indonesian_open FW: [asia-ednet] New text from Steve Tolbert: Surfing for Wayan and other stories
Wittman, Leonie
Leonie.Wittman at det.nsw.edu.au
Wed Feb 15 16:49:52 EST 2006
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You may be interested in the following excerpts from a message to Asia
EdNet.
Leonie
Leonie Wittman
Chief Learning Design Officer
Learning Design and Resource Development
Centre for Learning Innovation
NSW Department of Education and Training
51 Wentworth Road
Strathfield NSW 2135
Tel: 02 9715 8263
leonie.wittman at det.nsw.edu.au
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From: Kiernan, Jan [mailto:jan.kiernan at education.tas.gov.au]
Sent: Wednesday, 15 February 2006 02:17
To: Asia EdNet
Subject: [asia-ednet] New text from Steve Tolbert: Surfing for Wayan and
other stories
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Asia EdNet Discussion Group
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A new text from Steve to start off the year! And ideas for classroom
use too!!
Surfing for Wayan and other stories was published by Ginninderra Press
in February 2006. It includes seven stories, six unique settings, many
divergent themes and characters:
Seventeen-year old Joey returns to Bali in Surfing for Wayan. Once
terrified of surfboards, he's there to surf wild for four people,
including his brother killed in the 2002 Bali Bombing.
In Summits, Lhotse speaks by cell phone to her father who's dying in a
blizzard on Mount Everest. Three months later she walks up Nepal's
Everest Track to view that mountain and share her thoughts.
A young Afghan reflects on the event that spurred him into becoming a
suicide bomber in Remembering Nurila.
In Tunnelling Cu Chi a Tasmanian boy, a Vietnamese-Australian girl and
an American war veteran meet on a tour of Vietnam's infamous Cu Chi
Tunnels. Each is there to resolve their Vietnam War issues.
In Another Door a friendship develops between a panic-struck girl going
for her first driver's license and an old widower who's obliged to renew
his license annually.
During the bombing of Baghdad a young Iraqi-Australian boy struggles to
make sense of media headlines in the prize-winning Sandy Heads.
After his granddad dies in Fishing Manhattan, a boy learns that places
change and it's important to love what you have.
For readers aged 12 to 112.
Steve has also put together some ideas for working with high school
students.
Student extension ideas for the Surfing for Wayan anthology
Five of the seven stories deal with international themes that are highly
relevant and important to Australia and our region. From reading these
stories students can investigate such questions as:
* What is the purpose of terrorism?
* What motivates people to become terrorists?
* What is terrorism's effect on tourism? Is there anything that
can be done to counter those effects? If so, what?
* Close bonds often develop between people of different cultures.
Perhaps the prime example has been the close, long-standing bonds
between Australians and the Balinese. What factors (i.e.- friendship,
respect) promote the development of close bonds between people of
different cultures?
* One tragic fact of warfare is that its effects don't end when
the war ends (i.e. - post
trauma syndrome disorder). How can future generations be
affected by past wars?
SUGGESTION - Group work. Five groups.
1/ Each group to read either Surfing for Wayan, Summits, Remembering
Nurila, Tunnelling Cu Chi or Sandy Heads.
2/ Jigsaw activity? Share stories. Identify a major question for
investigation.
3/ Share findings in an appropriate format (i.e. - power point or
classroom displays (lessons to be learned from reading the stories,
maps, character studies, mock travel warnings [see
www.smarttraveller.gov.au <file:///\\www.smarttraveller.gov.au> ] /
newspaper reports / diary entries / tourist brochures). Possibility for
role-plays and/or debates (i.e. - the terrorists' point of view?).
- -
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1/ Surfing for Wayan -
BACKGROUND: Tim Hawkins, the 2002 Bali Bombing's only Tasmanian
fatality, was a school production student of mine in the 80s. After his
funeral I set about trying to write a story about the tragedy.
Bali was the most popular overseas destination for Australian tourists
before October 2002. They came for the surf and beaches, Balinese
culture, and the warm and friendly Balinese people. Surfing for Wayan
delves into each of these attractions. Note the closeness that develops
between Jacob, his father and Agung and his daughter. Note the love of
gamelan music and the use of prayer and cremation in the story.
GOING FURTHER:
- Do a Google search on Balinese culture. Find out more about
Balinese family life,
religion, arts and crafts and daily life. You might want to start
with these sites:
i/ www.alphalink.com.au/~grum/culture.html
<http://www.alphalink.com.au/~grum/culture.html%20>
ii/ www.indo.com/culture/culture.html
<http://www.indo.com/culture/culture.html%20>
1
- Research the 2002 Bali Bombing - what happened, where, the
casualties, the
aftermath. A good starting site is:
www.answers.com/topic/2002-bali-bombing
<file:///\\www.answers.com\topic\2002-bali-bombing>
- From the Jakarta Post.com - "Tourism plays an important role in the
development of a
a nation. It is not only a major contributor to a country's economy,
but it also is a
means to develop peace and understanding among people."
- Research the effects of the Bali Bombings (including 2005's) on
tourism. Some
relevant websites are:
i/ www.asiasource.org/news <http://www.asiasource.org/news%20>
ii/ www.baliblog.com/news/archives/001891.shtml/
<http://www.baliblog.com/news/archives/001891.shtml/%20>
iii/ www.thejakartapost.com/outlook/eco096.asp
<http://www.thejakartapost.com/outlook/eco096.asp%20>
iv/ www.thejakartapost.cm/special/ttb20_3.asp
<http://www.thejakartapost.cm/special/ttb20_3.asp%20>
- Research Jemaah Islamiah in Bali. A good site is:
http://cfrterrorism.org/groups/jemaah.html
<http://cfrterrorism.org/groups/jemaah.html>
- Further reading: Check the library and read Warren Flynn's Escaping
Paradise.
Cheers
Jan
Jan Kiernan
State Advisor, Asia Education Foundation
GPO Box 919 Hobart TAS 7001
Ph 03 6233 7938 Fax 03 6233 6983
Email: Jan.Kiernan at education.tas.gov.au
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