| | | | Aboriginal Dreaming - Lesson 2 of 2 | |
| | | | This is the second in a series of two lessons focusing on the stories and life of traditional Aborigines. This lesson explores formation of different Australian landscapes through the writing of a story in Aboriginal Dreaming style. | |
| | | | Aboriginal Dreaming, Tools and Landforms, Copyright, Stories | |
| | | | Studies of Society and its Environment, English | | | | History, Geography and Culture, English | |
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| | | At the end of this lesson, students will be able to: - demonstrate an understanding of the content of Aboriginal Dreaming stories;
- describe a chosen Australian landscape;
- write a Dreaming story;
- demonstrate an understanding of how copyright applies to their original stories.
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| | | - Teacher reads aloud some of the Dreaming stories written by children - www.dreamtime.net.au/stories
- Class discussion on format, choice of words and topics.
- Class views pictures of different Australian landscapes (and the information provided) - www.channel8.net/australia/images
- Students pick a landscape and write a story describing how it was formed using the style of Aboriginal Dreaming stories.
- Students discuss who owns these stories and why:
- The owner gets automatic copyright of their story to protect against copying.
- Definition: Copyright protects the original expression of ideas, not the ideas themselves. It is free and automatically safeguards your original works of art, literature, music, films, broadcasts and computer programs from copying and certain other uses.
- Discuss how students got their ideas and what factors influenced their stories.
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| | | | Creativity | /10 | | Stylistic considerations | /15 | | Understanding of copyright | /5 | | TOTAL | /30 | | |
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| | | | Elizabeth Corry BTeach BEd | |
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