Welcome
to Week 1 of The History of Australia
Introduction to Australia and Aboriginal Australia
You
need to do eleven things:
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| 1. Read through the syllabus
handed out to you in class.
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The Australian Flag
The Aboriginal Flag
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2.
Readings: Read
Stuart Macintyre A Concise History of Australia Chapter 1 and 2
Click on this link to go to the Macintyre
Study Guide Chapter 1 and Chapter 2
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© Cambridge University Press
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3. Readings:
Read the
Introduction in
The Little Aussie Fact Book.
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© Badbada
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4. Australia as a Place -
Read
the Chapter "Place" in
The Little Aussie Fact Book
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Australia
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5. Profile of
Australia -
Read the
Chapter "Profile" in
The Little Aussie Fact Book
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Crocodile Dundee
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Parts of Australia -
Read the Chapter "Parts" in
The Little Aussie Fact Book |
The Red Center
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7.
Plants and Animals of Australia -
Read the Chapter "Platypuses, plants, parrots" in The
Little Aussie Fact Book
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8. Visit this web site
http://www.kooriweb.org/foley/indexb.html
Browse through the site and find something interesting about Koori
Australia that is new to you and that you think is significant.
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© Rock Art
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9. Visit
this web site
http://www.aboriginalartonline.com
Browse through the site and find something interesting about Aboriginal
Australian Art that is new to you and that you think is significant.
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The Aboriginal Flag
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10. Visit
this web site
http://www.reconciliation.org.au
Browse through the site and learn about Reconciliation. Summarize the
issues involved, and be sure to mention the Mabo and Wik court
decisions.
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© Lyre Bird
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11.
Visit my Biography Page so you get to know a little bit about me.
Click
here to go to Bruce Haulman's Biography
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Dr. Bruce Haulman, Mt. Buller,
Australia 2003
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| Be prepared to discuss
these readings and web sites in class and be ready for Quiz
#1 over these materials.
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© Australian Explorer |
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These assignments
plus site visits are Week 1 of this class.
© Bruce E. Haulman 2009
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