Crossword for the novel, The Broken Shore.

Activities for Peter Temple’s novel, The Broken Shore. Section 5 Pages 202-250.

Revision activity requiring students to use the key to crack the coded questions. They then answer the questions based on their knowledge of the Allan Baillie’s novel, Little Brother.

Analysis of the CNN photograph, Diavata Refugee Camp, Greece (2016). Students examine the individual components of the photograph and then write a page response: How does the photograph portray life in a refugee camp? Is it effective? Refer to the components of the photograph as evidence. This resource is part of a unit of work on Allan Baillie’s novel, Little Brother.

Revision activity requiring students to decode the questions relating to Madeleine L’Engle’s novel, A Wrinkle in Time and then answer the questions.

Revision activity for Raimon Gaita’s memoir, Romulus, My Father. Students use the key to crack the coded questions. They then answer them.

True or false revision activity on Allan Baillie’s novel, Little Brother.

Quotes activity requiring students to identify which character make the statement from Madeleine L’Engle’s novel, A Wrinkle in Time.

Revision activity on Peter Temple’s novel, The Broken Shore. Students use the key to decypher the questions. They then answer the questions from their knowledge of the text.

Word search using key words and concepts from Richard Flanagan’s novel, The Narrow Road to the Deep North.

Analysis of brief newspaper article by Mary McConville, ‘Weary’ Dunlop. The article gives a concise overview of the life of Edward ‘Weary’ Dunlop.

Overview to common breeds of beef cattle in Australia. Students research the classification of the cattle into Bos Taurus or Bos Indicus or crossbreed. They also research where in Australia this breed is raised.

Comprehension activity on Beef Cattle - Mating and Calving. This resource is part of a unit of work on Animal Enterprise - Beef Cattle Production for the NSW Agricultural Technology Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

Study of Rebecca Starford’s review of Jasper Jones published in The Age, Melbourne.

This worksheet and answers accompany the Crash Course World History - The Vikings. It is a great overview to Viking society and northern Europe in the early Middle Ages.

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.

Worksheet to accompany the BBC documentary, The Vikings. Who Were They? The documentary covers life in Scandinavia from 700 CE, longships and their importance in raiding, the attacks on Lindisfarne and Paris, Erik the Red and Leif Eriksson and the settlements in Iceland, Greenland and Newfoundland, the adoption of Christianity, the life of Harold Hardrada, the Battle of Stamford Bridge and briefly, what happened to the Vikings. The documentary repeats itself after 40 minutes so I would end it at that point. This worksheet 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

This resource includes 3 separate primary sources from eyewitnesses to events in the topic Persia - from Cyrus II to the death of Darius III 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: + Herodotus describes Persian religion, c.490-420 BCE + Diodorus Siculus reports that Artaxerxes II appoints a Greek(!) to command the Persian navy, 398-7 BCE + Artaxerxes I gives Nehemiah permission to rebuild the Jerusalem temple, 445-4 BCE Each source and analysis questions are on a single page. This task is designed for NSW students of the History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum Stage 6 Higher School Certificate course Historical Periods Option D: Persia – Cyrus II to the Death of Darius III The outcome being developed is: AH12-6 analyses and interprets different types of sources for evidence to support an historical account or argument.

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.

Worksheet and answers for the documentary Why the Industrial Revolution Happened Here, presented by Professor Jeremy Black. Covers Britain in the 1700s, the Age of Reason leading to scientific and technological developments, the first industrial factories in Birmingham, support for innovation and technological development by the British Government, international trade, development of the British navy as a means to protect this trade, development of banks and the stock exchange, improvements in transport. There is a great example of Josiah Wedgwood's ceramics industry.