Activities and strategies - Migration and Australian identity - Immigration and national identity

Lesson plans Migration and Australian identity
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Migration and Australian identity

Teaching–learning activities and strategies

Students reflect on their learnings and develop further understandings about how Australia's migration history has shaped current ideas about being Australian.

	Students reflect on own experiences and knowledge acquired throughout the unit to respond to the focus questions: What symbols do we associate with 'being Australian' today and how have these changed from the past? How have people and events of the past and present shaped our current ideas about 'being Australian'? How do myths/stereotypes about immigrants shape our views? How are these myths/stereotypes part of institutional racism for example media?
	Teacher selects a wide variety of visual representations to discuss these questions: Which of these images do you think is really Australian? Why? What messages are being given about these groups? Are they racist messages?
	Students examine a variety of visual representations that project images of what is perceived to 'be Australian' today.
	Students compare and contrast images from the past and present.
	Think, Pair, Share strategy to focus on ways migration has shaped our views of 'being Australian'. Printable: Activity sheet 14: Images, past and present (PDF 11k) Web activity: Images, past and present
	Teacher assists class collaboratively identify myths/stereotypes from media sources Lead students through a research-based activity in which they present an alternative argument.
	Students explore myths/stereotypes about immigrants which shape our views about 'being Australian' Printable: Activity sheet 15: Myths and assumptions (PDF 10k) Web activity: Myths and assumptions
	Students identify key events and particular perspectives throughout the course. Printable: Activity sheet 16: Views on being Australian (PDF 11k) Web activity: Views on being Australian
	Teacher leads students during an evaluation exercise to determine student learnings about issues of stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination.Resource sheet 6: Evaluation exercise Printable: Resource sheet 8: Evaluation exercise (PDF 12k)

Printable: Migration and Austrlaian identity complete lesson plan, including resource and activity sheets (PDF 23k)

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