Poets and songwriters
Who wrote "From Little Things, Big Things Grow"?
Paul Kelly and Kev Carmody
"Mr. Winston was as happy as a baby" is an example of what?
Simile
What was our assessment task this term?
An analytical essay
How long have Indigenous people been in Australia for?
60,000 years
What is the best subject?
English
What is the stage name of Adam Briggs?
Briggs
What language feature uses the words "like or as"?
Simile
Which of these was NOT a concept from our assessment?
(A): Dispossession
(B) Racism
(C) Land rights
(B) Racism
What is the Latin term that means "land belonging to no one"?
Terra nullius
Who lit the torch at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney?
Cathy Freeman!
True or false: Yothu Yindi's band members were from the same family.
True! The Yunupingu Family.
How many times is "From Little Things, Big Things Grow" mentioned in the song of the same name?
(A) 25
(B) 26
(C) 28
(C) 28
What is the language feature that is very important? It's very important. It's very important.
Repetition
What day is Australia Day?
26th of January
What team did Adam Goodes play for?
Sydney Swans
Who wrote "Took the Children Away"?
Archie Roach
True or false: Julia Gillard provided the correct pronunciation of the word "hyperbole"
False!
When was the final assessment task due this term?
Monday Week 8
When decade did the Stolen Generations conclude?
1970s
What was the name of the lake that was 8000 years old and formed by a volcanic explosion?
Lake Eacham
Correctly spell the name of the person who wrote "We Are Going"
Oodgeroo Noonuccal
Provide an example of personification involving the tree outside of KCM5.
Student response.
What was the name of the original song written by Paul Kelly that was covered by Briggs?
Dumb Things
What was the name of the conflict between Indigenous people and colonisers (250) and what percentage of the Indigenous population were killed (250)?
Frontier Wars, 90%
Which Prime Minister promised a treaty in 1988?
Bob Hawke
List at least three prominent figures mentioned in "The Children Came Back"
Gavin Wanganeen
Anthony Mundine
Cathy Freeman
Adam Goodes
Patty Mills
Gurrumul Yunupingu
Archie Roach
Doug Nicholls
Lionel Rose
William Cooper
Identify the language features (number of and type) in the piece below:
"The class was surging with energy. The desks groaned with excitement, as the best subject in history was about to be taught: English!"
3.
Metaphor: The class surging with energy
Personification: The desks groaned with excitement
Hyperbole: The best subject in history
Identify the month (300) and the day (300) of Mabo Day
3rd of June
Provide the month (200), year (200) and person who delivered (200) the Apology to the Stolen Generations.
February 2008, Kevin Rudd (Prime Minister)
How many areas does the Closing the Gap report cover?
17