Engaging and relevant. This is the essence of my teaching and learning resources. You'll find a wealth of History, Agricultural Technology, Retail Services, Aboriginal Studies and more.
Engaging and relevant. This is the essence of my teaching and learning resources. You'll find a wealth of History, Agricultural Technology, Retail Services, Aboriginal Studies and more.
This is a source-based homework task to support student understanding of the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. It can be taught as part of:
Stage 5
Depth Study 4: Rights & Freedoms 1945-Present (as background stimulus)
Depth Study 6: School Developed Topic - The Great Depression
It can also be used to support student understanding of:
Stage 5 Aboriginal Studies - Topic 9: Aboriginal interaction with legal & political systems
Stage 6 Aboriginal Studies - Preliminary course Part II - Heritage & Identity
Students analyse a variety of primary and secondary written and visual sources to gain an understanding of the causes and effects of the 1938 Day of Mourning - a public recognition of the damage that European invasion of Australia had on the indigenous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia. It was timed to coincide with the non-Aboriginal celebration of 150 years since the British set foot on the shores of Botany Bay and claimed the land for the British Crown. But would non-Aboriginal Australians get the message?
This package includes:
+ Program for unit of work
+ Powerpoint - Charles Perkins and the Freedom Rides
+ Powerpoint - The Stolen Generation
+ Newspaper front page - National shame as UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples rejected by Australia!
+ Video worksheet - First Australians Episode 6: A Fair Deal for a Dark Race
+ Video worksheet - First Australians Episode 7: We Are no Longer Shadows
+ Video worksheet - UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
+ Source Analysis - What was the impact of the 1965 Freedom Rides
+ Source Analysis - What did the 1967 Referendum Actually Achieve?
+ Source Analysis - What really happened at the Kinchela Boys Home?
+ Source Analysis - Why did Aboriginal people set up a Tent Embassy in 1972?
+ Source Analysis - What were the causes and effects of the 1938 Day of Mourning?
+ Source Analysis - Why did the Gurindji people walk off the Wave Hill Pastoral Station in 1966?
+ Worksheet - Historical Perspectives: The Stolen Generation
+ Mix and match activity - Key words and concepts
+ Word Search - Aboriginal Rights and Freedoms
+ Mind map: Rights of the Child
+ Literacy activity: Assimilation
+ Sequence the events
+ 3 Cloze activities
+ Walk in his/her shoes - empathetic task
This is a source-based homework task to support student understanding of the History Australian National Curriculum
Stage 5
Depth Study 4: Rights and Freedoms (1945-present).
Students examine a variety of source-based materials to understand the events of the Coniston Massacre of Aboriginal people in 1928, the causes, main characters and the Government Inquiry that followed reports of the incident. The resource can also be used to support the Stage 5 Aboriginal Studies and Stage 6 Aboriginal Studies syllabuses.
Analysis of the song, I Am Australian by Bruce Woodley and Dobe Newton. Designed for Stage 3 students studying the topic The Australian Colonies. NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Activities include analysis of the song to identify references to Australian geography, famous people and history. Students must then use the structure of the song to write a verse about Australia in the 1800s.
Unit of work on Craig Silvey’s novel, Jasper Jones. The unit is designed for Stage 5 students of the *NSW English K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.*This bundle includes:
Metalanguage mix and match
Activities for Chapters 1-3
Activities for Chapters 4-6
Activities for Chapters 7-9
Character profile: Charlie Bucktin
Character profile: Jasper Jones
Character profile: Jeffrey Lu
Character profile: Eliza Wishart
Character profile: Mad Jack Lionel
Character profile: Ruth Bucktin
Character profile: Wesley Bucktin
Word search
Newspaper article -Secrets and shame of a small town: Jasper Jones first review
Mise-en scène
Context
Analysis of book covers
Intertextuality and Jasper Jones
Comparative texts: Jasper Jones and To Kill a Mockingbird
Crossword
Sequence the events
Frame story and mise-en abyme
Who said quotations activity
True or false revision activity
Textual codes and conventions
Motif and Jasper Jones
Crack the Code revision activity
Book review: The Age
This activity is an analysis of a map showing changes to the Australian colonies 1788-1900 and is a background to the events leading to the Federation of the Australian colonies into one nation on January 1, 1901.
This Powerpoint presentation examines aspects of Nazi ideology that impacted on their treatment of Jewish people. These ideologies include:
Lebensraum – Provide living space for the German people by expanding into nearby countries
Racial purity – There is a hierarchy of “races” or ethnic groups and some races are more valuable than others.
Authoritarianism - The Nazis believed in the virtues of strong government and extensive state power. Decisions were made by a powerful leader (fuhrer).
Building a community - Germans believed that everyone should unite and work together to build a people’s community (Volksgemeinschaft).
Totalitarianism - The Nazi government tried to control all aspects of public and private life.
Militarism - Government or people that a country should maintain strong armed forces and be prepared to use them.
