3.2 Lesson - THOP

1. CHANGING RIGHTS AND
FREEDOMS
Topic Two

2. Starter – 5 minutes
◻ Create a Google Doc called “Aboriginal rights before 1965”.
◻ In relation to the Rights of people, what image comes to mind
when you think of Australia in 2020?
◻ You have 5 mins and your image can be:
◻ Written down in a few descriptive sentences.
◻ A rough sketch drawing

3. The Big Idea
WE VALUE ALL
PEOPLE
EVERYWHERE

4. Rights and freedoms denied to Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islanders before 1965
Learning Goal
◻ To understand what rights Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
were denied prior to 1965.
Success Criteria
1. I can outline the rights that were denied to Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islanders before 1965.

5. Terra Nullius
◻ When Capt. Cook landed on the east coast of Australia he
proclaimed the land terra-nullius*.
Definition:
*

6. Terra Nullius
Watch this video on the topic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHpUcwRSckQ
◻ Write 5 or
◻ 7 OR
9 points about Terra Nullius.

7. Map Work
Have closer look at a map of Australia before colonisation:
https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/articles/aiatsis-map-indigenous-australia
1. From the map, write the names of 20 Aboriginal tribes/ clans.
2. What can you learn from this map about Australia before 1965?
◻ Translated, terra nullius literally means “land belonging to no one”.
◻ British explorers used this myth in order to colonise Australia in the late
1700s.

8. Early Australia
◻ After colonisation in 1788, Australia became essentially an
extension of Britain.
⬜ British farming,
⬜ British Laws.
⬜ British Government.
⬜ British Police.
⬜ British population

9. Early Australia - source analysis
◻ By the time of federation in 1901, British explorers and the prosperity of farming and
mining had expanded the settlements throughout Australia.
1. What do the Sources tell us about Sydney around 1901?
2. Explain the consequence of British expansion on Indigenous Australians?

10. Textbook Review
1. Read Pages 33 - 35.
2. Answer Review Questions 7.3 as pictured below.

11. Petition to King George V
◻ This petition of 1938 asks
King George V to intervene…
◻ In Pairs:
◻ Discuss what this petition is
asking for.
◻ Research the conditions of
aboriginal people prior to
1965 and explain why this
petition was written.
(http://indigenousrights.net.au/civil_righ
ts/social_service_benefits,_1954-64)

12. Writing Task
Write a structured PEEL response to the question below.
You may use your mindmap notes to assist in the planning of your response.
Explain why the petition to King George V was written.
In your response consider:
- the conditions of Aboriginal People
- reference to the petition and other sources to support your argument

13. Writing Task
Write a structured PEEL response to the question below.
You may use your notes to assist in the planning of your response.
Explain the ways that human rights were denied to
Indigenous Australians before 1965.
In your response consider:
- re-reading pages 33-35.
- the conditions of Aboriginal People
- the rights that were denied
- aspects that limited access to rights by Aboriginal people
- sources/examples to support your argument

14. Recap & exit tickets
Success Criteria
1. I can describe the civil rights held by indigenous peoples in
1965.
Exit Ticket
1. What is one reason The King George V petition was
circulated…