A rough diamond who likes drinking and fighting, it is Sheephead Morton who shows greater mateship to his fellow POWs than many other characters. This resource is part of a unit of work on Richard Flanagan’s The Narrow Road to the Deep North

The Narrow Road to the Deep North - Activities for Book 5 Chapters 10-18.

The Narrow Road to the Deep North - Activities for Book 5 Chapters 1-9.

Amy is Dorrigo Evans’ love interest in the novel, The Narrow Road to the Deep North. Memories of her sustain him in his long captivity in the prisoner of war camp. But memories fade and distort across time and Dorrigo is damaged by his wartime experiences and fails to fulfil his promise to her.

Analysis of brief newspaper article by By Jonathan Pearlman, History of British Settlement of Sydney. The article is a good introduction to the British settlement-invasion debate. The resource is designed for Stage 3 students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum, The Australian Colonies.

Keith Mulvaney is Dorrigo Evans’ uncle and the husband of the woman he falls in love with. The relationship triangle becomes increasingly complicated before Dorrigo is posted to serve with the 2/7th Division in Syria. This resource is part of a unit of work on Richard Flanagan’s novel, The Narrow Road to the Deep North.

Worksheet to accompany the Hindsight documentary, Greek Tragedy. The Australian Campaign in Greece and Crete Parts 1 & 2. The videos cover reasons for the 1940 Allied intervention in Greece and Crete, reasons for Allied loss of both territories, the impact of loss on the Anzac forces and ultimately, further questioning of Australia’s relationship with Britain following evidence that the British government knew that the Greek Campaign would be a failure but its willingness to use Anzac forces (and its own) to fight a campaign it knew it could not win. This resource is designed for Stage 5 students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Core Study 3: Australians at War - World War II.

Sydney Morning Herald article written by Richard Flanagan about how his father’s experiences on the Thai-Burma Railway inspired his writing of * The Narrow Road to the Deep North*.

Source-based activity on the question: What changes did the Australian Commonwealth Government make during WWII? Students examine the documentary and visual evidence to identify and assess the defence, economic, logistical, labour, taxation, social services and internment of enemy aliens changes made by the federal government during WWII. This activity is designed for Stage 5 students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the National Curriculum. Depth Study 3: Australians at War - World War II.

Analysis of article written by Michael Williams from The Guardian entitled Dinner with Richard Flanagan, a child of the death railway. The article is a report on an interview with Richard Flanagan, author of The Narrow Road to the Deep North and details Flanagan’s inspirations in writing the novel and the process of writing it. This resource is part of a unit of work on The Narrow Road to the Deep North.

Analysis of article published on the Angus Australia website, Killara feedlot continues the Angus tradition. The article looks at the development of the Killara feedlot, processes within the feedlot including feeding, purchase of livestock and sale and marketing of their product.

Worksheet to accompany the 10-minute documentary, Germany and the Nazis 1918-1949. Excellent overview of Germany during this period. This video is available on YouTube.

Powerpoint presentation: How did censorship help the Nazis achieve their goals?

Analysis of article by Melissa Eddy, Overlooked No More: Rose Zar. The article was published in The New York Times and describes the extraordinary life of Polish-Jewish Holocaust survivor, Rose Zar. This is a story of resilience and survival despite the oppressions of Nazi-occupied Poland. Australians will enjoy the story of an underdog beating the odds: no-one is ever a loser.

This powerpoint is an examination of the contrasting experiences of women in Germany during the Nazi era. It includes specific Nazi ideologies impacting on the lives of women, appearance, laws, family life and reproduction, key quotes, education, the German League of Girls, employment, role in politics, opposition to Nazism, outcast women, why did women support the Nazis? and were Nazi policies towards women successful? Case studies of individuals with widely differing experiences include: Elfriede Lohse-Wachtler, Ilse Koehn, Irma Grese, Leni Riefenstahl, Helene Mayer.

Analysis of ezine article by Philip Jenkins and published at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation website, The Crime that did not happen: Nazi Germany’s nightmarish ambitions. This article examines Nazi Germany’s Generalplan Ost, the plan to conquer Eastern Europe to the Urals, exterminate the Slavic inhabitants and re-populate with ethnic Germans. It also touches on the 1941 negotiations with Britain to exit the war with freedom being given to some or all of the West European occupied nations.

Analysis of an article published on the British Broadcasting Corporation website by Lucy Burns, White Rose: The Germans who tried to topple Hitler. The article is the story of the White Rose resistance group as told by a surviving member, Lilo Furst-Ramdohr. It is the story of how a small group of young people attempted to rally support to resist Nazism but who were not supported by everyday Germans, informants, the court system and the secret police. This is a story that is told over and over again, for example, Tomorrow, When the War Began, The Hunger Games.

Worksheet to accompany the YouTube The Great War video, Australian General John Monash. It gives a great overview of Monash’s life, personality, experiences in WWI, leadership and evaluation of his achievements. This resource supports student understanding of the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum Stage 5 Depth Study 3: Australians at War - World War I

This unit of work on The King of Shadows is designed for students of the NSW English K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. It includes: Analysis of book covers Metalanguage mix and match Crossword Word search

This Powerpoint presentation examines aspects of Nazi ideology that impacted on their treatment of Jewish people. These ideologies include: Lebensraum – Provide living space for the German people by expanding into nearby countries Racial purity – There is a hierarchy of “races” or ethnic groups and some races are more valuable than others. Authoritarianism - The Nazis believed in the virtues of strong government and extensive state power. Decisions were made by a powerful leader (fuhrer). Building a community - Germans believed that everyone should unite and work together to build a people’s community (Volksgemeinschaft). Totalitarianism - The Nazi government tried to control all aspects of public and private life. Militarism - Government or people that a country should maintain strong armed forces and be prepared to use them. Propaganda – The Nazis used every means possible to convince the people that their way of thinking was the only correct way. Economic sovereignty – The entire national economy supported Nazi aims and beliefs, from employment to business and industry.