Gran Torino
Yr 10
ENGLISH
2013
ALESCO LEARNING CENTRE
pre viewing, back ground questions…..
1. With the knowledge that I have here today - Where did I come from what is my family heritage? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2. Explain the different terms below:
Birth parents.
Adoption.
Country of origin.
Australian immigration.
First Australians.
First Australian immigrants.
Late Australian immigrants.
Immigration in Australia since white settlement.
3. What is racism?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. What is a racist slur? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5. What is assimilation? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 6. Why would people from other countries want to spend time together? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7. What do some people think individuals from countries other than their own ? why? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 8. Do you know anyone who was born in a different country? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 9. Do you know anyone who has a different skin tone? Who speaks a different language? Who has a different culture? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 10. What do you know about other countries? What do you guess oe assume?