Propaganda – The Nazis used every means possible to convince the people that their way of thinking was the only correct way.
Economic sovereignty – The entire national economy supported Nazi aims and beliefs, from employment to business and industry.
Much has been written of the 1838 Myall Creek Massacre of Kamilaroi people by European settlers in New England NSW. But how did people at the time respond to news of the event? What are the responses now? How have people responded when they learned that their ancestors were perpetrators or victims of the event? This source-based homework task supports student understanding of the outcomes in the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum
Stage 5
Depth Study 1: The Making of the Modern World
The Industrial Revolution/Australia in the 1800s
Students examine a range of primary and secondary, visual and written resources to discover the background to the Myall Creek Massacre, the event, and the aftermath. The activity concludes with an examination of responses to the event today. Students then explore some of the values of social responsibility: coming to terms with wrongdoing by and against our ancestors and the appropriateness of forgiving/apologising for these wrongdoings. Thought-provoking concepts that will generate plenty of discussion and engagement.
Alexander victory at Issus was more about good fortune, good luck and being a popular military leader who could talk his men around. This homework task is to support student understanding of the NSW Ancient History syllabus
Higher School Certificate course
Part III - Personalities in their Times
Option H - Alexander the Great
Students analyse a variety of primary and secondary, visual and written sources to determine why Alexander the Great was successful at the Battle of Issus in 333 BCE. Bravado and popularity certainly count for a lot!
This worksheet accompanies the video, Prisoner Number A26188 - Henia Bryer. This is a well-structured narrative of the life of Henia Bryer, a child prisoner in the Radom Ghetto, Majdanek Concentration Camp, death march to Germany and inmate at Bergen-Belsen. Henia quietly talks about all she saw, smelt and heard in all these places. She takes the viewer on the journey with her. This is an excellent video for teenagers. This worksheet focuses student's attention on the issues in the film.
In 1966 Vincent Lingiari, a Gurindji Elder led his people in imposing a strike on any work at the Vestey's Company property, Wave Hill Pastoral Station. The initial concerns were extremely poor wages and living conditions. The case developed into a legal case on Native Title. The Gurindji people wanted back their land. It was a case of traditional law vs. Australian law. This source-based activity is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.
Stage 5
Depth Study 4: Rights and Freedoms.
This activity asks students to interpret history through the actions, values, attitudes and motives of the Nazis and the Jewish citizens of Europe. Students must examine the competing world views of National Socialism and Judaism so that they can understand the actions and responses of both persecutor and persecuted.
Unit of work on Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel, Persepolis. Designed for students of the NSW English Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.
Includes:
+ Iran-Iraq War activity
+ Worksheet 1: The Veil
+ Worksheet 2: The Bicycle
+ Worksheet 3: The Water Cell
+ Worksheet 4: Persepolis
+ Worksheet 5: The Letter
+ Worksheet 6: The Party
+ Worksheet 7: The Heroes
+ Worksheet 8: Moscow
+ Worksheet 9: The Sheep
+ Worksheet 10: The Trip
+ Worksheet 11: The F-14s
+ Worksheet 12: The Jewels
+ Worksheet 13: The Key
+ Worksheet 14: The Wine
+ Worksheet 15: The Cigarette
+ Worksheet 16: The Passport
+ Worksheet 17: Kim Wilde
+ Worksheet 18: The Shabbat
+ Worksheet 19: The Dowry
+ The Iranian Hostage Crisis activity
+ The Iranian Revolution activity
+ Persepolis Word Search
+ What were the experiences of child soldiers in the Iran-Iraq War? Source-based activity
+ Character profile - Marjane
+ Character profile - Grandmother
+ Character profile - Mr Ebi Satrapi
+ Character profile - Mrs Taji Satrapi
+ Character profile - Uncle Anoosh
+ Analysis of film stills
Crossword
Metalanguage
Video: The Man who Changed the World
Worksheet for video: The Man who Changed the World
This unit of work is designed for students of the NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.
Preliminary course
Investigating Ancient History – Case Studies
List A: Case studies from Egypt, Greece, Rome, Celtic Europe
A8: The Celts
This bundle includes:
+ Did the Celts practice human sacrifice?
+ What do the remains at Maiden Castle tell us about Celtic society?
+ What do we know of Celtic society during the Urnfield Culture period?
+ What was the role of women in Celtic society?
+ How important was agriculture to the Celtic economy?
+ What do the finds at the Heuneburg hillfort tell us of Celtic society?
+ Did Celtic housing differ according to wealth and location?
