This year I taught a lesson on Aboriginal Culture to my Year 6 students. I based the lesson around Aboriginal history emphasising on the Stolen Generation. I used YouTube clips from the movie Rabbit Proof Fence so that students could feel and understand the life Aboriginals had to encounter. I chose to use YouTube clips of the film for particular scenes that aided my lesson. I did not have the capability to truly explain the history so having these videos helped enhance the learning experience of my students.
I ended each video by having a group discussion with the students asking them questions such as, “What happened in this scene? How did it make you feel? Was there justice in what happened?” Because students were able to visualise the events and related back to it they began to make comprehension of our real Australian history. I then incorporated Aboriginal tradition (Aboriginal flag, food, lifestyle, traditional dances, etc). This was a really effective lesson and it made such a difference, one student in particular was an Aboriginal and he had already watched the whole movie with his family so he explained to the class what happened, what the stolen generation is and had students really engaged.
Hi Carla,
ReplyDeleteThis was an extremely interesting post and I enjoyed reading about how you have utilised ICT within this topic.
'Rabbit Proof Fence' is a fantastic example to utilise as it would have really given your students an insight into such a raw topic. YouTube is a highly resourceful sight which enables Learning Managers to share visual and auditory perspectives with a class to enhance learning outcomes. I see this style of learning as a 'student centred' learning, as you have posed insightful questions which allows students to collaboratively contribute.
Well done on your creative unit of work!
Thanks,
Bridie Willis