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?

The Sandakan Death Marches were war crimes perpetrated against surrendered Australian and British soldiers on the island of Borneo in World War II. This source-based homework task is designed to support the NSW History syllabus of the Australian National Curriculum Stage 5 Depth Study 3: Australians at War. Students analyse a variety of visual and written resources to determine what happened on the Sandakan Death Marches and to decide whether the treatment of the POWs constituted a legitimate act of war or a war crime.

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

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

Sequencing activity for Jackie French's novel Hitler's Daughter.

This resource includes 3 separate primary sources from eyewitnesses to events in the topic Australian involvement in the Vietnam War and activities based on the source including who wrote the source, what we know about the writer, how their presence at the historical incidents impacts their writing, whether the information is reliable and the purpose of the writing. The 3 sources are: + Allen May recounts a battle with the Viet Cong at Long Tan, 1966 CE + Bob Gibson explains why he enlisted for the Vietnam War, c.1967 CE + Bill White speaks to the Sydney Moratorium Marchers, 1970 CE Each source and analysis questions are on a single page. This task is designed for NSW students of the Modern History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Higher School Certificate Course Peace & Conflict Option A: Conflict in Indochina, 1954-1989. The outcome being developed is: NSW HT4-5 identifies the meaning, purpose and context of historical sources.

Live too far from the Dordogne to organise a class visit to the Lascaux Cave? Fret no more. Let Lonely World Travel take you on a tour through the Palaeolithic Lascaux Cave complex. This Powerpoint presentation is a great way to introduce students to prehistoric Europe and the problems and issues of conservation and the impact of tourism.

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.

Unit of work on Anna Funder's non-fiction work, Stasiland. It emphasises links with George Orwell's dystopian, fictional work, 1984. The unit of designed for students of the Victorian Certificate of Education and NSW Higher School Certificate. The unit includes: + Metalanguage + Doublethink + Descriptive language + Activities for Chapters 1-6 + Activities for Chapters 7-12 + Activities for Chapters 13-18 + Activities for Chapters 19-24 + Character study: Anna Funder + Character study: Miriam Weber + Character study: Charlie Weber + Character study: Herr Winz + Character study: Julia Behrend + Character study: Frau Paul + Character study: Klaus Renft + Character study: Karl-Eduard von Schnitzler + Character study: Hagen Koch + Close study of a passage: Miriam's escape attempt + Close study of a passage: Interview with a celebrity + Stasi Tactics: Torture + Stasi Tactics: Imprisonment + Stasi tactics: Surveillance + The Spies Who Loved Me - newspaper article + Cold and Stark - ezine article on Hohenschonhausen Prison + Piecing together the dark legacy of East Germany's secret police - ezine article + East German Snitching Went Far Beyond the Stasi - ezine article + Boundless information ezine article + Stasiland Word Search + Discussion assessment task + Who said? - Quotes activity + Worksheet for video: Stasi Files. The Lives of Others + Worksheet for video: Former Stasi Agents Defend Their Deeds + Research - Erich Mielke + Crossword + Who Am I? + Sequence the Events + Topic Summary + True or False revision activity + Video: Anna Funder lecture - Daily life under communism + Worksheet for video: Anna Funder lecture - Daily life under communism

This Powerpoint presentation supports the teaching of the History Australian Curriculum NSW Syllabus Stage 5 Depth Study 6: School Developed Topic - The Holocaust. It provides students with an understanding of the concept of Anti-Semitism and traces the history of Anti-Semitism from Roman times to the 1930s and assists them to understand the mindset that resulted in the appalling events of the Holocaust. There are activities in the last two slides that are suitable for students in Gifted and Talented and regular mixed-ability classes. The presentation can also be used to support the teaching of the NSW Stage 6 Modern History Higher School Certificate course Part II National Studies Option C - Germany 1919-1939.

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 for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus. Stage 4 Depth Study 4: The Western and Islamic World The Vikings It includes: + Who were skalds? Source-based activity + Why did the Vikings settle Iceland? Source-based activity + Who were jarls? Source-based activity + What weapons were used by the Vikings? + The Vikings. Who were they? documentary worksheet + Crash Course World History the Mongols worksheet + Thralls. Slaves to the Vikings Poweroint presentation + Viking Houses Powerpoint presentation + Viking Ships Powerpoint presentation + Key words and concepts activities + 4 cloze activities + Viking jigsaws + The Vikings Word Search + Acrostic poem and Mix and match + Sequence the events + Worksheet to video BBC Vikings (2012) Episode 1 + Worksheet to video BBC Vikings (2012) Episode 2 + Crack the Code + Walk in his/her shoes - Empathetic activity

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

Teaching program for the unit of work, The Holocaust. It meets the requirements for the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Depth Study : The Holocaust

Eric Bogle's 'And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda' is a classic story of an Anzac soldier at Gallipoli and living with the injuries he sustained there. The song is highly evocative and told in the first person. The soldier describes his experiences at Gallipoli and afterwards in hospital and after returning to Australia. 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 Eric Bogle use language and tone to help you feel this way? 4. Is the song for or against war? Why?

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

Warawi is an Eora girl who lives on her traditional land in 1788. This episode of My Place looks at the day she met the Grub People for the first time. The worksheet focuses on the character off Waruwi, her traditional life and the impact of the Europeans. This resource includes answers. The resource is part of a unit of work for Stage 3, The Australian Colonies for the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

Worksheet and answers to accompany the TED Ed 5-minute animated documentary, The History of the Cuban Missile Crisis. The video covers the Bay of Pigs invasion, Soviet support for Cuba against further invasions, U.S. “quarantine” of Cuba, the shooting down of a U.S. spy plane and the U.S. firing a depth charge at a Soviet submarine, the decision of Vasili Arkhipov to not fire a missile in response, secret negotiations to resolve the crisis and the subsequent withdrawal of U.S. missiles from Turkey and Italy and Soviet missiles from Cuba.

Worksheet and answers to accompany the Timeline documentary, The Real Macbeth, presented by Tony Robinson. The video examines the life of the real Scottish king, Macbeth and the times in which he lived. Robinson identifies where the play is based on fact and where it is based on life at the time that the play was released. A very thorough presentation.

This worksheet and answers are designed for the 6-minute animated Ted Ed documentary, The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall. It covers post-WWII events resulting in the division of Berlin, the creation of the first fence to prevent emigration and loss of workers from East Germany, the construction of the concrete wall in 1961-2, the fortifications immediately behind the wall and events leading to the opening of border crossings in 1989. The video is available on YouTube.