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.
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
This worksheet and answer sheet accompanies the 2006 feature film, Kokoda. It focuses on reasons for the Australian 39th Battalion being on the Kokoda Track in 1942, conditions and difficulties for Australian soldiers, the two battles of Isurava and the aftermath of the battles. It includes analysis of 3 scenes from the film that depict fighting conditions.
This unit of work 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
It includes:
+ What was Monash’s role in the Battle of Hamel? Source-based activity
+ Why do Australians celebrate a military defeat? Source-based activity
+ What were the experiences of Australian POWs in WWI? Source-based activity
+ Was the Gallipoli evacuation a strategic success or recognition of a failed strategy? Source-based activity
+ Did German-Australians need to be interned in WWI? Source-based activity
+ What was the impact of WWI on returned servicemen? Source-based activity
+ Beneath Hill 60 worksheet for video
+ The Battle of Passchendaele worksheet for video
+ The Last Charge (Beersheba) worksheet for video
+ Australia: the Story of Us worksheet for video
+ 4 Cloze Activities
+ Sequence the events
+ Write an exposition
+ Word Search
+ Crack the Code
+ Key terms and concepts
+ Deconstructing a Visual Image - Anzac Cove
+ 3 Primary source analyses
+ Write an explanation
Ezine article - Anzac Day: How it came to occupy a sacred place in Australian’s hearts
Newspaper article - 100 years on: The Battle of Polygon Wood
Ezine article - Indigenous Anzacs: Letters home from Aboriginal WWI diggers reveal humour, sadness
Information report
Ezine article: Effects of WWI lingered long in Australia
Revision activity: True or False?
Held in honour of the Battle of Thyrea, this annual festival was held in July and included singing, dancing and the snatching of cheese from the altar in the Temple of Artemis Orthia. The purpose of the festival was to emphasise tradition and maintain the Spartan way of life. This source-based homework task supports 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
When cheese has a higher purpose than just being food...
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.
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.
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.
This Powerpoint presentation supports the teaching of the History Australian Curriculum Syllabus Stage 4 The Ancient to the Modern World Depth Study 4: Mediaeval Europe. It traces the history of the Knights Templar, positive impact on Mediaeval Europe and negative impact on the peoples of the Middle East. There are activities at the conclusion of the presentation that are suitable for Gifted and Talented students and students in regular mixed-ability classes. The activities can be modified for students in specialist classes for Emotional Disorders, Autism, Intellectual Disability and Behaviour Disorders.
This is a source-based homework task to support student understanding for the NSW Stage 6 Ancient History Syllabus Higher School Certificate course Part II Ancient Societies Option I - Spartan Society to the Battle of Leuctra. Students examine archaeological and written evidence relating to Fifth Century BCE Spartan Festival of Hyakinthia, a major annual celebration in Spartan society where many social and religious practices underpinning the values and beliefs in Spartan society were repeated. Raises some important questions about Spartan society's acceptance of institutionalised brutality against youth and paedophilia. But don't be scared off by these issues - there are good discussions on societal values to be had.
This is a source-based homework task to support student understanding of the NSW History syllabus of the Australian Curriculum
Stage 5
Depth Study 2 - Australia & Asia
2a - Making a Nation: Australia 1900-1914
Students analyse a variety of primary and secondary, written and visual source materials to decide on the popularity of the Immigration Restriction Act, 1901 and make decisions around why discriminatory laws are inappropriate today.
Teaching visual literacy is everyone's responsibility! This poster was designed as part of a cross-curriculum promotional campaign to teach staff in all faculties in a New England NSW high school about visual literacy being a component of literacy in every area of the curriculum and also to provide students with an example of how a visual image can be deconstructed to find the hidden messages. This poster is an example of how the techniques of visual literacy can be used in Agricultural Technology classes. It applies an excellent template developed by the English Teacher's Association of NSW to a popular Australian magazine on rural life.
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.
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!
Over 9 days in late summer each year the Spartans let their hair down to celebrate the Festival of Karneia. Eating and drinking, sporting and music competitions and sacrifices to Apollo all attest to the annual event being a celebration of everything Spartiana. This is a source-based homework task to support 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
Students analyse a variety of primary and secondary, visual, archaeological and written evidence to come to an understanding of what happened at the Festival of Karneia. Eviva!
Visual literacy can be used in Physical Education. Don't believe me? The skills of deconstructing a visual image in order to discover the hidden meanings behind the image are a great way to build student's analytical skills and to use this information to write short-answer and extended responses. The resource includes a poster with 4 aspects of visual literacy and a template with content, medium, emotional response and critical response. You will never look at another sports photo in the same way again!
With the Persian conquest of western Asia Minor, specifically the Kingdom of Lydia, the Persians were first exposed to coinage. The use of coinage in trade and government payment of conscripts and mercenaries increased over the period of the Achaemenids, particularly in the western half of the empire. This source-based homework task presents students with a range of visual and written sources in order to explain how Persian coinage informs us of Achaemenid society. The task is designed for students of the NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum
Higher School Certificate Course
Historical Periods
Option D: Persia - Cyrus II to the death of Darius III
It can also be used in:
Historical Societies
Option D: Persia in the time of Darius II and Xerxes
This worksheet accompanies the 2012 BBC documentary resented by Neil Oliver, Vikings Episode 2. The documentary focuses on the pre-Christian period of Viking culture through an examination of archaeological evidence. 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
Anna and Mark both embark on journeys to find out about Heidi and the world of Nazi Germany in which she lives. The issues they discover give them questions about our society today. In this activity a summary of the theme is given and students are asked to compare the issue of Nazi acquisition of Jewish homes and goods with European acquisition of Aboriginal land.
Heidi is Hitler's daughter. A lonely, anxious girl who craves love and to live her life as other children. In this activity students are provided with a profile of her character from the novel and given a list of personality characteristics to select the verbs that best describe her.