+ The Celts. Blood, Iron and Sacrifice. Episode 1. Worksheet
+ The Celts. Episode 1 - In the Beginning. Worksheet
+ The Celts. Episode 2 - Heroes in Defeat. Worksheet
+ The Celts. Episode 3 - The Sacred Groves
+ Bru Na Boinne - Powerpoint presentation
+ Lindow Man - Powerpoint presentation
+ Celtic Society Word Search
+ Assessment task
+ 3 Primary sources: Celtic Society
+ 3 Cloze Activities: Celtic Society
+ Celtic Society terms and concepts
+ Exposition
Magazine article: Rome’s forgotten battle
Newspaper article: A Greek Treasure in France
Ezine article: Hochdorf Princely Seat
Newspaper article: Cultures of the Celts, Revisited
A day in the life of an ancient Celtic druid & worksheet
John Schumann's 'I Was Only 19' gives a narrative of a 19-year old conscript in the Australian Army in 1968-69, at the time of the Vietnam War. The song describes selection, training, experiences in Vietnam and reflections on the war after his return. The terms and concepts in the song are explained and are followed by a set of activities. The set of activities includes:
1. What did you learn about the experiences of Anzac soldiers at Gallipoli and after the war?
2. How did the song make feel? Why?
3. How does John Schumann use language and tone to help you feel this way?
4. Is the song for or against war? Why?
Unit of work on Allan Baillie’s novel, Little Brother. The unit is designed for Stage 3 students of the NSW English K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Resources in this package include:
Activities for Chapters 1-6
Activities for Chapters 7-12
Activities for Chapters 13-19
Magazine article: The world can be doing more for refugees
Ezine article: How we can help refugee kids in Australia to thrive
Word Search
Metalanguage mix and match
Who Said? Quotes activity
Video: What does it mean to be a refugee?
Worksheet for video: What does it mean to be a refugee?
Video: Horror Humanem est - The Khmer Rouge
Worksheet for video: Horror Humanem est - The Khmer Rouge
Video: Syrian Refugee Children
Worksheet for video: Syrian Refugee Children
Video: Thailand/Cambodia refugees flood into Thailand
Worksheet for video: Thailand/Cambodia refugees flood into Thailand
Video: Death of a Nation: The Khmer Rouge’s Cambodia
Worksheet for video: Death of a Nation: The Khmer Rouge’s Cambodia
Video: A Place in the Sand. Life inside the world’s largest refugee camp
Worksheet for video: A Place in the Sand. Life inside the world’s largest refugee camp
Sequence the events
Crossword
True or false revision activity
Analysis of book covers
Intertextuality and Little Brother whole lesson
3 Cloze activities
Narrative assessment task
Crack the Code revision activity
Analysis of visual image: Diavata Refugee Camp, Greece (2016)
Who am I? Revision activity
Motif: Repeating Patterns
Unit of work on Madeleine L’Engle’s novel, A Wrinkle in Time. This bundle includes:
Activities for Chapters 1-6
Activities for Chapters 7-12
Metalanguage mix and match
Sequence the Events activity
Word Search
3 Cloze activities
Crossword
Crack the Code revision activity
True or false revision activity
Who said? quotes activity
Powerpoint presentation
Textual codes and conventions
This episode of First Australians focuses on understanding the British Colony of Van Diemen's Land/Tasmania through the eyes of Truganninni, a woman of the Oyster Bay Nation and George Augustus Robinson, Chief Protector of the Aborigines. The video looks at the Black War, the Black Line and bounties placed on the heads of Aboriginal peoples, various missions/settlements, the impact of European disease and harsh treatment by European settlers. This film is a great example of Contact History in all its forms. The resource includes a worksheet and answers.
Worksheet to accompany the BBC documentary, Pompeii. The last day. The video gives an excellent outline of how each stage of the explosion of Mount Vesuvius affected the people of Pompeii and Herculaneum. It creates a narrative by using the forensic remains to build a possible scenario about who the person may have been and their life in Pompeii. This worksheet is part of a unit of work,* Core Study: Cities of Vesuvius. Pompeii and Herculaneum*. Higher School Certificate course. NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.
This unit of work meets the requirements of: Stage 5 History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum
Depth Study 2: Australia and Asia
2a: Making a Nation. Australia 1900-1914
This bundle includes:
Program: Making a Nation. Australia 1900-1914
Mapping activity: The Australian colonies
Sequencing and explanation
Assessment task
Terms and concepts
Activity: City occupations 1900-1914
Video: Australia’s Federation (BTN)
Worksheet for video: Australia’s Federation (BTN)
Puzzles: Crossword and Word Search
Cloze activity: Federation
Activity: Characteristics of Australian Country Life 1900-1914
Puzzle: Crack the Code
Deconstructing a visual image: Shearing the Rams
Extended writing activity: Empathetic activity
Video: Constructing Australia. Pipe Dreams
Worksheet for video: Constructing Australia. Pipe Dreams
Source-based activity: How innovative was the social legislation 1900-1914?
Source-based activity: How popular was the Immigration Restriction Act?
Source-based activity: How significant was the Harvester Judgment?
Source-based activity: Were the South Sea Islander People slaves or guest workers?
Source-based activity: What were the consequences of the Constitution Act for Aboriginal peoples?
Source-based activity: Why did Australians fight in the Second Anglo-Boer War?
Video: From sheep to chardonnay
Worksheet for video: From sheep to chardonnay