True Blue? On being Australian You will complete the following tasks over 3 lessons.

You will have a different task to complete each lesson, as outlined below. You will be given three lessons to complete all the activities, but you are required to complete certain aspects at home. Prompt - An Australian identity cannot exist in a multicultural society. LESSON ONE 1. Read the texts; Neighbours (True Blue p.41) Dork, Geek, Jew (True Blue p.95) My First Sight of Australia (True Blue p.71) Of Middle Eastern Appearance (True Blue p.54) Examine cartoon Practical Citizenship (True Blue p.51) Application for Australian Citizenship (True Blue .195) Citizenship test is no joke (Yr 11 English website) Defining the typical Australian (Yr 11 English website)

With each text, consider how the text relates to (explores) the key concepts and questions we are exploring in this unit on Australian Identity. While reading annotate the articles, highlighting areas of significance (what does it say/suggest/imply to you about Australian Identity?) 2. Based on the readings above, construct the following table in your portfolio of resources and complete the table in dot points (you may summarise under headings instead of using a table if you like) for each of the readings above.

Title/Author

Text Type, Structure & Features

Whats the text about? Whats its point?

How does the text relate to the context? Key Concepts/ Questions explored

Australian icons / stereotypes referred to

How does the text relate to the prompt

LESSON 2 3. Deconstruct / respond to the prompt highlight key words and consider the points below. You could do this as a mind map (writing the prompt in the middle of a page and making notes around it) or dot point brainstorm: a) Do you agree/disagree? b) Explore as source of ideas why might it be true/not true? What situations might demonstrate or test its validity?

c) Compare the viewpoint expressed in the prompt with that presented in the texts you have been asked to read. d) Does the prompt lead you to agree or disagree with the ideas presented in the texts you have read? e) How does the prompt challenge the key concepts/questions posed about Australian Identity? 4. You are now to complete two writing tasks each 400 words. You are to start these today, continue for homework and finish by the end of your 3rd lesson this week. Remember that in the Outcome you will have three lessons to complete three writing tasks (i.e. 1.5hrs for each). You should complete the following writing tasks in your portfolio. a. In response to the prompt and the texts you have read, write a speech from your own perspective (this should be constructed as a persuasive text). You need to identify your intended audience and the occasion at which you see this speech being delivered. Your speech needs to be written in paragraphs with a clear introduction, series of points/arguments and a conclusion and should directly address your audience. For this task you will need to state the intention of your speech what it is you are trying to get across and why. b. In response to the prompt and the texts you have read, write a newspaper feature article (expository text) on multiculturalism in Australia. A feature article is an informative and objective news report used to explore a topic of interest to the community. It would typically explore both sides of an issue. Your feature article should therefore include an overview of the history of immigration in Australia, reasons for immigration, resistance to immigration, the emergence of the idea of multiculturalism, Australias present multicultural mix, and may include comments from migrants and people concerned about migration. Dont forget it needs to address the prompt and link to the concept of Australian Identity. Remember it is a newspaper feature article and should therefore be structured as such with newspaper name, date, headline, by-line, at least one picture with caption etc. c. In response to the prompt and the texts you have read, write an imaginative diary with three entries from the perspective of new migrant to Australia or the child of a migrant. (imaginative text). LESSON 3 Finish any writing task that is incomplete and complete the following questions. 5. For each writing task indicate the following; a. Message what is it that you have intended to say in your text. b. Purpose why did you want to make this point c. Audience who is your piece of text intended for d. How have you addressed the prompt

e. How have you linked to any of texts studied in class

Homework: Research/collect information about multiculturalism in Australia for writing task (b). Complete writing tasks not finished in class.