Make Inference– Drawingconclusionsfrom clues inthe text. Culturaldisplacement –The sense ofbeing removed ordistanced fromone’s originalculture.Loss of identity –The theme oflosing one’scultural orpersonal identitydue to externalchanges.Environmentalchange – Thechanges to the landand environmentcaused bycolonisation andmoderndevelopment.Colonisation – Theimpact ofEuropeansettlement onIndigenousAustraliancultures. Tradition vs.Modernity – Thecontrast betweentraditionalIndigenous ways oflife and modern,Western influences.Contrast:The poem frequentlycontrasts traditionalIndigenous practiceswith modern Westerntechnologies orideologies. FrustrationSadnessBitternessIronyDisappointmentCriticismAngerLossAlienationSarcasmHopelessnessCondensing themain points orthemes of atext into ashorter form. Make Inference– Drawingconclusionsfrom clues inthe text. Culturaldisplacement –The sense ofbeing removed ordistanced fromone’s originalculture.Loss of identity –The theme oflosing one’scultural orpersonal identitydue to externalchanges.Environmentalchange – Thechanges to the landand environmentcaused bycolonisation andmoderndevelopment.Colonisation – Theimpact ofEuropeansettlement onIndigenousAustraliancultures. Tradition vs.Modernity – Thecontrast betweentraditionalIndigenous ways oflife and modern,Western influences.Contrast:The poem frequentlycontrasts traditionalIndigenous practiceswith modern Westerntechnologies orideologies. FrustrationSadnessBitternessIronyDisappointmentCriticismAngerLossAlienationSarcasmHopelessnessCondensing themain points orthemes of atext into ashorter form. 

THEMES & DEFINITIONS & FEELINGS - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Make Inference – Drawing conclusions from clues in the text.
  2. Cultural displacement – The sense of being removed or distanced from one’s original culture.
  3. Loss of identity – The theme of losing one’s cultural or personal identity due to external changes.
  4. Environmental change – The changes to the land and environment caused by colonisation and modern development.
  5. Colonisation – The impact of European settlement on Indigenous Australian cultures.
  6. Tradition vs. Modernity – The contrast between traditional Indigenous ways of life and modern, Western influences.
  7. Contrast: The poem frequently contrasts traditional Indigenous practices with modern Western technologies or ideologies.
  8. Frustration Sadness Bitterness Irony Disappointment Criticism Anger Loss Alienation Sarcasm Hopelessness
  9. Condensing the main points or themes of a text into a shorter form.