First Australians: The Untold Story of Australia (Education Kit)

ATOM Education Kits consist of downloadable teaching and learning resources to support educators with delivering Australian Curriculum learning outcomes by using media as teaching tools in the classroom.

This eKit includes all seven ATOM study guides for each episode of the documentary First Australians: The Untold Story of Australia (director: Rachel Perkins) and an essay-form article from Metro magazine issue #159.

SYNOPSIS

First Australians is a documentary that chronicles the birth of contemporary Australia as never told before, from the perspective of its first people. First Australians explores what unfolds when the oldest living culture in the world is overrun by the world's greatest empire. 

Over seven episodes this documentary depicts the true stories of individuals – both black and white – caught in an epic drama of friendship, revenge, loss and victory in the most transformative period of Australia's history.

The story begins in 1788 in Sydney, with the friendship between an Englishman (Governor Phillip) and a warrior (Bennelong), and ends in 1993 with Koiki Mabo's legal challenge to the foundation of Australia. First Australians chronicles the collision of two worlds and the genesis of a new nation.

KIT RESOURCES:

1. First Australians: The Untold Story of Australia – Episode 1 (ATOM Study Guide)

2. First Australians: The Untold Story of Australia – Episode 2 (ATOM Study Guide)

3. First Australians: The Untold Story of Australia – Episode 3 (ATOM Study Guide)

4. First Australians: The Untold Story of Australia – Episode 4 (ATOM Study Guide)

5. First Australians: The Untold Story of Australia – Episode 5 (ATOM Study Guide)

6. First Australians: The Untold Story of Australia – Episode 6 (ATOM Study Guide)

7. First Australians: The Untold Story of Australia – Episode 7 (ATOM Study Guide)

8. A Post-apology National History: First Australians: The Untold Story of Australia  (ARTICLE)

PLEASE NOTE: Access to view the film is not included in this eKit. First Australians is available to stream from DocPlay.