Thread:Esh260group/@comment-17828942-20131002075350/@comment-17828942-20131006072905

Hey Melanie and everyone!

Thanks for your suggestions. I will doublecheck my wording against the museum's unit to ensure there are differences. I agree that it is probably best to reference it early in the piece seeing as some questioning and ideas were sourced from the program. The Museum was interesting. I took my 8 year old daughter and there was some school holiday activities on, so she was excited to be able to make masks and Vietnamese lanterns! She was fascinated by the long replica of the inside of a ship that showed how some people would have had to travel to other countries, showing the differences between 'steerage' and second-class.

There was an older photo of a family standing at the airport awaiting travel to their new country. I was wondering if this could be used as our artefact, and integrated perhaps with the introduction of the topic. The luggage they had with them, the family members present and the expressions on their faces could all, at some point, be discussed during the unit. There were two suitcases on display - one a modern one and one an antique timber style. I thought a photo of these could also have made a relevant artefact, but unfortunately the glass display cabinet kept reflecting light into my photos, so they didn't turn out well.

I have attached some of the photos I took, including the family at the airport. Let me know what you all think.