Banjo Paterson and transport in the 1890s

English - Mulga Bill’s Bicycle

Ms Townsend

Keywords

A poet is a person who writes poetry.

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A bush ballad is a poem or song that tells a story about the bush.

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Notable means worthy of special attention.

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Learning to ride

Can you ride a bike? Do you remember learning? Draw a Y chart in your book and jot down what you remember.

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Brain Dump

1. Set a timer for 5 minutes.
2. Write down as much as you can remember about Banjo Paterson and transport in the 1890s.

Try and use the words poet, notable and ballad.

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Want more information?

BTN has a great video called ‘Banjo Birthday’. Ask a parent or carer to help you find it online.

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Wikipedia has some interesting pictures of transport found in the 1890s. Ask a parent or carer to help you by searching for the type of transport.

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Resume the video for feedback.

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Answers

Learning to ride

Can you ride a bike? Do you remember learning?

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Look like

Feel like

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wobbly, zig zagging, falling off,

helmet, grazed knees,

children

scary, glad to have someone helping, exciting, proud, freedom

squealing, you can do it, tyres on gravel, bell dinging, crashing

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