Each of the units of work below can be used as a stand-alone resource in the classroom. Some have complementary interactive website activities.
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Students consider how cartoonists work. They identify a number of key elements that exist in good political cartoons, and see examples of them from the National Museum of Australia's 2007 display of Australia's most popular political cartoons.
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Students are provided with a timeline of developments in Indigenous rights from the 1950s to the 1970s, with suggestions for ways that students can explore aspects of the theme further through the rich resources of the National Museum of Australia website. |
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Explores the ideas and values embedded in political cartoons and considers whether cartoons help or harm democracy. |
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Looks at the role and influence of political cartoons in a democratic society.
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The Talkback Classroom project encourages students to explore issues in a way that involves active and informed citizenship processes.
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Explores life in Australia at the time of Federation through Museum objects and stories.
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Explores the lives and times of each of Australia's 25 prime ministers since Federation.
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