Use the Mary River Reading to think about historical sources: who wrote them, what they tell us, what they leave out, and how truth-telling fills the gaps.
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What students do
- Analyse who made historical sources and what they leave out
- Consider the role of oral history
Australian Curriculum
- Year levels
- Years 9 and 10
- Learning areas
- History
- A_TSICP2Colonisation under terra nullius, experienced as an invasionCountry/Place
- A_TSIP2Strong systems of family, kinship, law, governance and authorityPeople
Suggested links to version 9.0 of the Australian Curriculum cross-curriculum priorities: First Nations histories and cultures. Summaries are in our own words; see ACARA for the full organising ideas.
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