South East Region Learner Resource Template V1 Aug 2013

Learner Resource

School Name Helensvale State High School

Subject English Topic: Examining Year 9 perspectives on an issue

Description This pre assessment for Unit 1 will provide diagnostic information to assess students’ needs and abilities. This instrument is skills based and probes for prior knowledge around key content descriptors. It focuses on deconstruction of text. Teachers may wish to utilise the terms and definitions table in order to actively teach these concepts. Alternatively students could be given 10 minutes to attempt to match up the terms and definitions independently, and then the teacher could project the correct answers for the students to access. This would allow students to complete the pre assessment questions with the support of correct definitions.

Instructions Students to refer to the 5 stimuli and answer the questions that relate to them.

Task designed by Cherie Trubuhovich Contact Janelle Dickman 0467777965

PERSPECTIVES PERSPECTIVES

South East Region Learner Resource template V1 – Aug 2013 Stimulus 1 Stimulus 2 A Song of Hope LearnerMay I beginResource by acknowledging the Ngunnawal peoples – the traditional Look up, my people, owners of the land where we meet today and pay my respects to you The dawn is breaking and to your elders. The world is waking To a bright new day I am deeply honoured to be entrusted with this responsibility and to When none defame us participate in today’s proceedings. Today is an historic day.It’s the No restriction tame us day our leaders – across the political spectrum – have chosen dignity, Nor colour shame us Nor sneer dismay. hope and respect as the guiding principles for the relationship with our first nations’ peoples. Now brood no more On the years behind you Through one direct act, Parliament has acknowledged the existence The hope assigned you and the impacts of the past policies and practices of forcibly removing Shall the past replace Indigenous children from their families. When a juster justice Grown wise and stronger And by doing so, has paid respect to the Stolen Generations. For Points the bone no longer their suffering and their loss. For their resilience. And ultimately, for At a darker race. their dignity. So long we waited By acknowledging and paying respect, Parliament has now laid the Bound and frustrated foundations for healing to take place and for a reconciled Australia in Till hat e be hated which everyone belongs. And caste deposed Now light shall guide us For today is not just about the Stolen Generations - it is about every No goal denied us Australian. StimulusAnd all doors 3 open That long were closed. Today’s actions enable every single one of us to move forward together – with joint aspirations and a national story that contains a See plain the promise shared past and future. Dark freedom-lover! Night's nearly over Let us feel proud that we are now facing the difficult and dark And though long the climb experiences from our past in order to move forward. New rights will greet us Let us also feel proud that – as a nation - we respect our fellow New mateship meet us And joy complete us citizens, we care for their plight and we offer our hand in friendship so In our new Dream Time. that we may all enjoy the bounty of this great nation.

To our fathers' fathers The paid, the sorrow; To our children's children the glad tomorrow. [1]

Read more: http://www.creativespirits.info/aborigin alculture/arts/a-song-of- hope#ixzz2kNpnN39P

by Oodgeroo (Kath Walker)

www.creative Spirits

Stimulus 3

South East Region Learner Resource template V1 – Aug 2013 Stimulus 4 Stimulus 5 Learner Resource

South East Region Learner Resource template V1 – Aug 2013