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Benjiro loves being an Australian citizen and he fondly remembers the day he participated in an Australian citizenship ceremony. One of the privileges of being an Australian citizen is that you can apply for an Australian passport. Benjiro Bear, now an Australian citizen, joins his friends Tilly Bilby and Pledge Platypus as they discuss the advantages of having an Australian passport. Being an Australian citizen shows everyone that you are a full and formal member of the Australian community. It is a great feeling to know that you are ofcially an Australian citizen. Celebrate Australian Citizenship Day at your school!

The Australian Citizenship Day website has some fantastic interactive fun. How well do you know the privileges and responsibilities of being an Australian citizen? We hope you enjoy the humorous animations of the Australian citizenship characters - Tilly, Pledge and Benjiro.

www.citizenship.gov.au/resources/students

Fact or Fiction? What are the privileges and responsibilities of being an Australian citizen? Begin with Level 1 and then move on to Level 2. Watch Tilly Bilby bowl, Pledge Platypus wicket keep and big Benjiro Bear hit a ball for six!

This is a multiple choice quiz with a twist. Discover what you know about Australian citizenship and when you have completed the quiz, help Tilly Bilby break the piata wide open!

Australia needs good Australian citizens how well do you measure up? This Australian citizenship multiple choice interactive will test your knowledge. At the end join Tilly, Pledge and Benjiro for a photoshoot outside Parliament House.

Join Tilly and Pledge at the beach and enjoy this great Aussie quiz. You decide whether the answers are true or false. Enjoy the sight and sound of the waves washing up on the beach!

Check out the interactive Australian citizenship crossword and test your knowledge of Australia. Completing a crossword online has never been so much fun!

Meet two people who have become Australian citizens.

Have you ever thought about what being Australian means to you? Heres what two new citizens have to say about being Australian:

Damien Leith, who was born in Ireland, won the hearts of Australian television viewers and was voted winner of Australian Idol 2006. As part of Australia Day 2007 celebrations in Canberra, Damien performed his hit single Night of my Life for a crowd of 35,000 people at Parliament House and a television audience of more than one million but they were in for one more special treat, when Damien became an Australian citizen. Im extremely proud and, to be honest, also extremely humbled. Its a bit overwhelming to come here from Ireland and to be taken in so kindly by Australia, Damien said. I am absolutely honoured and privileged to become an Australian citizen today.

Wayne Friedman was born in South Africa and moved to Australia with his family in 1996. When Wayne started school in Australia he made his rst friend because one of the students he met said to him, You can be my friend if you will barrack for Essendon. Wayne agreed and to date he still follows Essendon. He was excited to meet some Essendon greats when his familys recent citizenship ceremony was held at the Essendon Football Clubs Hall of Fame. Wayne is a very talented basketball player and was recently invited to represent Australia in a tournament in the United States of America. What an achievement! We hope to hear many success stories about Waynes basketball career in the future.

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Why are they important to Tilly, Pledge and Benjiro?

Tilly Bilby thinks Australian citizenship is important because: it helps build our nation it gives all Australians a shared identity although Australians come from all over the world, Australian citizenship unites us as a people and a nation it allows migrants to feel welcome and become full members of our Australian community.

Pledge Platypus knows that Australian citizens are able to: live in Australia apply for an Australian passport and leave and re-enter Australia without applying for a resident return visa vote to help elect Australias governments nominate for election to parliament seek assistance from Australias diplomatic representatives while overseas apply for a job in the defence forces work in the public service register children born overseas as Australian citizens by descent. In return, Australian citizens are required to: obey Australias laws enrol on federal and state/territory electoral registers vote in elections serve on a jury, if called upon to do so defend Australia, should the need arise.

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Benjiro Bear is so proud to be an Australian citizen and share all the responsibilities and privileges of other Australians. He is also a valued member of his community. Did you know that last year 103 350 people from more than 175 countries became Australian citizens at ceremonies held around Australia? Since Australian citizenship was introduced on Australia Day 1949, more than four million people have become Australian citizens. Australian citizenship ceremonies are very important occasions for those who have chosen Australia as their new home.

You and your students will have loads of fun!

On the following pages you will find some lesson and classroom activity ideas that link to the Statements of Learning for Civics and Citizenship and are presented cross-curriculum in line with the Key Learning Areas. For more information go to

www.civicsandcitizenship.edu.au and www.curriculum.edu.au

Go to www.citizenship.gov.au/resources to access the black-line versions of this teaching resource, designed specically for quick download and reduced toner use!

On the website you will nd ve Australian Citizenship Day interactives that your students are certain to enjoy as they explore the privileges and responsibilities of being an Australian citizen. Go to www.citizenship.gov.au/resources/students

Role-playing an Australian citizenship ceremony is an ideal way to engage your whole class in a citizenship activity. A print-friendly version of the role-play guidelines for teachers is available from the website www.citizenship.gov.au/resources/teachers or by calling the Citizenship Information Line 131 880 The guidelines give you all the information you need to conduct a classroom Australian citizenship ceremony.

