Pick one tale and read it online.
Prepare a short summary of your tale.

Get in a group with classmates who picked different tales and share your findings. Present your tale and and take notes.

Here's a list of Dreamtime stories that explain the creation of different natural elements and animals.

• Aboriginal Stories of Australia, A.W. Reed, 1983.
• Australian Legendary Tales, Dreaming stories from the oral tradition of the Aboriginal people, collected from various tribes by K. Langloh Parker, 1896.
• More Australian Legendary Tales, K. Langloh Parker, 1898.
• Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence, Doris Pilkington (Nugi Garimara), 1996.
• Growing up Aboriginal in Australia, Anita Heiss, 2018.

Aboriginal tales are generally composed of specific elements, find them in your tale.

- Dreaming creatures / animals / characters;
- Natural elements (hills, mountains, rivers, etc.);
- A “dark” passage (about death or something violent, sad, etc.);
- A sense of morale (punishment for those who act wrong, consequences to bad actions);
- The appearance or creation of something thanks to a supernatural, magical or improbable explanation.

Spelling bee contest

In turns, ask your classmate to spell words from the unit. You can start with the following: Dreaming, tale, stars, rainbow, Aboriginal, character, dreamtime, story, moon, native, Indigenous, creature.