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Task 1: Bibliography: BOOKS Albert M and Lofts P, How the Birds Got their Colours: An Aboriginal Story. Western Australia: Scholastic Press, 1983. Christine Nicholls, The Magic Fire at Warlukurlangu: A Dreaming Narrative Belonging to Dolly Daniels Granites Nampijinpa. Kingswood, SA: Working Title Press, 2003. Cruse B, Kirby R, Stewart L, Thomas S. Bittangabee Tribe: An Aboriginal story from Coastal New South Wales. Australia: Aboriginal Studies Press, 2009.

Greene G, Tramacchi J. and Lucille Gill. Tjarany Roughtail: The Dreaming of the Roughrail Lizard and other Stories. Broome, WA: Magabala Books, 1992. Gulpilil and McLeod Neil,, The birirrk: Our ancestors of the dreaming. Cheltenham, Australia: L&S Pub, 1983. Pascoe B, Dark Emu, Australia: Magabala Books, 2014. Trezise P and Roughsey D, The Magic Firesticks, Sydney:William collins,1983. Utemorrah D and Lofts P, Dunbi the Owl: An Aboriginal Story. Australia: Scholastic, 1983.

MISCELLANEOUS “Australian Aboriginal Flag,” It’s An Honour, accessed May 1, 2014, http:// www.itsanhonour.gov.au/symbols/otherflag.cfm

“The Bush Tucker Game,” Eduction Nation, accessed May 1, 2014, http://www.educationnational.com.au/games/educational-games/the-bush-tuckergame. Approved by Academic Council 4 March 2009 (AC/34/2009)

MOVIES Rabbit-Proof Fence, directed by Phillip Noyce (2002; Australia: Miramax Films), DVD.

WEBSITES “Ancient Stories, New Voices,” DustEchoes, accessed May 1, 2014, http:// www.abc.net.au/dustechoes/ “Closing the gap,” Australian Government, accessed May 1, 2014, http:// www.indigenous.gov.au.

“Indigenous Australia,” Australian Museum, accessed May 1, 2014, http:// australianmuseum.net.au/section-Indigenous-Australia.

“share our pride,” Reconciliation Australia, accessed May 1, 2014, http:// www.shareourpride.org.au.

YouTube Movies: “Australian Aboriginal Fire Dance” YouTube Video, 1:59, posted by “Roco43,” Nov 21, 2008, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we4merRJI_g “Dreamtime Stories - Mirram The Kangaroo and Warreen The Wombat,” YouTube, 4:32, posted by “RedPixelAnimation,” Feb 12, 2014. http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=xDJrnldb08o. “How the Kangaroo got Her Pouch - Aboriginal Dreamtime Story,” YouTube, 6:23, posted by “Tim Sharpe,” May 17, 2009, http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=FdZytoa12NE “Kangaroo and Emu Dance” YouTube Video, 3:22, posted by “Discover BlueMountains,” Aug 27, 2012, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVk5ptp80MY. “The Med of the Fifth World (full Documentary),” YouTube Video, 52.15, posted by “New Atlantis Full Documentaries,” Apr 19, 2013, http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=QRBMdS4t36c.

