Traditions
Topic: Local and global connections: Chinese Australians
This is the student activity 1 of 6 of the People and places: Chinese Australians learning activity.
Task No. 1
Traditions
Chinese Costumes [album of drawings. ca. 1880's?]
Collectively view and discuss Source 2.
Each country has different cultures and traditions that people have strong connections to.
Observe
- What people and objects are shown?
- What are the people wearing?
- Is the image like anything you know?
Infer
- Why are the people dressed that way?
- What do you think they are doing?
- In what country is the setting?
Compare
- Students born in, or with family born in, China share Chinese cultural traditions they continue in Australia.
- Students from other countries also share their cultural traditions.