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 Richard Flanagan’s The Narrow Road to the Deep North. Written for students of the Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE) and more broadly for the Australian Curriculum. The unit includes: Activities for Book 1 Chapters 1-9 Activities for Book 1 Chapters 10-18 Activities for Book 2 Chapters 1-9 Activities for Book 2 Chapters 10-19 Activities for Book 3 Chapters 1-9 Activities for Book 3 Chapters 10-19 Activities for Book 3 Chapters 20-27 Activities for Book 4 Chapters 1-7 Activities for Book 4 Chapters 8-13 Activities for Book 5 Chapters 1-9 Activities for Book 5 Chapters 10-18 Character profile: Amy Mulvaney Character profile: Keith Mulvaney Character profile: Ella Lansbury Character profile: Darky Gardiner Character profile: Jimmy Bigelow Character profile: Sheephead Morton Character profile: Gallipoli von Kessler Ezine article: Life and death on the Thai-Burma Railway Ezine article: Dad and the Burma Railway Video: Australian Prisoners of War Part 1: A Short History of Australian POWs Worksheet: Australian Prisoners of War Part 1: A Short History of Australian POWs Video: Australian Prisoners of War Part 2: Capture Worksheet: Australian Prisoners of War Part 2: Capture Video: Flanagan’s Island Worksheet: Flanagan’s Island Video: Book review by ReadingBukowski Worksheet: Book review by ReadingBukowski Video: Ramona Koval interview with Richard Flanagan Worksheet: Ramona Koval interview with Richard Flanagan Video: Hellfire. A Soldier’s Story. Worksheet: Hellfire. a Soldier’s Story. Word search 1945 newspaper report - The Story of the Thai-Burma Railway Ezine article: Scars of the Burma railway trauma that never healed Ezine article: Dinner with Richard Flanagan, a child of the death railway Newspaper article: ‘Weary’ Dunlop Close study of a passage: Dorrigo’s childhood in Cleveland, Tasmania Close study of a passage: Colonel Kota beheads a prisoner Close study of a passage: Amy tells Dorrigo that their affair is known Theme: War Crime Metalanguage mix and match activity Map of key sites Dorrigo Evans as Charon the Ferryman True or false revision activity Symbolism activity Crossword

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 Beef Cattle Production. Designed for students of the NSW Stage 4/5 Agricultural Technology Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. This bundle includes: Breeds of Australian Beef Cattle Mating and calving 3 Cloze activities Metalanguage mix and match Word Search Ezine article: Grass-Fed vs. Grain-Fed Ground Beef Ezine article: Live export ban could harm rural communities Magazine article: Gaining more calves Video: Raising the Steaks Worksheet for video: Raising the Steaks Video: The science behind cattle ranches Worksheet for video: The science behind cattle ranches Video: Prisoners raising gentle cattle Worksheet for video: Prisoners raising gentle cattle Video: High Stakes (the Australian Wagyu industry) Worksheet for video: High Stakes (the Australian Wagyu industry) Video: Best practice cattle handling Worksheet for video: Best practice cattle handling Video: Artificial insemination in cattle Worksheet for video: Artificial insemination in cattle Video: The Private Life of Cows Worksheet for video: The Private Life of Cows Magazine article: Quality and supply bring beef brand success Investigate and analyse the issue at Wikipedia: Beef Ezine article: NSW stock theft not slowing; farmers losing millions due to high meat prices True or false revision activity Information report Vaccinating cattle Paddock appraisal of beef cattle Crack the code revision activity Cattle handling facilities, mustering, yarding and transport

Unit of work, Australia in World War II. Stage 5 Core Study - Depth Study 3: Australians at War - World War II. NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. This bundle includes: Metalanguage mix and match Video: Kokoda Worksheet for video: Kokoda Video: This Fabulous Century. Japanese attacks on Australia Worksheet for video: This Fabulous Century. Japanese attacks on Australia Video: Return to Sandakan Worksheet for video: Return to Sandakan Video: Gladiators of World War II - The Anzacs Worksheet: Gladiators of World War II - The Anzacs Video: Greek Tragedy: The Australian Campaign in Greece & Crete 1941 (Part One) Video: Greek Tragedy: The Australian Campaign in Greece & Crete 1941 (Part Two) Worksheet: Greek Tragedy: The Australian Campaign in Greece & Crete 1941 (Parts 1&2) Video: Australian POWs Part 1: A Short History Worksheet: Australian POWs Part 1: A Short History Video: Australian POWs Part 2: Capture Worksheet: Australian POWs Part 2: Capture Video: Hellfire. A Soldier’s Story Worksheet: Hellfire. A Soldier’s Story Source-based activity: Who sank the AHS Centaur in 1943 and why? Source-based activity: Did the Battle of the Coral Sea really save Australia from invasion? Source-based activity: What happened on the Sandakan Death Marches? Source-based activity: What is the truth about the Brisbane Line? Source-based activity: Why was conscription introduced in Australia in WWII? Source-based activity: What changes were made by the Australian Commonwealth Government in WWII? Magazine article: My debt to those glorious Rats Ezine article: Dad and the Burma Railway: It changed his life and mine Ezine article: Darwin’s finger of shame points at military Ezine article: Why the World War II invasion of Rabaul has been left out of our national story Ezine article: Life and death on the Thai-Burma Railway Newspaper article - The Story of the Thai-Burma Railway Word search Sequence the events True or false Assessment: Information report Mapping activity - WWII in South-East Asia Visual literacy poster - Diagram 3 Primary source analyses Newspaper article - ‘Weary’ Dunlop

This unit of work is written for Stage 6 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. This bundle includes: Program: Persia – Cyrus II to the Death of Darius III Assessment task 3 Primary source analyses Crossword Word search Extended writing task: Explanation Revision task: Who am I? Timeline of key events in the Achaemenid Persian Empire Terms and concepts Magazine article: The Truth Behind the Tablets Source-based activity - Does Cyrus II deserve the epithet ‘The Great’? Source-based activity - How did Artaxerxes II maintain control of an empire in revolt? Source-based activity - How did Cambyses II defeat Egypt? Did he plan to stop there? Source-based activity - How did Darius I administer such a large empire? Source-based activity - How important was Zoroastrianism to Achaemenid Persians? Source-based activity - How were the Jewish people treated under the Persian Empire? Source-based activity - Persian military elite units. Immortals all? Source-based activity - Was taxation and tribute always paid in coinage? Source-based activity - What were Darius III’s achievements? Source-based activity - What did Darius’ Palace at Susa look like? Source-based activity - What do we know about Persian agriculture & land ownership? Source-based activity - What do we know of non-royal Persian women? Source-based activity - What do we know of the tall-hatted Scythians? Source-based activity - What does Persian coinage tell us about Achaemenid society? Source-based activity - What role did the Persian navy play in military conquest? Source-based activity - What significant events dominated the reign of Artaxerxes II? Source-based activity - What was the composition of the Persian army? Source-based activity - What was the nature and purpose of the building program at Pasargardae? Source-based activity - What was the purpose of Darius I’s Scythian Expedition? Source-based activity - What was the role of the cavalry in the Persian army? Source-based activity - What was Xerxes’ building program at Persepolis? Ezine article: Alexander the not so Great: History through Persian eyes Ezine article: Cyrus Cylinder: How a Persian monarch inspired Jefferson Sequencing activity Video: The Lost Army of King Cambyses Worksheet for video: The Lost King Cambyses Video: At the Court of the King of Kings Worksheet for video: At the Court of the King of Kings Video: Secrets in the Dust Worksheet for video: Secrets in the Dust