Civics and Citizenship: Resources

Don't forget that you can ask the Virtual Librarian (resources.mhs.vic.edu.au/library/index.htm) on the MHS Library homepage for help with resources that are difficult to locate.

Glossary
Need help with political terms? Look here.

Economics Civics and Citizenship: Victorian Essential Learning Standards Levels 5 & 6. Wilston (Qld), Farr Books, 2005. (TRef 330 KLE) Includes a CD-Rom with list of URLs for a range of community organisations.

Forrestal, Peter. The Active Look It Up! 2nd ed. Southbank (Vic.) Thomson Thomson Learning, 2005. Chapters 5 and 8: Formats for Talking includes: giving a talk; working in small groups; interviews, etc.

Australia Day Honours recipients — daily & local newspapers
e.g. White, Natalie. “Dedicated locals our top citizens”, Progress Press. 30th January 2007, pp. 8-9.

Interviewers such as David Parkinson and Andrew Denton exemplify good interview techniques. Other examples of ABC interviews can be found at:
www.mediaman.com.au/interviews.html
www.mediaman.com.au/multimedia.html

Bookings for overnight loan of the library's tape recorders will need to be made well in advance.

Citizenship www.citizenship.gov.au includes discussion paper
National Museum on Immigration www.nma.gov.au
Making Multicultural Australia www.multiculturalaustralia.edu.au
Aust. Dept. Immigration andCitizenship www.immi.gov.au
Documenting a democracy www.foundingdocs.gov.au
Australian Nationality Law www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_nationality_law
Civics and citizenship www.australia.gov.au/43
Education website http://www.civicsandcitizenship.edu.au/cce/

Research, Planning, Organising information
Making a difference CD http://resources.mhs.vic.edu.au/library/mad/index.htm
An interactive guide to the research process http://resources.mhs.vic.edu.au/library/infoproc/index.htm
Researching Together
http://resources.mhs.vic.edu.au/library/rtg/index.htm

Downloads for planning, concept maps, etc.
Concept Maps
Research Process Checklist
Checklist for keeping you on track

Getting Started

http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia for links to Australian government & parliamentary sites.
Victoria online www.vic.gov.au linking to state and local government sites.
Yellow Pages www.yellowpages.com.au
White Pages http://www.whitepages.com.au/
Victorian Community Association of Victoria
http://home.vicnet.net.au/sitemap
It's an Honour: Australia celebrating Australians http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/index.cfm You can search for Honour recipients by locality.

Working in Groups

Building blocks for teams http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/teams/student/
This site includes: how can the team get organised and stay on track; tips for effective communication; conflict resolution tips; what happens if a team member isn't doing his or her part.
Working in groups http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/processes/group/

Oral History Interview — Brigidine College Library:
http://www.brigidine.qld.edu.au/Library/Oral_History.htm
Interview techniques:
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/processguides/interviewing.html
Poynter Online www.poynter.org/ Searchable database of information for journalists and students of journalism.
Mediaman (ABC) www.mediaman.com.au/interviews.html and www.mediaman.com.au/multimedia.html A large collection of print, radio and video interviews.