Record a news story
While the Freedom Rides did not feature greatly in the news of the day, Australians have come to understand the importance of the event.
Working in pairs, use your laptop camera or other device, along with a video-editing tool such as Videopad, to record and edit a news story which assesses the significance of the Freedom Rides in relation to developments in Indigenous rights in recent times. Your news story should not exceed two minutes in length.
When you have completed your news story, share it with your class. Be prepared to explain your point of view to others. You can share your work via email, USB drive or a data projector.
If a question asks you to assess an area of interest, you will need to ‘make a judgement of value, quality, outcomes, results or size’. This means you need to judge the importance of the chosen event.
For more key words and their meaning, visit the Glossary of Key Words on the NESA website.
Write a script for your news story. Be sure to consider the following:
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What were the immediate results of the Freedom Rides?
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How did awareness of Aboriginal rights develop?
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How have Indigenous rights improved since 1965?
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Has the apology, given by Prime Minister Rudd to the Stolen Generations in 2008, further contributed to change?
Ask your teacher and classmates to check your news story. Share the file with them. They can make suggestions using comments (all word processing tools have this functionality). Make any changes you think are needed and submit your completed news story to your teacher.
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A brief introduction to the Freedom Rides.
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Developments in Indigenous rights since 1965.
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Based on your research and the information in your news story, assesses the significance of the Freedom Rides in relation to developments in Indigenous rights in recent times.