Australian Human Rights Commission

Learning outcomes

Students will develop:

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  an understanding of the short-term and long-term experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children who have been separated from their families
  
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  skills in exploring histories and social justice through performance and discussion
  
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  an understanding of theatre as a tool for communicating and discussing social issues
  
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  skills in analysing and using dramatic texts.
  

Activities/resources

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  Stolen, Jane Harrison
  Publisher: Currency Press
  ISBN: 0868196800
  
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  Making the Connections activity sheet
  
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  Character Profiles activity sheet
  
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  Scene Analysis activity sheets (1–5)
  
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  Key Questions activity sheet
  

The following resources from Bringing them home are also required to complete the activities.

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  Australia – A National Overview resource sheet
  
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  The effects across generations resource sheet
  
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  What did Indigenous peoples experience? resource sheet
  
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  Personal stories resource sheet
  
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  The Laws resource sheets
  

Please note: page references in the activity sheets may differ across editions of Stolen.