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.
Worksheet and answers to the outstanding The Armchair Historian 18-minute animated documentary, Modern Trench Warfare. The Iran-Iraq War. The video is an engaging examination of causes, events and consequences of the war. It covers military operations, weaponry and international alliances that enabled the war to continue for too many years, leaving countries and people broken. The mounting numbers of dead and injured are too large to be fathomable. An excellent resource for the teaching of National Studies: Option H: Iran 1945-1989 - NSW Modern History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.
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 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 worksheet supports the History Australian National Curriculum Syllabus
Stage 4
Depth Study 6: Expanding Contacts
(d) Aboriginal and Indigenous Peoples, Colonisation and Contact History.
It guides students in describing and assessing the importance of land use and ownership by Aboriginal people and Europeans in the 1800s and investigates whether conflicting views were just about ethnic traditions or about these many other factors.
Worksheet and answers to accompany the documentary, Hitler. The Rise & Fall. Episode 1: The Opportunist. The documentary covers Hitler’s family background, life in Austria, World War 1, joining the German Workers Party, the 1923 Munich Beer Hall Putsch, imprisonment and the early years of the National Socialist German Workers Party.
This is a unit of work for Stage 6 Higher School Certificate students, NSW Modern History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Part II - National Studies - Option G. Iran 1945-1989.
Terms and concepts
Video: 444 Days. Iran’s Hostage Crisis
Worksheet for video:444 Days. Iran’s Hostage Crisis
Video: The Last Shah
Worksheet for video: The Last Shah
Worksheet for video: Argo
Worksheet for video: Crash Course World History. The Iranian Revolutions
Video: Crash Course World History. The Iranian Revolutions
Worksheet for video: I Knew Khomeini
Video: I Knew Khomeini
Worksheet for video: The Man who Changed the World
Video: The Man who Changed the World
Worksheet for video: Modern Trench Warfare. The Iran-Iraq War
Video: Modern Trench Warfare: The Iran-Iraq War
Magazine article: Khomeini the Unwavering Spiritual Leader
Extended writing: Empathetic task
Revision: Who am I?
Activity: Sequence the events
3 Primary Source Analyses
3 Cloze activities
Word search
Comprehension: The Iranian Revolution
Comprehension: The Iranian Hostage Crisis
Source-based activity: How did SAVAK contribute to public discontent against the Shah?
Source-based activity: What was the immediate impact of Khomeini’s return to Iran?
Source-based activity: What was the impact of World War II on Iran?
Source-based activity: What were the aims of the White Revolution?
Source-based activity: What were the causes of the 1979 Revolution?
Source-based activity: What were the experiences of child soldiers in the Iran-Iraq War?
Source-based activity: Who set fire to the Rex Cinema, Abadan in 1978? What were the effects of the tragedy?
Source-based activity: Why did Iraq invade Iran on September 22, 1980?
Source-based activity: Why did Mosaddeq nationalize the oil industry in 1951?
Source-based activity: Why did students occupy the U.S. embassy on November 4, 1979?
Source-based activity: Why did the Iranian government suppress Tudeh from 1953?
Source-based activity: Why were so many Iranians anti-American in 1979?
Source-based activity: What was the impact of reforms on Iranian society & culture, 1979-1989?
Source-based activity: How did the Islamic Republic use state violence and coercion to maintain control, 1979-1989?
Source-based activity: How important was the oil industry to Iran’s economy, 1945-1989?
Newspaper article: Pahlavi fortune a staggering sum
Ezine article: Life in Iran under the Shah and now
Extended writing activity: Information report
Revision: True or false?
Mapping activity
Crack the Code revision activity
Crossword
Deconstructing a visual image: Revolutionary wall poster
Who said quotations activity
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
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
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.
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 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 is a source-based homework task to support student understanding of the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum
Stage 5
Depth Study 6 - School Developed Topic: Australia in the Vietnam War Era
Students analyse a range of primary and secondary, written and visual sources to decide how attitudes towards Australian Vietnam veterans changed after the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. Efforts to improve public perceptions and to improve their own political power and wellbeing lay in the hands of the veterans themselves. A real historical case study in going from zero to hero.
Unit of work on Ruth Park’s novel, Playing Beatie Bow. Bundle includes:
+ Analyses of book covers
+ Chapter questions
+ Genre: Historical fiction
+ Description task
+ Sequence the events
+ Who am I?/True or false activities
+ Crack the Code activity
+ Word search
+ Acrostic poem/Mix and match activities
+ Design a book cover
+ Metaphors
+ Describing the world of the past
+ Female character profiles
+ Male character profiles
+ Who said?/Write a description
+ Harrington Street Ragged School
+ Themes
+ Changing fashion descriptive writing task
+ Translate the statements activity
+ Examine a passage
Crossword
Metalanguage
True or False revision activity
The National Service Act laid the path to the conscription of young men. They were selected by ballot, drawn publically on television. Men were then issued a letter to appear at specific army camps in each state. They then undertook training and were given a choice of whether they wished to go to Vietnam. For those who did, their training was of limited impact when the realities of war emerged. This source-based task is designed for students of the NSW Modern History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.
Higher School Certificate course
Peace & Conflict
Option A: Conflict in Indochina
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 on The King of Shadows is designed for students of the NSW English K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. It includes:
Analysis of book covers
Metalanguage mix and match
Crossword
Word search
Unit of work on John Marsden’s Tomorrow When the War Began. Written for students of the NSW English K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.
It includes:
+ Analysis of book covers
+ Analysis of film scenes
+ Character profile: Ellie Linton
+ Character profile: Corrie McKenzie
+ Character profile: Robyn Mathers
+ Character profile: Fiona Maxwell
+ Character profile: Chris Lang
+ Character profile: Homer Yannos
+ Character profile: Lee
+ Kevin - quotes activity
+ Wirrawee (setting)
+ Hell (settling)
+ Colloquialisms
+ Sequence the events
+ Sequencing activity
+ Book review and activities
+ Plot
+ Chapters 1-5 activities
+ Chapters 6-10 activities
+ Chapters 11-15 activities
+ Chapters 16-22 activities
+ Crossword
+ Word Search
+ Write of passage newspaper article
+ Crack the Code revision activity
+ The Back Story
Metalanguage
Ezine article: Unsettling Echoes of Yesterday
True or False revision activity
Ezine article - John Marsden, bestselling Australian author and educator
Newspaper article: John Marsden’s journey from psych ward to author to school founder
This Powerpoint presentation supports the teaching of the NSW Ancient History syllabus
Preliminary course
Part I - Investigating the Past: History, Archaeology & Science
It can also be used as a part of the Case Study: Bodies of Evidence
The focus of this presentation is on Lindow Man - discovery, excavation, reconstruction, preservation, and using his remains to inform us about life in Celtic/Roman Britain. The presentation assists students to make decisions about the appropriateness of displaying human remains and whether archaeological remains should be displayed where they are found (to benefit local tourism) or sent to major centres where there are currently more tourists.
This is a source-based set of activities around the topic of Viking trade. Students analyse a variety of documentary and archaeological primary sources to make decisions on where the Vikings traded and the goods they traded. It is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.
Stage 4
Depth Study 4: The Western and Islamic World
The Vikings