Task 2: Tjarany Roughtail: is a book that contains 8 dreamtime stories. These stories are all significant to the history and culture of the Balgo people of Western Australian, from the remote regions of the Kimberly. Dreamtime Stories (or The Dreamings) are essentially thousands of years of knowledge and philosophy passed down from generation to generation to guide and link the past with the present. Each of the 8 stories help to explain how the land came to be shaped or inhabited, how to behave and why and even where to find foods and understand star constellations The Emu and the turkey teach about greed and jealousy The book has both Kukatja on the right and English on the left. Not only is it bilingual it also includes kinship diagrams, maps, paintings and other art work. This book has a broad learning spectrum from Art, language, anthropology and mythology. The Birirrk: This book is a tradition Dreamtime creation story from the Arnhem land, located in the Northern Territory of Australia. Neil McLeod has captured extraordinary photos to accompany Gulpilil’s retelling of the ancestors. In this book Gulpilil retells the story of The Birirrk- the great spirit ancestors, creators of the world and all that is in it. Gulpilil explains that The Birirrk created the land features, the animals and the water. The Birirrk also shared knowledge about the connection between the people and the land. Gulpliil explains that the Birirrk are now apart of the land, in the rocks and all around. That the Birirrk live on through the Aboriginal song, dance, paintings and the stories. This book is intended to pass on to children the wisdom and knowledge that was once shared by they great spirit ancestors. The Bush Tucker game: was created as a resource for children to learn about the Aboriginal community as well as the world in general. This resources encourages acceptance and understanding of different cultures and their lifestyles. This resource enables teachers to introduce to children awareness of the community and of themselves through play. Not only does it allow for the teaching of cultural diversity it also encourages the growth of imagination and other physical and cognitive skills. The artwork on the game was created by the local Indigenous communities/people which allows them to share their cultural heritage with others.

Australian Aboriginal Fire Dance: Traditional Aboriginal dancing is in some way similar to the dreamtime stories. Each dance is demonstrating the knowledge and understanding of the ancestor. The dances stories can be telling of the community they live in, the land, of love and of their culture. Each community has different dances and each community tell different stories. When tribes come together for large gatherings it is with honor and pride that they dance to show their tribal differences. Similar to Dream time stories the dances are passed on from generation to generation instilling certain morals and explaining the bond that the Aboriginal people share with the land.

Indigenous Australia: The Australian museum website under the cultures tab has a wealth of information on Indigenous Australia. The website helps the user to explore Indigenous Australia through information on Cultural Heritage, Spiritulity, Family, Land and social Justice. The information presented is factual and accurate. The information ranges from timelines from some 43, 0000 years ago to present day, the social justice history of the governmental and colonial racism, the spiritual belief and practices including the Dreaming to changing of Aboriginal culture. The website has a virtual tour of the Indigenous Art gallery and also has fantastic teacher resources. This resource would be fantastic for children who are doing research on the history of the aboriginal history as well to gain a wider perspective of the impact that Western culture had on that of the Aboriginal culture.

The Magic Fire at Walukurlangu is a Dreamtime story focusing on deception, where a father tricks his sons into believing that he was blind so his sons would do all the work and look after him. The sons became tired of looking after their father so they killed his pet kangaroo and serve it as a meal. This act of deception is out side of the Warlpiri law and results in the Magic fire claiming their lives. This story not only has a strong moral component it also explains the environment where this story took place. The area Warlukurlangu, found in the Northern Territory, is home to thousands of anthills that look like the flames of the magic fire. This linking of Dreamtime story to the land serves as a reminder of the tragic consequences of deception. The truly inspiring part of htis book is that the illustrations are by children at Yuendumu Commuity Education Centre, in the Northern Territory.

Share our pride: is an interactive website comprised of books, videos, pictures and text that takes you on a journey from the perspective of an aboriginal. This Journey start with the history of the First Australians that introduces the diversity of Aboriginals and how this diversity Australia unique. It goes on to culture and how it was and how it is changing to adapt to new influences. The site provides a well in depth timeline of the shared history of European settlement and discusses the ongoing trauma caused by the events that took place those may years ago. The unique part of this site is that the aim is to provide people with tools to help build respectful relationships and help on the path to reconciliation.

The Magic Fire sticks: is a Dreamtime story of the Yalanji people in Cape york on how they obtained the knowledge to create fire. The people did not have a way of making their own fire so they would source their fire from already burning bush fires created by lightning. But once the monsoonal rains put out their already existing fires the Aboriginal people were not able to start a new one. Two you men, Bandicoot and Curlew, decide to travelled to the Fire Mountain where there was a wise man, Didmunja, who had magic fire stick. The journey was long and dangerous. Didmunja did not make it easy to get to the mountain by sending smoke and fireballs their way. Bandicoot and Curlew were able to quickly grab up some of the fire sticks and run for safety. When the two men returned home they bought with them the secret of fire making back to their people. The artwork in this book tells the story with

