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Year 10 English: Creating and presenting

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The task:                                                                                 

This is a research task exploring the context unit:  disability and differences.

Your task is to research a  particular disability and present it to the class
(using powerpoint or prezi).

This will help you prepare for the CAT,  where you are required to write at least
one informative / expository piece of writing.

Year 10 English Creating and Presenting Task sheet

Note taking sheet for online resources

Creating a bibliography

Useful Websites (do not rely on Wikipedia):

Disability Condition:  The Human and Social Economic Impact of Disabilities

Types of disabilities…

Disability Information and resources centre

Dealing with disability: Australia.gov.au

National Disability services

Divine: A community by and for people with a disability

Department of Human Services: Disability.   Financial assistance, accommodation options, community involvment and other supports and services for people with a disability, their families and carers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bend it like Beckham research assigment

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Library pathfinder


Investigation 1: Why do people emigrate?

CIA world factbook

The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.

Museum Victoria

What are your origins? Where have Victorians come from? Why did they come?

Find information based on government census information gathered in Victoria since 1854.

Australian Citizenship

Everything you need to know about becoming an Australian citizen.

Australian Immigration statistics

 

Investigation 2: Why do we hold onto our traditions?

Book information

394.26994 INS Religious celebrations and festivals in Australia

394.26994 INS Cultural celebrations and festivals in Australia

394.2 STE The world of FESTIVALS

Online:

Australian culture, history and sport.

A search engine for many different topics about Australian culture

 

Investigation 3: What is the purpose of marriage?

Book information:

306.8 MAR Marriage and divorce

306.840994 MAR Marriage and cohabitation

Online:

World wedding traditions

Registry of marriages in different Australian states


Investigation 4: When should ‘tradition’ be ignored or banned?

Book information:

391.65 MAS Tattooing

391.7 CLA Piercing

Note taking sheet for online resource

Creating a bibliography