Australian citizenship products, including posters, balloons, bookmarks, CDs containing resource material and the interactives, and Australian citizenship af rmation kits, can be ordered free of charge on the citizenship website www.citizenship.gov.au/resources

Solutions to the Australian Citizenship Day 2007 student activities

4. a) Democracy, b) Privileges, c) Laws, d) Ceremony, e) Passport 5. a) Parliament, b) Defence, c) Australian, d) Secure, e) Citizenship 6. What a privilege it is to be an Australian citizen and to call Australia home!

Students will:
discover the privileges and responsibilities of being an Australian citizen. appreciate the benets of celebrating Australian Citizenship Day in September 2007.

Research the rst Australian citizenship ceremony conducted in Australia. Where and when was it held? Write a paragraph about what happened at that major event.

As a class activity, role-play an Australian citizenship ceremony. (Details can be found on the previous page). Students to complete the Australian Citizenship Day 2007 student activity sheet (found on the next page.) Why not use questions 1 and 2 as a basis for class discussion? Were you born in Australia, and automatically became an Australian citizen? Were you or your family born overseas and have chosen to become Australian citizens? Why not interview a student in your class, or someone you know, who has become an Australian citizen, and write the story of why they became an Australian citizen and what they enjoy most about being an Australian and living in Australia?

Create a collage of pictures from magazines and newspapers that depict Australians being good Australian citizens and contributing to our society in a positive way.

As a class, decide what is going to be your class or schools of cial Australian Citizenship Day Great Aussie Sporting Activity. Spend some time playing that game as part of your Australian Citizenship Day activities.

Research the privileges and responsibilities of being a citizen of another country in the world. Many towns and places in Australia have names that come from Indigenous or other languages. Investigate some of these names in your local area. What do they mean?

Conduct a survey (include family members too) to discover how many students and/or their families were born overseas and have become Australian citizens, and how many were born in Australia. Graph the results.

For more Australian Citizenship Day lesson and activity ideas and downloadable and printable student activity sheets, visit the website

www.citizenship.gov.au/resources
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www.citizenship.gov.au/resources/students
Why is it important for everyone to try to be good Australian citizens? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ What is one thing a person can do to be a good Australian citizen? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Find the dictionary meanings for these words and then use the words in a short sentence. a) Privilege: b) Responsibility: c) Respect: d) Citizen: e) Democracy: _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________

Unjumble the letters below and write the correct word in the spaces provided. a) E O R C D M C A Y b) R V E L G I S P I E c) A S L W d) E E O Y C R M N e) A S O T P S P R D __ __ __ C __ __ __ __ P __ __ __ __ L __ __ __ __ L __ W __ C __ __ __ M __ __ __ P __ __ __ P __ __ __

Fill in the gaps in these words to complete them. a) P __ R L __ A __ E __ T b) __ E __ E N __ E c) A __ S T __ A __ I __ N d) __ E __ U __ E e) C __ T I __ E N __ H I __ Complete the following sentence by filling in the gaps. What a p ___________ it is to be an A ______________ citizen and to call Australia h________!
Solutions to activities can be found on page 5.

We would appreciate your feedback on the Australian Citizenship Day Teaching Resources, to help improve them for the future.
Teachers who complete this quick (voluntary) survey will receive a FREE CLASS SET OF AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP DAY CHARACTER STICKERS. We would also be delighted to receive photographs of your Australian Citizenship Day activities. Be sure to include your contact details and return address to receive a FREE CLASS SET OF AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP DAY RULERS for your students. We may also use these details in the future to ask whether you would consent to the photos being used to promote Australian citizenship. This feedback form is also available on the website. Please send or fax the form to: Director, Citizenship Promotion Section Department of Immigration and Citizenship PO Box 25, BELCONNEN ACT 2616 Fax: (02) 6264 4528 Title _____ First Name _____________________ Surname __________________________________ Year Level/s Taught _________________________ School Name ______________________________ Street _____________________________________ Suburb ____________________________________ State _____ Postcode _____________________ Email _____________________________________

Yes No 1. Did you celebrate Australian Citizenship Day at your school? If yes, please describe how. _______________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Did you nd the Australian Citizenship Day Teaching Resource useful for classroom learning activities? Yes No Comment ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Did you visit the Australian citizenship website to assist with your lesson planning? Yes No If yes, what did you nd most useful on the website? _______________________________________________________________________________________ Yes No 4. Did your students access the Australian citizenship website during school time? 5. Did your students access the Australian citizenship interactives? Yes No Comments _____________________________________________________________________________ 6. Did your students enjoy the interactives? Yes No Why or why not? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Would you prefer the majority of the Teaching Resource material to be printed, or on the website, and why? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 8. In what ways did the Teaching Resource help you to involve your students in Australian Citizenship Day events? (please tick as applicable) Ideas for Australian Citizenship Day events Ideas for lessons Ideas for activities Information about Australian citizenship Other (please describe) _______________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Did the citizenship characters help make learning about citizenship fun for your students? Yes No 10. Do you have any suggestions as to how the Teaching Resource could be improved for future years? _______________________________________________________________________________________

Thank you for your time.

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