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YEAR 8 INVESTIGATE STUDY GUIDE

RABBIT PROOF FENCE

Before Viewing: What do you know about the Stolen Generations? What does this phrase mean to you? KWL activity In the K column, write down anything you already know about the Stolen Generations In the W column, wrote down any questions you have about the Stolen Generations After viewing the film, fill in the L column with things you have now learnt about the Stolen Generations Whilst Viewing: The Start of the Film 1) When the film begins, what do you think you are seeing at first? 2) What impressions do you gain of life in the desert Aboriginal community? 3) The first image of Constable Riggs makes him appear huge. The camera pans from his boots up. How do we know that the Aboriginal people fear the police? Mr Neville, the Chief Protector of Aborigines 4) Write or explain the different reactions that these people would have to Nevilles views on the treatment of Aboriginal people he defines as half caste or quadroon (a person of one quarter Aboriginal descent): a. one of the women in the room listening to his explanations at the time (1931) b. one of the mothers trying to make contact with their children c. Mollys mother d. members of your class watching the film e. government policy makers today 5) Why would some people today say that Nevilles policies were racist? Jigalong Depot 6) In a group of 3-4 people, brainstorm words used in the film to describe Jigalong depot. When the Children were Taken 7) Write how you think each of the children would have been feeling as they were locked up in the train. Arrival at the Moore River Native Settlement 8) Explain how each girl might have felt as they arrived at the Moore River Native Settlement. 9) Why would the Aboriginal children have been denied the right to speak in their own language? 10) What kinds of activities were the children involved in to civilize them? The Escape Molly and the girls were well aware of the consequences if they tried to escape and were caught, yet Molly was prepared to take this risk. 11) What happened to Olive when she was caught? Survival on the Journey Home 12) How do you think each of the girls might have been feeling after they first escaped? 13) How would their moods and feelings have changed as the journey continued?

Returning to Jigalong When Molly and Daisy are reunited with Maude and their other family members, Molly is devastated when she tells them, I lost one, I lost one. 14) Why did Gracie wanted to run off to Wiluna? 15) Do you think Neville has changed his views at all? After viewing: You have 1 lesson to complete at least 3 of the following activities Reflection Write down a few of your own thoughts about the film Rabbit-Proof Fence. How did you react to the film? Did you enjoy it? Why or why not? Working Towards Reconciliation o What did you learn from viewing Rabbit-Proof Fence that you did not know before? o How does this knowledge help you to understand Indigenous Australians today? Jumbled timelines In a group put the jumbled timeline of events in the film into proper order. Once you think you have the events in correct order, paste them onto the poster paper. The teacher will give you all the materials youll need for this task Landscape Draw a picture or use natural materials (bark, leaves etc) to show what the land looked like that the girls had to walk through. In their shoes Write a two-paragraph description of the scene where the children were taken from their mothers through the eyes of either Molly, one of the mothers or Riggs (the police officer). Creative tasks Select one of the following to complete. You have 1 lesson to do this o Pick a key scene from the movie and represent it visually (drawing, collage, storyboard, photographs, diorama etc). o Use Inspiration or Popplet to create a flow chart of the important events and problems in the film. o Imagine you are a newspaper reporter who has interviewed one of the girls after their journey write up the interview for your newspaper.

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