This Powerpoint presentation is Presentation 3 of a series on The Holocaust and is designed for Stage 5 students studying Depth Study 6 School Developed Topic: The Holocaust. It is part of the History Australian National Curriculum. It provides an overview of the nature of genocide and Gregory Stanton's eight stages of genocide. This provides a context to the depth study on the Jewish Holocaust in Nazi Germany in the 1920s-1940s. The embedded videos won't operate. However, you can modify the slides and embed your own videos or locate the ones that I have used on YouTube. An important part of this presentation is coming to an understanding of the good and evil in us individually and collectively and how we can live with past injustices.

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.

Minority ethnic and religious peoples were generally treated well by the Persian administrations, provided they submitted to the Persian rule. As a case in point, the Jewish people were permitted to return to their homeland (following exile imposed by the Assyrians) and even supported in their rebuilding of towns and cities. This source-based homework task is designed to support students of the NSW Ancient History Syllabus of the Australian Curriculum Higher School certificate course Historical Periods: Option D: Persia - Cyrus II to the death of Darius III

Deconstruction of a visual image- the mural ‘The Conquest or Arrival of Hernan Cortes in Veracruz’ to reveal a twentieth-century view of the Spanish conquest of Mexico. Includes student activities.

Worksheet to accompany the video Crash Course World History - The Spanish Empire. Designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 4 Depth Study 6: Expanding Contacts 6c: Spanish Conquest of the Americas

Miriam Weber is the author’s inspiration for the investigative journalism behind Stasiland. This resource provides the character’s history, character, living with trauma and significance of her character to the text. The first activity requires students to look through Chapters 2, 3, 4 and 28 to discover Miriam’s personality and relationships. The second activity asks students to write an extended response to the question: To what extent has Miriam’s life been affected by the Stasi? In your response refer to: • Surveillance • Restricting personal freedoms • Denial of human rights • Torture • Concealing the truth. Students must use quotes from the text to support their response.

An ordinary citizen who claims she has no story to tell the interviewer, Julia is a victim of Stasi oppression. The nature of the surveillance, control of her life and interrogations have a deep impact on Julia. The activities in this resource include analysing a variety of passages relating to Julia and completing a timeline of her life from Chapters 9-11.

Child soldiers were used by both the Iranians and Iraqis, but it was Iran that used children in enormous numbers, 150,000 children and teenagers (as young as 12 years). The education system supported the practice. Ayatollah Khomeini encouraged it and actually met frequently with leaders of the Basiji forces. They were indoctrinated, armed (mostly) and placed in combat situations. They also filled Iraqi POW camps for years after the conflict ceased. Having personally met families who lost children in the war I can only begin to appreciate the years of grief that followed. This source-based homework task is designed for students of the NSW Modern History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Higher School Certificate course National Studies Option H: Iran 1953-1989

Considered to be the most significant U.S. battle during the Vietnam War, the Battle of Khe Sanh was carefully planned and executed by the U.S. Army against the Army of North Vietnam. However, the U.S. understood that their position in Khe Sanh was not sustainable and they feared that the area would be their Dien Bien Phu. this prompted a strategic withdrawal. This source-based task is designed for NSW students of the Modern History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Higher School Certificate course Peace and Conflict Option A: Conflict in Indochina

Possibly the most traumatised character in Stasiland, Frau Paul carries guilt and shame. The irony, as Anna Funder points out, is that others see her as a hero for standing by her principles despite Stasi retribution. This set of activities includes background information, quotes from the text and a task involving collating information on Frau Paul and her life.

Empathy task for the topic Spanish Conquest of the Americas. Students imagine they are an Aztec commander who has been ordered by Montezuma to engage the Spanish conquistadors in a street battle in Tenochtitlan. Students are provided with the structure and language features of narrative writing and are encouraged to use all their senses in writing a description of what they see, smell, hear, taste, and touch as well as what they sense about their situation. A marking guide (rubric) is provided.

Karl-Eduard von Schnitzler was the compere on The Black Channel, a program on East German television until 1989. He is a true believer in the Communist cause and the methods the Stasi used to silence critics. Anna Funder interviews him in her search for how the activities of the Stasi affected the lives of ordinary East Germans. This set of activities includes background information, a passage from the text and a blank Stasi file for students to complete on von Schnitzler’s background,personal details and beliefs.

Word search using key words and concepts from Susan Cooper’s novel, King of Shadows.

Metalanguage mix and match using key words and concepts from Susan cooper’s novel, King of Shadows.

Word Search on the novel A Wrinkle in Time.

Key word and concept mix and match activity for Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel, Persepolis.

Activities for Chapters 13-19 of Allan Baillie’s novel, Little Brother. This resource is part of a unit of work for Stage 3 students.

4 Cloze activities to support the teaching of Core Study: Cities of Vesuvius. Pompeii and Herculaneum: Excavating the lost cities The earthquake of 62 CE Pompeii’s temples The work of Dr. Estelle Lazer

Set of activities related to the character of Jasper Jones, from Craig Silvey’s novel of the same name.

Activities for Chapters 7-12 of Madeleine L’Engle’s novel, A Wrinkle in Time.