As a TAP applied learning opportunity, the Year 1/2 students are currently investigating narratives and how to come up with ideas for stories. Students were introduced to Great Ocean Ducks via a clip about ‘Australia’s Best Drives’ featuring Great Ocean Ducks and owners, Greg and Jodi Clarke. The Year 1/2 students then hosted Greg who described his background, the business, journalism and how to write a story around a problem with the aim of writing their own duck-based or farming community stories. Students learnt that Greg and Jodi started out with 30 ducks and now farm 2,000 Pekin and Aylesbery ducks aided by their Kelpie and Maremma dogs that keep the birds safe from predators including foxes. Greg explained that their goal was to rear happy, free range ducks that could eat grass, snails, worms, wheat, apples and strawberries whilst walking from the paddocks as that helps build flavor in the birds. The business has been profiled in the ‘Just Duck’ cook book and the birds are sold to top end restaurants in Melbourne. Greg explained that he always loved writing which lead to his role as a journalist in the Weekly Times and other publications whilst challenging students to write about what they know and to do lots of drafts of their work. Students got the message that the best stories are those that are different and interesting to an audience. Inspiring stories, thanks Greg! Comments are closed.
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