4 Cloze activities on the topic, Australia in World War II: Prime Minister John Curtin The Rats of Tobruk Japanese attacks on Darwin The Kokoda Trail Campaign These activities are designed for Stage 5 students of the NSW* History K-10 Syllabus of the Australian Curriculum*. Core Study 3: Australians at War - World War II.

Highly engaging recount of the experiences of Snow Fairclough, a machine-gunner in the Australian army, taken prisoner by the Japanese army and forced to work on Hellfire Pass, the most difficult section of the Thai-Burma Railway. An example of an ordinary man surviving extraordinary adversity. This resource is aimed at Stage 5 students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Core Study 3: Australians at War - World War II.

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.

Worksheet for the black and white documentary, Gladiators of World War II - The Anzacs. This YouTube video gives an overview of Anzac involvement in the North African Campaign, Italian Campaign and New Guinea Campaign. 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.

Worksheet for the 2005 documentary, Return to Sandakan. The documentary looks at the experiences of Australian prisoners of war in the Sandakan PoW camp and on the two death marches through the jungles of Borneo to Ranau. The video deals sensitively with an appalling series of incidents from World War II. This resource is part of a unit of work for Stage 5 students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Core Study 3: Australians at War - World War II.

Worksheet to accompany the 20-minute YouTube video, This Fabulous Century - Japanese attacks on Australia. The excerp from the late 1990s television series gives an overview of the Japanese bombing of Darwin, naval attacks on the east Australian coast, including the midget submarine attacks on Sydney, shelling of Newcastle and General Douglas Macarthur’s (problematic) leadership of the Allied South-West Pacific war effort from Melbourne. This resource is part of a unit of work for Stage 5 students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Core Study 3: Australians at War - World War II.

Sequencing activity of events in Australia from 1938 to 1946. Students research the month and year of the 12 events and place them in chronological order. This resource is part of a unit of work for Stage 5 students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Core Study 3 - Australians at War - World War II.

Analysis of article by Ian Townsend, Why the World War II invasion of Rabaul has been left out of our national story. The article examines the fate of Australian civilians and military personnel left at Rabaul in East New Britain when the Japanese invaded and occupied the island, 1942 - 1945 and the impact of the atrocities on surviving family members. This resource is part of a unit of work for Stage 5 students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Core Study 3: Australians at War - World War II.

Analysis of article by Mark Day entitled, Darwin’s finger of shame points at military. The article examines the 1942 Japanese bombings of Darwin and the immediate and long-term impact, including the Commission of Inquiry led by Charles Lowe into what happened and how the federal government could improve on the defence and other services in northern Australia. This resource is part of a unit of work for Stage 5 students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Core Study 3: Australians at War - World War II.

Metalanguage mix and match activity using key words and concepts from the topic, Australia in World War II. Designed for Stage 5 students of the History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Depth Study 3: Australians at War - World War II.

Analysis of article by Matthew Abbott entitled Dad and the Burma Railway: It changed his life and mine. The article examines the experiences of the writers father, Bruce Abbott as a Prisoner of War constructing the Thailand-Burma Railway and the lasting physical and mental impact these experiences had on him and his son. Great lead-in to a discussion of intergenerational trauma and ways in which society finds to recognise and express feelings relating to this trauma (e.g. Anzac Day, memorials, museums, inclusion in school syllabuses, etc.). This resource is part of a unit of work for Stage 5 NSW History Syllabus for the National Curriculum. Core Study 3: Australians at War - World War II.

Analysis of the article written by Trent Dalton entitled My debt to those glorious Rats. The article examines the writer’s search for why his grandfather’s leg was amputated in Operation Bulimba, during the 1942 North African Campaign. The article is descriptive and evocative. It details how ordinary people become extraordinary people. It demonstrates why personal values and beliefs really do make a difference now and in the future. The resource is part of a unit of work for Stage 5 students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Core Study 3: Australians at War - World War II. But you’ll find the resource can can be utilised across the curriculum and in other education systems.

Word search using key words and concepts from the topic Australia in World War II. Stage 5 History. Depth Study 3 - Australians at War - World War II. NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

Worksheet to accompany the outstanding Epic History. Alexander the Great Part 4. The video covers Alexanders campaigns in Bactria, Sogdia and Aria to his death and the division of his empire amongst his generals. This resource is designed for Stage 6 Higher School Certificate students of the NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Personalities in their Times. Option G. Greece - Alexander the Great.

Worksheet to accompany the outstanding Epic History. Alexander the Great Part 3. The video covers the Battle of Gaugamela to the discovery of the body of Darius III. This resource is designed for Stage 6 Higher School Certificate students of the NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Personalities in their Times. Option G. Greece - Alexander the Great.

Worksheet to accompany the outstanding Epic History. Alexander the Great Part 2. The video covers the capture of the naval bases on the Meditarranean coast, the Battle of Issus, the Siege of Tyre and conquest of Egypt. This resource is designed for Stage 6 Higher School Certificate students of the NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Personalities in their Times. Option G. Greece - Alexander the Great.

Worksheet to accompany the outstanding Epic History. Alexander the Great Part 1. The video covers Macedonian Expansion up to Alexander’s victory at the Battle of the Granicus. This resource is designed for Stage 6 Higher School Certificate students of the NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Personalities in their Times. Option G. Greece - Alexander the Great.

Mapping activity of key sites in Alexander’s Macedonian Empire. This task is part of a unit of work for Stage 6 Higher School Certificate students of the NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Personalities in their Times. Option G. Greece - Alexander the Great,

Worksheet to accompany the info-documentary, Epic Moments. The 9 Lives of Alexander the Great. The video is a good overview of Alexander’s military campaigns in the Persian Empire and the life of Alexander in general. This resource is designed for Stage 6 Higher School Certificate students of the NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Personalities in their Times. Option G. Greece - Alexander the Great.

Far from being an act of revenge for the Persians invasions of Greece, there were extensive personal, financial, geographical and political reasons for Alexander the Great leading the Macedonian army in the invasion of the Persian Empire in 334 BCE. This Examining the evidence activity presents a range of documentary and visual evidence regarding Alexander’s motivations. This activity is designed for Stage 6 Higher School Certificate students of the NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Personalities in their Times. Option G. Greece - Alexander the Great.