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A cartoon by Australian Michael Leunig - published in The Age 2005


CHALLENGE

1. Read the page on the website European Network for Indigenous Australian Rights (ENIAR).org
A declaration by Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Stolen Generations HERE!
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Stolen Generations Timeline
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Write first impressions of what you read.

2. What does Leunig's cartoon suggest? Do you agree with Leunig?
Discuss every detail in the cartoon and add your own thoughts.
(You may choose to write an expository essay or a speech.)

3. Create a cartoon representing your own thoughts on this topic.


 

Secrets of the Pharaohs

Secrets of the Pharaohs - always a fascinating topic!






Challenge


1. Explore what other secrets may still be lurking in Ancient Egyptian worlds
2. Create an object - or paint a scene - depicting an Ancient Egyptian secret.


 

History Waves #6 ~ A Special Moment

Pic by G.W. aka P.A. ~ Today, my wonderful little History class farewelled Helmi, an exchange student from Finland.
We will all miss her beautiful smile and spirit!

Happy journeys Helmi!
Stay in touch with Teen Waves!


Pic by G.W. aka P.A.
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History Waves #5 ~ Abraham Lincoln's Beard

Perspectives of Abraham Lincoln
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History Waves #5 ~ Abraham Lincoln's Beard~
Today, October 15th, 150 years ago, (1860) was a very special day.
An 11 year old girl by the name of Grace Bedell wrote a letter to Abraham Lincoln.
He was a nominee for President of the United Sates.
She suggested that he grow a beard.
On October 19th, Lincoln replied.
And by February 11th, 1861 when Lincoln was headed for the White House, he was sporting a beard.
Details of the letters and further events are on the Abraham Lincoln Research Site.
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Imagine writing a letter to someone in a position of power. (real person)
(a) Write the letter.
(b) Report on the historical impact of the letter 50 years later.
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History Waves #4 ~ Unbelievable! Change can be changeless!

Pic by G.W. aka P.A. ~ Pelican in the process of a proud pose at Hastings, Westernport Bay, Mornington Peninsula
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History Waves #4 ~ Unbelievable! Change can be changeless!~

Pelicans have sported big beaks for at least 30 million years, the discovery of an ancient pelican fossil reveals.
Researchers uncovered the remains of the earliest known pelican, including a preserved beak, in southwest France.
What has surprised them most about this ancient pelican is that it is almost identical to modern species...
Few other flying animals appear to have survived unchanged for so long. The only other good examples, says Dr Louchart, are bats, which have a body shape that appears to have survived unaltered for around 50 million years.~ Archaeology Daily News June 11, 2010

Read the full article by following the link.
Write a creative newspaper article (which sounds possible) as to why the pelican has never really evolved into new forms.~

History Waves #3 ~ First Lady of the Waves

Pic by G.W. aka P.A. ~ A still from the TV coverage of Jessica Watson's entry into Sydney Harbour ~ Saturday 15.05.10~
History Waves #3 ~ First Lady of the Waves
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Just a week before docking in Sydney Harbour, intrepid 16 year old round the world voyager, Jessica Watson, wrote these words on her blog:
I've had lots of that lovely sunshine stuff lately and today I'm over the moon to see the cabin temperature sitting on 20 degrees! It's been a while since it's been that warm.

But not everything's going as well as the weather.

The fuel system on the engine is still giving me grief, so I can't get the engine to start. This isn't the end of the world, it just means that I've got to be extra careful with power usage. If I can't get it going again, then Jesse and Mike will just have to row Ella's Pink Lady up to the dock after the finish line. No, only kidding, we'll work something out. I would be very nice to motor in under our own steam, so I'll keep trying.

Since I gave up on the food bag system and went for all my favorites a while ago, I'm starting to run out of good food. I've had to start eating the stuff I'd normally leave (I know it serves me right!), but on the up side, I've got so much spare fresh water, that I've been able to use it for washing. Other than that, the dunny has also decided not to play nicely, which is also ore annoying than anything. I mean couldn't it wait just one more week before refusing to work?

Last night the AIS also picked up the first ship I've seen since under Africa, but it didn't come close and I'm pretty surprised that it's the only one I've seen.~ Sunshine, a Ship and Engine Problems - Saturday May 8, 2010
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Pic by G.W. aka P.A.
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1. Read the full post on Jessica's blog.
Tuning in to your own personality, write a diary entry about how you would cope in this situation.
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2. Send Jessica a creative "welcome home" message. Go to her blog HERE and on the left sidebar you can fill in a message.
Maybe identify you are from Casey Grammar in Victoria + your first name and last name initial ONLY. (No more detail than that for security reasons!)
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3. Read some of her posts on her blog and make a comment there!
Maybe identify you are from Casey Grammar in Victoria + your first name and last name initial ONLY. (No more detail than that for security reasons!)
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P.S. I wrote a poem called It's been a long walk on the beach celebrating Jessica's journey and homecoming.
It may be found on my blog HERE!
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Pic by G.W. aka P.A.
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History Waves #2 + Opinion Piece #7 ~ The Hobbit Connection

Pic by G.W. aka P.A. ~ A window on other worlds at Melbourne Museum
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How a hobbit is rewriting the history of the human race is an article written on 22nd February, 2010 Guardian UK in the Archaeology Daily News.
Here is the introduction:
The discovery of the bones of tiny primitive people on an Indonesian island six years ago stunned scientists. Now, further research suggests that the little apemen, not Homo erectus, were the first to leave Africa and colonise other parts of the world, reports Robin McKie...~
Click on the link above and read the whole article.~
Try ONE of the following:
* Create a possible scenario explaining the origins of these "little people" and how they managed to be at Flores. (Try to be both creative and logical.)
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* Write an opinion piece exploring the historical value of the hobbits.~

History Waves #1 ~ The Ghost and the Darkness

This film is based on a true story.
In 1896 Irishman Lt. Col. John Paterson, a construction engineer from the British Army, was sent to East Africa to build a railway trestle bridge across the Tsavo River (in today's Kenya) for the British East African Railway. (This would help to expand the empire a little more.) During the construction of the bridge, two lions would enter the workers' camp to kill. The locals name them 'The Ghost' and 'The Darkness'. It is believed that from 35 to 130 people were killed by the two lions in nine months. The claims are varied.
NOTE:
1. Lt. Col. Patterson owned the skins and skulls of the two Tsavo man-eaters. In 1924, Patterson sold them to the Field Museum in Chicago for $5,000.
2. The title of the book is 'The Man-Eaters of Tsavo', and is one of two books Colonel Patterson wrote. The second book, 'In the Grip of the Nyika: Further Adventures in British East Africa' was published in 1909. The latter never became very popular, and is long out of print.
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Mix writing styles* A little history and song lyrics?
* Poem and a letter?~