This resource includes two pages of visually-appealing source materials on the life of an Aztec farmer. Students must analyse the source materials and then make a pitch to a television company on the life of an Aztec farmer so that they can film an historical series on the Spanish invasion of Mexico. Students must imagine they are the Aztec farmer so that the series is authentic. The activity includes a rubric/marking guide and is linked to outcomes in the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

This resource includes two pages of visually-appealing source materials on the life of an Aztec slave. Students must analyse the source materials and then make a pitch to a television company on the life of an Aztec slave so that they can film an historical series on the Spanish invasion of Mexico. Students must imagine they are the Aztec slaveso that the series is authentic. The activity includes a rubric/marking guide and is linked to outcomes in the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

How can you do visual literacy in History? This poster and template gives you an example of how a historical document can be deconstructed according to the principles of visual literacy. It is part of a cross-curriculum series that has been successfully used in a New England NSW high school to encourage teachers to use visual literacy to expand student literacy skills.

Sequencing activity for the topic The Mongol Expansion. Students use information technology to find the year of key events and then sequence the events in chronological order.

Sequencing activity for key events in the Holocaust.

Sequencing activity for the topic Making a Nation Australia 1900-1914.

Sequencing activity for the topic Australia in World War I.

Revision activity for the topic Spanish Conquest of the Americas. Students use the decoding key to decode the 6 questions. They then answer the questions from their class notes to answer the questions. The activity is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 4 Depth Study 6: Expanding Contacts Spanish Conquest of the Americas

Revision activity for the topic Aboriginal Rights and Freedoms. Students use the decoding key to decode the 6 questions. They then answer the questions from their class notes to answer the questions. The activity is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Depth Study 4: Rights and Freedoms 1945-present

Revision activity for the topic The Vikings. Students use the decoding key to decode the 6 questions. They then answer the questions from their class notes to answer the questions. The activity 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

Skalds were the bards or professional entertainers of Viking society. They specialised in entertaining the paying public: the aristocracy. But they also taught children, gave public recitations of history and mythology and made formal speeches at funerals and important ceremonies. This source-based activity 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

Sequencing activity for the topic The Vikings.

I use the scene of Norman soldiers crossing the English/French Channel when I teach the topic on the Vikings. The scene is a great chance to look at how the tapestry was made, the materials it was made from as an example of agricultural and textile industries, the warfare, shipping technology, gender roles (of the men as soldiers and the women as weavers) as well as the analysis of the components of the image. There is also the opportunity to look at what happened to the Vikings - in this case, those who settled in Normandy assimilated into French culture but maintained an important Norman distinction. This task is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 4 Depth Study 4: The Western and Islamic Worlds The Vikings

This task requires students too write an exposition on the question: "Many of the classical writers (Greeks & Romans) believed that the Celts were barbarians, lacking in the refinements of civilisation. Do you agree with them? Use supporting evidence from the documentary sources to help explain your view." Students are provided with an overview of the exposition text type, language features of an exposition and the marking guide to the task.

Jarls were local chieftains who possessed particular social, military and religious powers. But they had clear responsibilities towards their supporters that could be questioned at the Thing. This source-based activity 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

Can your students walk in the shoes of someone from the topic Cities of Vesuvius: Pompeii and Herculaneum? This empathetic task requires students to imagine they are a tour guide at the archaeological site of Pompeii. They must guide a group of HSC students (and their know-it-all teacher) from Australia. They are interested in not just the streetscapes, public and private buildings and daily life in the city, but also in the works of conservation and reconstruction and the ethical display of human remains. This task is designed for students of the NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Higher School Certificate course Core: Cities of Vesuvius: Pompeii and Herculaneum

This task assists students to write an exposition on the topic "To what extent did involvement in World War I affect Australian society in the period 1914-1918?" Students are provided with an outline of the nature of an exposition and the key language devices required in an exposition. It provides suggested topics on which to base the argument and a marking guide. The task is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Depth Study 3: Australians at War - World War I

This task assists students to write an exposition on the topic "Assess the significance of the Tet Offensive in bringing about victory for the North Vietnamese in the Second Indochina War." Students are provided with an outline of the nature of an exposition and the key language devices required in an exposition. The task is designed for students of the NSW Modern History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Higher School Certificate course Peace and Conflict Option A: Conflict in Indochina 1954-1979

Sequencing activities for the topic Aboriginal Rights and Freedoms.

Word Search for the topic Australia in World War I. 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