The power of TV
Activity: View an episode of the ABC TV series Redfern Now to explore how family and community values may conflict.
media
Review media or text
Assessment: Prepare a critique of a film or book of no more than 750 words and present it to a tutorial group.
Use ‘Big Paper’ learning
Activity: Use writing and silence as tools to help students explore a topic in-depth.
Representation on TV
Activity: Review programs on NITV – Australia’s Indigenous television channel
Perspectives in media reporting
Activity: Recollections and perspectives of the ‘Wreck of the Georgette’.
Indigenous leaders
Activity: How does the media decide who is an Indigenous leader?
Racism and the media
Activity: Choose a media story where race is the central issue in sport or other sections of the community.