27/5/2014

Todays LO: To be able to organise information about how Australian culture is represented
in one poem about Australia

Warm up: How many words can you make by rearranging the letters in the words below?
AUSTRALIAN CULTURE
-only use the letters present
-look for the longest word
- write an answer down to this question: why do you think Ive picked this phrase?


27/5/2014
Todays LO: To be able to organise information about how Australian culture is represented
in one poem about Australia

Poem Nobody calls me a wog, anymore by Komninos
Questions
1. What is the poem about?
2. Describe Komninos voice. What is the effect?
3. Imagine you know nothing of Australia. What things does the poem reveal about
Australian culture?
4. What effect does the use of dialogue have?
5. How does Komninos challenge conventional ideas of Australian identity?
(paragraph)
Key points
I had to assert myself/As an Australian/As an artist/Stand up and scream it
Suggests that he had to fight for acceptance contradicts Australian identity/values of
diversity, fair go and compassion
Im a poet/Thats right/A poet
Challenges Australian identity by referring to the common view that the arts as not a real
mans job followed by I earn my living by poeting/No. no other job/ No. not
unemployment benefits
Yes, thats right, its a Greek name/Yes, thats right, theres no English/translation
Challenges conventional idea that English is the language of power and should be the only
language recognised in Australia
Paragraph example
In his poem, Nobody calls me a wog, anymore, Komninos challenges conventional ideas of
Australian identity by discussing his personal struggle to establish his identity in Australian
society. In his poem he relates that because of his Greek heritage and his career he had to
fight for his identity when he says I had to assert myself/As an Australian/As an artist/Stand
up and scream it. This challenges the idea that Australia identity involves acceptance of
diversity, and that we value giving everyone a fair go, regardless of their cultural heritage or
career choice.
27/5/2014
Todays LO: To be able to organise information about how Australian culture is represented
in one poem about Australia

Trivia Time!
Questions
Round one Tomorrow when the war began
1. Is the town of Werribee a real place?
2. What are the names of the main girls in this movie?
3. Why does Fi kiss Kevin?
4. What instrument does Lee play?
5. Who wrote the books that this movie is based on?
a. Paul Jennings
b. Morris Gleitzmen
c. John Marsden
d. Kate Forsyth
6. Complete the quote Do you know what the penalty is for ______?
7. Who said that quote, and who was it too?
8. What food had Fi never heard of?
9. What was the name of the dentist who stitched Lees leg?
10. What nationality is Homer?
Answers:
1. No
2. Ellie, Corrie, Fi, Robin
3. She doesnt
4. Piano
5. C. John Marsden
6. Falling asleep at your post
7. Ellie to Chris
8. Two minute noodles
9. Dr Clements
10. Australian but he has Greek parents
Round 2 Alex McKinnon News Article/ Nobody calls me a wog, anymore
1. Who wrote the Article?
2. What paper was it from?
3. Name the Newcastle Knight that was injured
4. What was the date (month and year) of the earthquake mentioned in the article?
5. What year did the BHP Steelworks close?
6. Complete the quote the sleeve was a _____________________
7. Who wrote Nobody calls me a wog, anymore?
8. Complete the quote I had to assert myself/As an _________________
9. What does the author of the poem invite Australia to do?
10. Name the five things that the author has just like you (Australia)
Answers
1. David Riccio
2. The Telegraph
3. Alex McKinnon
4. December 1989
5. 1999
6. Newcastle Knights Jumper.
7. Komninos
8. Australian
9. Have a beer
10. A mortgage, wife, kids, gas bills, tax file number
Round 3 Down Under/ Aussie Values and slang
1. Name the Aussie value that this is the official definition for: an Australian code of
conduct that emphasizes egalitarianism and fellowship. The urban dictionary defines it
as Australian way of friendship, but is greater than friendship.
2. Complete the official Aussie value Equality under the __________
3. What is Vernacular Language?
4. Name the band who sung Down under
5. What is meant by the line head full of zombie?
6. Complete the lyrics He just smiled _________________________
7. What is a fried-out Kombi?
8. What does the lyric men chunder mean?
9. The band was sued because the flute part (riff) in the song sounded like what Aussie
kids song?
10. When is it best to take a sick day?
Answers
1. Mateship
2. Law
3. Slang
4. Men at Work
5. Off your head/high on zombie grass/marijuana
6. And gave me a vegemite sandwhich
7. Overheated Volkswagen Combination Van
8. Men vomit from drinking too much
9. Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
10. When the crickets on