The document discusses major holidays celebrated in Australia, including New Year's Day, Australia Day, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, ANZAC Day, Queen's Birthday, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day. It provides background on the history and traditions associated with each holiday. The task is to propose changes to how one of these holidays is celebrated in Australia, such as making Australia Day commemorate Australian independence rather than the arrival of convicts. The proposal must be respectful of Australian culture and addressed to an appropriate Australian government or community figure.

1. G’day Mates! Take this chance to explore holidays celebrated in true Aussie fashion! The WebQuest !

7. Helpful Sources This site was created by an Australian and provides some direct insight to Australian holidays. http://www.convictcreations.com/culture/traditions.htm The following list of sites provides in depth descriptions of how each specific holiday is celebrated by Australians. The holidays which are listed are the most widely celebrated by all states and territories in Australia. http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/australia/australia-day http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/australia/new-year-day http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/australia/christmas-day http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/australia/boxing-day http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/australia/anzac-day http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/australia/queens-birthday http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/australia/good-friday http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/australia/easter-sunday A podcast created by yours truly. A site to help you decide who to address your proposal to. http://australia.gov.au/ And of course, one simply cannot leave out Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Australia

8. Evaluating Your Work 10 Student neatly types information necessary to complete the task. Creative visuals, decorations, or some other form of aesthetically pleasing creativity is added to the overall presentation of their material. Student neatly types or handwrites the information necessary to complete the task. No extra creativity is added to the way he/she chooses to display the information. Student either fails to put his/her idea in writing altogether, or does so in a sloppy, unclear manner of presentation. Presentation of Ideas & Creativity 40 Student completes the paper and clearly details who the proposal will be addressed to and why. He/she describes precisely how the changes will be made and how he/she feels that Australians will react. Student completes the paper portion of the task, however, it lacks detailed description of why the person the proposal is addressed to was chosen, how changes will be made, and how he/she feels that Australians will react. Student fails to complete this portion of the task and merely states in the proposal whom it should be addressed to. One-Page Paper 50 Student clearly selects one major holiday to alter. They make a valid proposal of changes to make to celebration rituals, dates, and offers historical support for these choices. Student does not deviate from Australian culture in making their alterations to the holiday. Student clearly selects a major holiday to offer alterations to. The proposal is valid and offers straightforward reasons why it should be changed, however a focus leans more towards Western values and traditions, losing sight of Australian culture. Student avoids the overall goal of the assignment, lacking the selection of one major holiday to offer alterations to. The proposal lacks focus and fails to offer substantial, valid points and reasons for the alteration of the holiday (s) he/she chooses to highlight. Also alterations lean too much towards Western values. The Proposal % Outstanding Satisfactory Unsatisfactory