HASS Checklist

Achievement Standard: Content Descriptor:

• Students describe a person, site and/or event
of significance in the local community and
explain why places are important to people.
• They recognise that places have different
meaning for different people.
• Explore a point of view (ACHASSI038)
• Draw simple conclusions based on discussions, observations and information displayed in pictures and texts and on
maps (ACHASSI041)
• The idea that places are parts of Earth’s surface that have been named by people, and how places can be defined
at a variety of scales (ACHASSK048)

Learning Outcomes
• I can explain why a person, site and/or event of significance is important, by making connections to Dreaming Stories.
• I can understand the importance Dreaming Stories hold for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
• I can make connections to Dreaming Stories and understand a different point of view.
• I can show my understanding of how Dreaming Stories are still used now to share information.
Name Lesson 2: Lesson 4: Notes Lesson 4/5: Importance Follow up with Lesson 7: Completed Lesson 7: Photo of students’ finished
Contributions from brainstorming of chosen Dreaming students to gain written justification representation
during Philosophy Story recorded in better insight to accompany
Circle representation plans into their representation
understanding explaining
importance of
chosen dreaming
Story and all
Dreaming Stories
Seth • Agree with - • Because they use the *
Isabelle. birds.

Dexter • Agree with Hope- • He drank all the • It tells us to not be

we know that they water and the selfish, it means being
are important and animals were so greedy.
should show this. so thirsty.
• It tells us about
how the rivers
got made.
• Tiddalik was
selfish.
• They were happy
when they got
 water again.
Animals were
happy.
• Tiddalik was
teasing to the
animals.
• Tiddalik laughed.
• The puppet show
made Tiddalik
laugh.
Fraser • Use Indigenous • He drank all the • He was greedy.
groups/Countries water. • He left no water for
to split the • It is important the rest.
Australian map. because it tells us • It tells the Aboriginals
• I have a book of where the water where the water is.
maps, and neither is.
the Aboriginal or
Torres Strait
Islander flags are
in there.
• Make 1 flag for
Australia.
Ben - • Drank all the • It teaches people how
water. to be a good friend
• Other animals and to help people.
had no water.
• To share the
water.
• To know where
the water is.
• Tiddalik spat all
the water
because the
snake was funny.
Noah - • He drank all the • It teaches people not
water and the to be greedy.
animals were so
so thirsty.
• It tells us about
how the rivers
got made.
• Tiddalik was
selfish.
• They were happy
when they got
water again.
Animals were
happy.
• Tiddalik was
teasing to the
animals.
• Tiddalik laughed.
• The puppet show
made Tiddalik
laugh.
Tom - • The bird took the • Because they need *
people to water.
another place.
Nash - • That people had • Because it is a *
no water. Dreaming Story.
• That people were
carried by a bird.
• That people had
water.
• That people were
happy.

Samuel • Won’t be able to • So you know • Because it teaches him *

do things I like and what birds they not to be greedy.
it wouldn’t be fair are.
(if Samuel had to
live by the same
rules Aboriginal
and Torres Strait
Islander people did
before the
referendum)
Hunter - - • The birds were sick, *
and they were dying.

Brandon - • Luurnpa took the • Teaches people not to

people to an be greedy.
island with water. • Told them where the
• The people water was.
survived thanks (Prompted/supported)
to Luurnpa.
Ashton - • Drank all the • When Tiddalik laughed
water. up all the water the
• Other animals river moved.
had no water.
• To share the
water.
• To know where
the water is.
• Tiddalik spat all
the water
because the
snake was funny.
Jimmy • I agree (with - • Because he taught us *
Samuel), I not to be greedy.
wouldn’t be able
to do anything I
like.

Max • Agree with Hope- • Luurnpa took the • The Story tells us not *
celebrate people to an to be greedy.
Reconciliation island with water.
Week • The people
survived thanks
to Luurnpa.
Mason - • So you know • Because they know
what birds they which birds they are.
are.
Betty - - • Because it teaches *
lessons.

Isabelle • Disagree with • The bird stabbed • Because Tiddalik drank

Fraser, there his foot on a all of the water he was
aren’t any stick. being greedy and they
languages left for • Then it exploded made him laugh so he
some groups with colour. spat it all up.
• 1 flag for Australia • Then they all got
and 1 map that colour on their
includes everyone bodies.
• So you know
what bird it is.
Taylor - • So you know • Because it teaches
what the bird. people not to be
greedy and selfish.

Scarlett • People were taken • The crow didn’t • So you know what bird
away (Stolen care about his to eat and so you
Generation). friends. know what bird is
• It is important so what.
you know what
the type of bird
is.
Ruby - - • Teaches to (not) be
greedy.

Hope • Aboriginal flag at • Luurnpa is a big • It teaches us not to be *

front of school bird. greedy.
• It teaches us to
be kind.

Lilah - • He drank all the • The people were so

water and the thirsty, Luurnpa took
animals were so the people to
so thirsty. Luurnpa’s cave.
• It tells us about
how the rivers
got made.
• Tiddalik was
selfish.
• They were happy
when they got
water again.
Animals were
happy.
 • Tiddalik was
teasing to the
animals.
• Tiddalik laughed.
• The puppet show
made Tiddalik
laugh.
Emerald - - • Because it tells us who *In conversation,
helped the pigeon. could explain
what happened to
• It tells us why there is
the crow and why
colour. they didn’t get
• (Prompted/supported) any colour. Made
connections with
all birds getting
colour except the
crow.
Grace - • That people had • To teach people to not
no water. be greedy and to
• That people were share and be kind.
carried by a bird.
• That people had
water.
• That people were
happy.
Kai - • He drank all the • It tells us not to be *
water. greedy.
• It is important
because it tells us
where the water
is.
Jess - - • It tells how birds got
their colour and that
showing kindness can
result in good things
happening.
(Prompted/supported)