maintain a deep connection to, and responsibility for, Country/Place and have holistic values and belief systems that are connected to the land, sea, sky and waterways.

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Video

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Teacher Resource

Cultural Protocols

Learning Areas

History

English

Cross Curriculum Priorities

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures

Country/Place

People

Unit Content

Ballardong Noongar Community

Year 9

English

History

3 x 60 minutes

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Life on the Reserve

Learning Areas

In this unit

This unit includes:

Video

Video

Video

Video

Unit

Teacher Resource

Cultural Protocols

Learning Areas

History

English

Cross Curriculum Priorities

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures

Country/Place

People

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Ballardong Noongar Community

Year 9

English

History

3 x 60 minutes

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