LOOKING+FOR+ALIBRANDI

=Looking for Alibrandi Webquest= Use the links below and complete the answers in your books

__Looking for Alibrandi__ by Melina Marchetta Before we read __Background__

PART A IMMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA Go to [|this] website and scroll down to The First New Australians – Southern Europeans:
 * 1) What countries did the first wave of immigrants to Australia come from?
 * 2) When did this happen?
 * 3) What were some of the hardships experienced? Go [|here] for extra information
 * 4) What names did the Australians call them

PART B REASONS FOR EMIGRATING Go [|here] to answer these questions
 * 1) Why did the Italians emigrate to Australia?
 * 2) What country did they use to emigrate to?

PART C THE WHITE AUSTRALIA POLICY Go [|here]
 * 1) What was the White Australia Policy?
 * 2) When was it introduced?
 * 3) When was it removed?

PART D ITALIAN INFLUENCE Go [|here] How have the Italians influenced Australian culture?

PART E AN ITALIAN MIGRANT'S STORY. Go [|here]


 * 1) What is her name?
 * 2) Why did she leave Italy
 * 3) When did her father emigrate?
 * 4) Did Maria see her grandparents again?
 * 5) What happened when she started school?
 * 6) What would people say to her mother when they were in the supermarket?
 * 7) What did Maria’s parents think of her going out with boys and friends?
 * 8) Why did Maria want her daughter to marry an Italian?

Go [|here] to read the stories of other Italian migrants

PART F About the Novel Go [|here]
 * 1) What is the name of the main character in this book?
 * 2) Who are the most important people in her life?
 * 3) What school does she go to?
 * 4) What year is she in?
 * 5) What time period does the novel cover?
 * 6) What three things cause her conflict in the story?

PART G Your family New Zealand is a land of migrants dating back from the time tangata whenua travelled across the Pacific form their island homes. Trace the story of your family's migration to New Zealand either from your own experience or by interviewing family members. From what part of the world did they emigrate, and when? Why did they come to NZ? Where did they live and what jobs did they do when they arrived? Do you have any stories of your family's migration?