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We speak Standard Australian English.  Aboriginal English is a dialect of Standard Australian English.

Kriol is used across northern Australia and developed from Pidgin English. (Kimberley to Gulf of Carpentaria).

Creole (Torres Strait Creole) developed from Melanesian Pidgin English as well as Torres Strait Islander languages. It is spoken by Torres Strait Islanders on the Islands and the mainland.

Use this map to find where the community in your story came from and which language group they belong to.

(click on it and then  follow the instructions to enlarge the map)

Ricky McCourt (the author of Jali Boy) grew up on the NSW coast near Coffs Harbour, and he is a descendent of the Gumbaingirr people.

Jaiki Pitt (author of Kin Island) has Torres Strait Islander (Merriam people) heritage.

Terry Janke (author of Kin Island) has Torres Strait Islander (Merriam people) & Cape Yorke Peninsula (Wuthathi people) heritage.

Gayle Kennedy (author of Just the skin & We are family) is a member of the Wongaiibon clan of the Nyaampa-speaking nation of south-west New South Wales

 

YARNING STRONG

GRAPHIC NOVELS

"We are family we are deadly" and    "Just the skin you're in" are

GRAPHIC NOVELS (comic books).

How does this format enhance the message the authors are trying to convey?

Consider: emotion/ information / language choice / narrator / point of view

We speak Standard Australian English.  Aboriginal English is a dialect of Standard Australian English.

Kriol is used across northern Australia and developed from Pidgin English. (Kimberley to Gulf of Carpentaria).

Creole (Torres Strait Creole) developed from Melanesian Pidgin English as well as Torres Strait Islander languages. It is spoken by Torres Strait Islanders on the Islands and the mainland.

How has the main character developed in the text you read? How have they changed and what have they learned (about themselves and their culture)

Two of these texts cover the theme of FAMILY and two cover the theme of IDENTITY.

Which is which?

NOVELS

"Kin Island" and   "Jali Boy" are NOVELS.

How does this format compare to that of the graphic novels?

Consider: emotion/ information / language choice / narrator / point of view

KINSHIP

WATCH the PPT & video

Consider: Are the KINSHIP TIES strong or broken for the characters in each story.

Sister Heart

Watch the video clip of "My brown skin baby they took him away" by Bob Randall.

Read the lyrics.

Answer the questions.

 

Click on the picture below to go to an audio recording of Sally Morgan talking about the characters in the book and hear her read an extract

LOOK THROUGH THIS SITE

 

READ ALL ABOUT THE MISSIONS HERE. Then answer the survey questions.

Subjects: LIBRARY, YEAR 5.