Convict Life
Identify 1 form of punishment given to convicts.
Flogging, Treadmill, chainmail
Name 1 method of mining Alluvial Gold.
Parliament is the...
Place where laws are made
Define Media
Information
Mass Communication.
What is Fake News?
News stories that are fake or extremely misleading.
Where did convicts who commited crimes in New South Wales get sent to?
Port Arthur
When did the Gold Rush start?
1851
Define Democracy
'Rule by the People' System of government where people choose politicans.
Define Bias.
Prejudiced and one-sided opinion on an issue/person
Why is Fake News such a big problem today?
- Social Media
- Internet
What sort of crimes did Convicts commit to get transproted?
Usually stealing
Where was Gold first discovered in Australia?
Bathurst
List all six states of Australia
VIC, NSW, QLD, SA, WA, TAS.
List the types of Bias.
Emotive L.
Descriptive Labeling (stereotyping)
Spin
Images/Captions
False Balance
Omission.
List the purposes of Fake News.
Profit, Political, Propaganda, Jokes
During the early years of the colony of NSW, why did the convicts seek to take land away from Indigenous peoples.
-Starvation
- Need to farm
What was one of the problems on the Goldfields?
- Lack of Alluvial Gold
- Discrimination
- Lack of women
- Hard work
Define Federation
Six colonies -> Six States of Australia.
What is the purpose of Media Bias?
- Influence public opinion.
-> In a democracy
- Influence public policy
What are the key signs that an article might be fake?
- From an irreputable or satire website (TheOnion).
- Written unprofessionally.
- One-sided or Biased in nature.
- Over-the-top
-Far-fetched
Why did the British need to set up the convict colony in New South Wales?
- High Urbanisation
- High Crime
- Running out of space to put criminals
What was the impact of the Gold Rush on Australia?
- More money
-Loss of land for Indigenous Australians.
Why did Australia federate?
Need to cooperate on defense.
Need to cooperate on economics.
Common Immigration policy (White australia Policy).
Sense of 'Australianess' growing.
What are the impacts of media bias?
- Misinformed public
- Oneside dominates on an issue
What are some of the ways we can counter fake news?
- Read carefully.
- Check the source.
- Crosscheck (different sources)
- Look for key signs.