out the words. Very detailed and beautifully created. This captures the reader in and makes the journey all that much more interesting. Dust echoes: is a amazing interactive literacy website, it boasts fantastic Aboriginal artwork and music. The site contains 12 animated Dreamtime stories sourced from the Wugularr Community of Central Arnhem land. The site was designed to instill pride in Aboriginals with the telling of these 12 stories and to encourage cultural understanding for Non Indigenous by telling the stories in a way that the message being told can be identified with and easily understood. Each of these stories is told so that it is appropriate for a wide range of learners and each story comes with a range of activities and lesson ideas to enhance the learning experience. This impressive site has found global attention after being screened as a part of the Film Festival.

Task 3: Dreaming stories are such an integral part of the Indeginous culture. These stories are what shapes the institutual of their law and is also the the core of their belief system. The Magic Fire at Walukurlangu has a strong moral and ethical component that is very obvious and easy for young children to identify with. Not only that but the book gives an explanation for the surrounding environment of the country on which the story was told. This is important as it cleary shows the bond that Indigenous Australians have with the land. The Indigenous children that created the illustration were another reason why I chose this book. They have truly made the book accessable to all reading and learning levels. The pictures themselves could tell the story just as well as the text, that is also where i got the idea of doing the story board for this book. The finished product would be interesting to compare how children perceive the book and how they choose to share it with others.

Learning Purpose: Discuss how authors create characters using language and images (ACELT1581)

Student Evaluation: Students will be asked to participate in a oral group discussion on the charaters and how they are different. Ask them why did the father pretend to be blind and Recreate texts imaginatively using why the boys decided to kill the baby drawing, writing, performance and digital kangaroo. Ask them what they think to forms of communication story means. Respond to texts drawn from a range of cultures and experiences (ACELY1655) Engage in conversations and discussions, using active listening behaviours, showing interest, and contributing ideas, information and questions (ACELY1656) Compare different kinds of images in narrative and informative texts and discuss how they contribute to meaning (ACELA1453)

Preparation and Resources: 30 story boards - 6 per group The Magic Fire at Warlukurlangu Coloured crayons.

Encourage children that are quieter to participate by giving them questions just for them. As groups of 3 get them to draw their own pictures for the story using a story board each. Collect back up story boards. show class the different drawings of the same story and show how they differ. Ask them questions as to why they drew it the way they did.

Learning Experiences: Inform the children of the planned lesson. We will first read the book, then have class discussion followed by recreating the story through pictures as a group.

Take children to the Banksia tree by the cycle 1 area. Ask them to sit close where they can hear and see the book. Before you read the book ask the children What might this story be about? What characters do you expect to see in the story? Where might the story take place? What could the problem be? What might the conclusion be? Read the book slowly, clearly with the correct pauses and drama to bring the story alive. Ensure the children have enough time to see each picture properly. Ask the children open ended questions in regards to how can we tell which was the father, Why would the father lie about being blind. Inform the children they can ask questions and offer other children to answer them rather that just the teacher. Listen to how they speak to each other and how they take turns in the discussion. Direct the discussion if it gets slow. Go back to the book and show the picture again and ask how would you draw this. Take the children to the Cycle on Art area and team the children up into groups of 3. Ensure there is a good mix of gender, maturity and ability. Give each group 6 story boards. They dont have to use them all. Ask that they discuss in their groups how they will draw the book if it was theirs. Allow the class to work independently to create their story boards. visit each group to see progress and help when needed. Ask groups to come up one at a time and tell the story using their own story boards. See if they are able to tell the story with some accuracy. Ask them about the colours they used at the end and demonstrate how each group has drawn their stories differently. Photocopy each story board 3 times and staple in the middle. Send the stories home to show parents. encourage parents to ask their kids to tell the story of The Magic Fire at Warlukirlangu.

Lesson Evaluation: The success will be an interesting discussion on the book including the charaters, meaning, narrative and pictures. Then the groups work together to recreate the story and the retelling using their own story boards. But the true measure of success will be when the kids take their work home and spread the story of The Magic Fire at Warlukurlangu....