Researching Black Saturday |  |
Useful Links:
Here are some useful links to help you get started with your research. If you click on the addresses they will take you to the website.
Encyclopedia Britannica: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1575125/The-Australian-Black-Saturday-Bushfires-of-2009-Year-In-Review-2009 ?temp-new-window-replacement=true
The next website is outstanding as it has a great deal of information but also has videos of those involved which will be useful for writing your interviews.
ABC Bushfire Community: www.abc.net.au/innovation/blacksaturday
Rather than just relying on the internet also interview people in the local community to find out about the events of Black Saturday.
A useful resource: This is an edited clip taken from an BTN documentary about the events and causes of Black Saturday. |
Organising your thinking. As you will be reading lots of different information about the events of Black Saturday you will need to organise the information you want to use. A useful way of doing this is by using the Lotus diagram graphic organiser. The adjacent picture is a link to a blank template and the website link below will take you to a completed example and provide an explanation of how the graphic organiser can be used. Link to the completed example and explanation of how to use the Lotus Diagram. Click on the picture of the lotus diagram to access a blank copy.
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Now that you have researched Black Saturday and organised your thinking click on Captain Koala. He will take you to the next page which will explain how to structure your newspaper report. |  |
