Vocabulary Activity

Human sliding scale

Explanation: The teacher begins with a yarning circle to acknowledge the confronting nature
of some of the terms, content, and examples, and to assess the students mental well-being
before undertaking the activity. The teacher then organises the students into groups of seven-
ten and provides each student with four pieces of A4 paper. These sheets of paper contain a
key vocabulary word, a definition of a key vocabulary word, a historical example, and a
human rights article. The pieces of paper that each student receives do not relate to each
other. The students will be required to work together to match the key vocabulary with the
correlating examples, definitions and human rights articles. After sticking the correct set of
papers together in a poster format, the students will have to arrange themselves into a human
sliding scale that graphs the severity of their terminology (which includes words such as:
massacre, genocide, treaty, trade, war etc.) from more peaceful at one end of the spectrum, to
more violent at the other end of the spectrum. After the students and teacher are satisfied with
their scale, the students will be asked to stick their posters on the classroom wall for future
reference.
 an instance of invading a
Invasion country or region with an
armed force.

Indigenous peoples shall not be forcibly

removed from their lands or territories.
No relocation shall take place without the
Sydney Cove free, prior and informed consent of the
indigenous peoples concerned and after
1788 agreement on just and fair compensation
and, where possible, with the option of
return.

Massacre The brutal slaughter of many

people

Risdon Cove Everyone has the right to

life, liberty and security of
1804 person
 Trade Buying, selling and swapping
materials

Indigenous peoples have the right

of self-determination. By virtue

Arnhem Land of that right they freely

determine their political status

18th Century and freely pursue their economic,

social and cultural development.

Battle A fight between two or more

groups of people

Kalkadoon Everyone has the right to

life, liberty and security of
1884 person
 War A long conflict between two
or more groups of people

Everyone has the right to

Hawkesbury Wars life, liberty and security of
person
1795-1816

Colonise settle among and establish

control over the Indigenous
people of an area

Indigenous peoples have the right to

maintain and strengthen their distinct

Australia
political, legal, economic, social and
cultural institutions, while retaining their
rights to participate fully, if they so
1788-2017 choose, in the political, economic, social
and cultural life of the State.
 Treaty An agreement between two
groups of people

Indigenous peoples have the right to the

recognition, observance and enforcement
of Treaties, Agreements and Other
No _ _ _ _ _ _ was Constructive Arrangements concluded
with States or their successors and to
ever signed in have States honour and respect such
Treaties, Agreements and other
Australia Constructive Arrangements.

Genocide The deliberate attempt to

destroy a whole nation or ethnic
group of people

Indigenous peoples have the collective

right to live in freedom, peace and

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security as distinct peoples and shall
not be subjected to any act of
genocide or any other act of violence,
The Black War including forcibly removing children of
the group to another group.