183 4 Encounters Talking 45 Retell a text Work with a partner. Retell in English the most important information from “The Stolen Generations”. Use the keywords in your graphic organiser to help you. 46 Identify and compare Work with a partner. Read the text: There are similarities between how Aboriginal Australians and the Sami were treated. The Norwegian authorities forced the Norwegian language and culture on the Sami people, and it was forbidden for the Sami to use any of their languages in school or any public place up until the Second World War. In the United States, Native American children were sent to boarding schools, forced to speak only English, and brought up to follow the white man’s customs and religion. Write down your answers to the questions in keywords. a) What are the names of the indigenous peoples of Norway and the USA? b) What similarities do you find in the text between how Australian Aboriginals were treated and how the Sami people and the Native Americans were treated? Writing 47 Write a diary entry Imagine you are an Aboriginal child placed in a white family. Write a diary entry of one to two paragraphs. If you like, you can write about: Your new name and family What you do during the day Language What it feels like to be separated from your family, language, land and culture Hæfniviðmið • Tjáð sig skipulega um efni sem hann þekkir eða hefur unnið með í námi sínu og brugðist við spurningum. • Gert sér grein fyrir fjölbreyttum uppruna íbúa á viðkomandi málsvæði og áhrifum fordóma. • Samið texta og leikið sér með málið þar sem sköpunargáfan og ímyndunaraflið fá að njóta sín.
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