Bringing them home education module
Is that you Ruthie? by Ruth Hegarty
Teaching notes
Is that you Ruthie? is Ruth Hegarty’s personal story, including her arrival at Cherbourg Aboriginal Mission as a small child, her life as a dormitory girl and her experiences as a domestic sent out to work on a station homestead.
This teaching unit uses Ruth Hegarty’s award winning memoir as a starting point for students to develop a better understanding of the experiences of Indigenous children who were separated from their families. Included in the unit are a collection of worksheets which assist students in reading and responding to the text.
Resources
- Is that you Ruthie? by Ruth Hegarty.
Publication details
Is That You Ruthie? by Ruth Hegarty
Queensland University Press – http://www.uqp.uq.edu.au
Third Edition, 2003
ISBN: 0 7022 3415 X
Worksheets
- Worksheet 1
PDF - Worksheet 2 PDF
- Worksheet 3 PDF
- Worksheet 4 PDF
- Also available in
Word
Suggested answers
- There are no suggested answers for this activity.
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