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

The Warsaw Ghetto was a tragedy that even now defies belief. This source-based task uses primary and secondary sources to identify food and water shortages, inadequate shelter, brutalisation by Nazi soldiers, inadequate heating and the effects that these issues had on the Jewish inhabitants. Special focus is made on the impact of the vulnerable, notably children and the aged. This task is designed for students of the History K-10 Syllabus Stage 5 Depth Study 6: The Holocaust

The perioikoi were the craftsmen, businessmen, traders, nurses and childcare workers of Spartan society. Without them the Spartan military state would not have existed and the military machine that was the Spartan army could not have been as successful as it was. This source-based homework task is designed to develop student understanding of the NSW Ancient History syllabus Higher School Certificate course Part II: Ancient Societies Option I: Spartan Society to the Battle of Leuctra.

Unit of work on the Spanish Conquest of the Americas. Designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 4 Depth Study 6: Expanding Contacts Option 3: Spanish Conquest of the Americas Bundle includes: + Powerpoint - Aztec Society + Aztec Society Powerpoint activity + Do you want to be an Aztec farmer? + Do you want to be an Aztec merchant? + Do you want to be an Aztec slave? + Do you want to be an Aztec warrior? + Do you want to be an Aztec woman? + 3 Cloze activities + Acrostic poem and Mix and match + Sequence the events + Crack the Code revision activity + Word Search + Guns, Germs and Steel worksheet for video + Conquistadors: Episode 1 - The Fall of the Aztecs worksheet for video + Conquistadors: Episode 2 - The Conquest of the Incas + Terms and concepts + Research: Hernán Cortés + Ezine article, Peruvian Ice Caps Preserve a Legacy of Conquest + Information report + The Great Inca rebellion worksheet for video + Mapping History: The Conquistadors in Central America + Crossword + Armor and weapons of a conquistador + Crossword + Deconstructing a visual image - The Arrival or Conquest of Hernan Cortez in Veracruz + Ezine article: Conquistadors sacrificed and eaten by Aztec-era people + Video: Conquistadors Episode 3: The Search for El Dorado + Worksheet for video: Conquistadors Episode 3: The Search for El Dorado + Newspaper article: Spain fights to dispel legend of Inquisition and imperial atrocities + Video: Conquistadors Episode 4: All the World is Human + Worksheet for video: Conquistadors Episode 4: All the World is Human

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.

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.

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 cloze activity on Australian Federation for the unit of work Making a Nation. Australia 1900-1914.

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 Lloyd Jones’ novel, Mister Pip. This bundle includes: Activities for Sections 1-5 Activities for Sections 6-10 Activities for Sections 11-14 Setting: Bougainville Character profile: Mr Watts Character profile: Matilda Laimo Character profile: Dolores Laimo Character profile: Grace Character profile: Joseph Laimo Film review: A Sting in the Tale Ezine article: Bougainville: Australia’s Secret War Word search Crossword Metalanguage Analysis of book covers True or false Sequence the events Topic summary Crack the Code Book review: All They Need to Know Who Said quotes activity Analysis of film scenes Information report assessment task Close study of a passage: Great Expectations Chapter 1 The Bougainville Civil War Which section is that? The Real Mr Pip - Harry Baxter on Bougainville Background to the Bougainville War

This Powerpoint presentation covers liberation of the camps, psychological effects of experiencing the Holocaust, impact on Europe's population, emigration, creation of the State of Israel, bring war criminals to trial, historical sites and memorials, international war crimes legislation, resurgence of anti-Semitism, finding war criminals, Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Depth Study 6: The Holocaust

In 1916 an Australian mining battalion consisting of miners from the North Queensland goldmines, the Hunter Valley coalmines and the Broken Hill and northern Tasmanian mines set about breaking the stalemate on the Western Front by blowing up Hill 60, a German strong-point in Belgium. The film is an excellent depiction the contrasts of life of soldiers on both the Western Front and life on a homestead in North Queensland in 1916. This worksheet is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Depth Study 3: Australians at War - World War I

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 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

Mongol military success lay with the use of terror, high level of horsemanship, communication and the use of spies and informers. In this set of activities students examine these factors before writing a narrative response, imagining they are a Mongol soldier outside the walls of Samarkand in 1218. The activity is to support student understanding of the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum Stage 4 Depth Study 6: Expanding Contacts 6(a): The Mongol Expansion Great opportunity to explore the use of terror as a weapon in military conflict and social control.

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.

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.

Students examine the components of a professional book review of Hitler's Daughter. They then use a scaffolded proforma to write their own review.