Slang
Song Focus
Text Focus
Potent Potables
Misc.
100
This is the name or title for what is effectively an Australian Cowboy (one who moves cattle from place to place)
What is, "a drover"?
100
This is both a nickname for Australia and a title of a song we listened to. Hint: it isn't "a place up over."
What is, "a land down under"? (also, "A Land Down Under")
100
Our texts "Rainforest" and "River Bend" both cover situations found in this country.
What is, "Australia"?
100
In Aussie slang, someone who is this is "blotto," "ripped," "ragin'," "bombed," or "sloshed."
What is, "drunk"?
100
In "The Drover's Wife," Alligator was not an alligator, but was instead this kind of animal.
What is "a dog"?
200
Don't be an idiot! This is the vocab term for when the literal translation of a phrase won't make sense, but just about everyone who speaks the language knows what it means.
What is, "an idiom"?
200
In "Waltzing Matilda," this is the name or title of the antagonist of the song: the person who owns the land.
What is, "the squatter"?
200
Kezia Burnel, Lil and Else Kelvey, and "the little lamp" are all important characters and/or symbols in this class text.
What is, "The Doll's House"?
200
This liquid is sometimes used as a fuel for engines, but is mostly drunk to get drunk.
Alcohol, etc.
200
True or false: In "Municipal Gum," the word "Gum" refers to a tree, rather than a substance meant for chewing.
What is, "true"?
(Wait...what IS true... </existential crisis>
300
"Waltzing Matilda" doesn't mean to dance. Instead, it means this.
What is, "walking the Outback or Bush, carrying a bag of swag (named Matilda)"?
300
This is one of the themes to "A Land Down Under." (For credit, include an explanation of your chosen theme).
(Teacher Discretion) Possible: The situation seems fun, but there's some seriousness hidden beneath.
300
These are three (3) themes that can be found in "The Drover's Wife"
(Teacher's Discretion) Possible: abandonment, isolation, struggle, Man vs. Nature, betrayal, danger, family, etc.
300
This means "to throw up." As in, "I come from a land down under...where beer does flow, and men...this"
What is, "Chunder"?
300
This is the name of the infamous "suicide plant" which is on record of being able to produce one of the most neurotoxically painful stings possible.
What is "dendrocnide moroides"?
(Of course "gympie gympie" is acceptable too.)
400
This is an Australian Idiom meaning "to be away, out in the Bush, or otherwise unreachable." It includes a reference to an Australian marsupial NOT named "Kangaroo" "Koala" or "Quokka"
What is "on the wallaby track"?
400
In short stories, "Atmosphere" is something that adds a lot to the experience. Describe how the "Atmosphere" of one of our texts changes from one point to another.
Note: should use "A Land Down Under," "Waltzing Matilda," or "The Drover's Wife" in answer
Teacher Discretion: Possibly, "begins lighthearted and bouncy, but later you feel that the material is very heavy indeed.)
400
Two-Part Question: Part 1: Both "The Taste of Banzo's Sword" and "Muddy Road" use this literary device, which means "something that seems self contradictory, but actually reveals a deeper truth"
Part 2:What is an example of this (either in "...Sword" or "Muddy Road")?
Part One: What is, "paradox"?
Part Two: Teacher Discretion
400
Though this is also the first name of the Blue Power Ranger, this is a nickname given to the kettle that a swagman uses to boil water and other things
What is "(a) billy"?
400
Beyond "Living within the confines of the State of Australia," these are two (2) things that contribute to what it means to "be Australian."
(Teacher Discretion) Possible: Struggle with/against nature, stand up for one's rights, be willing to fight and die for freedom, live around kangaroos, etc.
500
Sometimes used as a building material, as in "____" and daub. But, in Australia, it was a form of cheap fencing. As in, "We'll make the tyrants feel the sting of those that they would throttle. They needn't say the fault is ours if blood should stain the...this.
What is "wattle"?
500
This is the name of the man who wrote both "Waltzing Matilda" and "The Drover's Wife"
Who is "Henry Lawson"?
500
This is a lesson that the author or "Bamboo Hut" seems to be trying to teach his reader.
What is, "Don't worry about getting the finest things in life: enjoy what you have"?
500
Though it sounds like it would be based from vegetables, this grain-based jam-like spread is actually made from brewer's yeast and spices.
What is, "Vegemite"?
500
This is that crazy bird that nobody knew from the "Animals in Australia" activity, but many said they would be wary of them from now on.
What is "a cassowary"?