How to Acknowledge Country
Years 7 - 8
One-off workshop
This workshop invites students to engage deeply with the meaning and purpose of an Acknowledgement of Country, using poetry as a powerful tool for reflection.
Through guided discussion and scaffolded activities, students will explore key questions about place, language, and cultural respect, developing an understanding of the significance of acknowledging Traditional Owners and the stories embedded in Country.
Inspired by proud Gunai woman Kirli Saunders' poetic Acknowledgement of Country, students will examine language features, structure, and symbolism in her writing. They’ll then be supported to plan and write their own Acknowledgement of Country, centred on care, connection and place.
This workshop weaves together literacy, creative expression, and First Nations perspectives, helping students develop confidence and respect in how they speak about Country.
Available in Semester 2, 2025.
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Creates literary texts that explore students’ own experiences and imagining (ACELT1607)
Creates literary texts by developing storylines, characters and settings (ACELT1794)
Creates texts that adapt language features and patterns encountered in literary texts, for example characterisation, rhyme, rhythm, mood, music, sound effects and dialogue (ACELT1791)
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Analyses how meaning is created through the use of and response to language forms, features and structures (EN4-URA-01)
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