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In this lesson we will use my family history to explore the below topics. I am the evidence. You must consider how my narratives can be deconstructed. I know much more than I can say so you should be prepared to investigate and ask questions. Why men enlisted and where Australians fought.Essential workers and their […]

In order to develop an understanding of how culture, identity and kinship influence the health and wellbeing of children it is vital to know a range of Dreaming Stories. Today we will look at how Dreaming Stories provide and foster a sense of identity in the context of the local country, its animals and its […]

KOALA Awards versus CBCA Book Week in Birrong Every year students across Australia vote for their favourite Australian books. After the results are counted authors are invite to the Kids Own Australian Literature Awards Day. We have an opportunity to be part of the day. Look at the Shortlist and prepare for “speed dating a […]

Year 9, we are starting to focus on what an Entrepreneur is and does. Please allow them to go through the booklet in pairs or small teams of 3. They are to answer the questions with as much detail as they can.  Think Pair and share ideas. If students have computer access, they may research some […]

From ancient times there were three ways of entertaining; song , dance and story. Here is evidence from 3,000 years ago in Egypt. In ancient Egypt there was a tradition of telling stories with animals as protagonists. My favourite is The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor where a giant serpent saves a sailor. Fairtales and […]

I’m the Teacher Librarian, Mr Davidson. I teach information literacy and narrative structure. Through the year I will tell stories, test the way you learn, and help you borrow books. Let’s start by seeing how carefully you listen. Now we will see if you can work out the two meanings. Remember last year when you […]

Community & Family Studies Background knowledge you need to have One of the difficulties many students have with CAFS is that people tend to socialise with similar people, so they don’t get a chance to find out the issues that other people face in their lives. Two TV shows will expose you to the many […]

Book Week at Birrong Girls is primarily focussed on Year 7 and Year 8 . It is integrated into the Year 7 Information Literacy and Narrative Structure lessons. Through the year the Year 7 cohort comes to the library via each faculty for lessons. Each lesson is centred around two narrative performances, workbook exercises that […]

Reading is an intricate activity that integrates a number of complex operations in microseconds. Ahiram sarcophagus – Wikipedia The most efficient way of reading is by using a phonetic alphabet, that is each letter has a sound and a combination of letters makes a word. Korea has Hangul as its script. 삼성 Arabic has لُبْنَان […]