Told ya ;)

"If You Touch This Plant It Will Make You Vomit In Pure Agony"

Read the article on io9

O: Outlaws, Outback, Oscars

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Tomorrow we'll deal with some really heavy topics.



The bulk of our time will have to be devoted to famous OUTLAWS. Australia sports names of many brave men who chose to stand against their opressors, but the two who are the most important, and have become part of Aussie culture and mentality, are Ned Kelly and Ben Hall.

Ned Kelly (a Sydney Nolan's painting)
Ned Kelly Skull doco
Jerilderie Letter


















Ben Hall

And now something for film buffs among you (you are all encouraged to read/watch these materials, but there will be no questions on this part).

Since bushrangers chose OUTBACK as their real home, we'll also have a closer look at just how it is portrayed in modern culture.

I have already introduced you to the acclaimed documentary Not Quite Hollywood. Among films which are discussed there, are such golden nuggets of Aussie cinema as Razorback (Polish discussion board) and The Long Weekend. While they are in no means of any (or almost any) artistic merit, they offer a surprisingly insightful description of "the red centre."



































If we have time, we'll celebrate Australian OSCAR winners and nominees.

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Here is your next Fun Facts QUIZ we'll be doing in class.


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N: New Zealand

Please do a little bit of reading - FAST FACTS ABOUT NZ

I know this text comes from National Geographic KIDS, but are you so sure you can beat a kid at A QUIZ with no preparation? ;)

In class we'll be also talking about the Treaty of Waitangi, extreme sports and (if time) film industry.

M (part 2): Maori

This time we're moving to New Zealand and we'll learn a little about its native inhabitants.

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M (part 1): Melbourne, Marsupials and Mateship.

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1. Let's begin with a sightseeing tour of Melbourne. Watch the clip below:





2. Our second topic is marsupials.



(more marsupial humour here - Mark Parisi site :) )

For general information go HERE, and then have a look at this clip:



3. The last topic that you may expect some questions on is mateship* and larrikinism. Once again we'll be trying to define "Aussie soul". I'm more interested in general attitude** than dates and names ;)


*You don't have to read the whole article. Just look at the examples of the use of "mate" in different contexts.
**If the page doesn't open straight away, please follow the link displayed on Pandora archive.

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