This set of resources includes a crossword, word search and solutions. It is designed for the topic Conflict in Indochina 1945-1975 in the NSW Modern History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum Higher School Certificate course Peace and Conflict Option C: Conflict in Indochina 1945-1975

This is a comprehension activity on the Iranian Hostage Crisis. It gives a great overview of the issue before delving deeper into its effects on Iran's international relations, particularly with the USA. it is designed for the NSW Modern History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum Higher School Certificate Course National Studies Option G: Iran 1953-1989

This is an assessment task for the topic Persia - Cyrus II to the death of Darius III and is in line with the NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum and with BOSTES assessment requirements. The task includes 3 secondary sources on the building program at Persepolis commenced by Darius I and continued by succeeding Achaemenid kings.

Metalanguage mix and match activity using key words and concepts from Craig Silvey’s novel, Jasper Jones.

Crossword using key words and concepts from Craig Silvey’s novel, Jasper Jones.

Word search using key words and concepts fro Craig Silvey’s novel, Jasper Jones.

Unique and well suited to their harsh environment, Mongol clothing at the time of the Mongol Empire in the 13th and 14th centuries was nothing short of unique. This worksheet consists of information, a mix and match of key words and concepts, short answer comprehension questions and drawings to colour. This fits into the NSW syllabus for the Australian Curriculum Stage 4 Depth Study 6: Expanding Contacts 6(a): The Mongol Expansion An interesting set of activities on Mongol society.

This resource consists of 2 jigsaws, solution and questions based on the jigsaws. It supports student learning of the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum Stage 4 Depth Study 6: Expanding Contacts 6a: The Mongol Expansion Students cut out the jigsaw pieces, reconstruct the scenes of Mongol life, glue the completed jigsaw in their workbooks or on cardboard then answer questions based on the scenes.

This poster is part of a series demonstrating how the techniques of visual literacy can be applied in every subject so that students can deconstruct a visual image in order to find the hidden meaning behind the image. In this poster a photograph of a New York street with a Benetton poster demonstrates the use of placement, colour, eye contact and representation. Visual literacy is a great way to help students build extended responses. There is a template on the second page that can be used as a scaffold.

Anna and Mark both embark on journeys to find out about Heidi and the world of Nazi Germany in which she lives. The issues they discover give them questions about our society today. In this activity a summary of the theme is given and students are asked to compare the issue of Nazi acquisition of Jewish homes and goods with European acquisition of Aboriginal land.

Puffin Publishers have decided to re-publish Playing Beatie Bow and they would like you to design the new cover. They want the new edition to appeal to the new generation of teenage readers. This market is: • Familiar with social media • Looking for adventure and historical fiction • Primarily based in Australia and New Zealand • Aged 11 to 18 years • Primary and high school English Departments and school libraries Can you meet their marketing needs whilst being highly creative?

This activity teaches students the nature of a metaphor, gives them quotes from the novel, Playing Beatie Bow, from which to select the metaphors and then asks them to find 3 examples of metaphors from the novel.

Word search for the novel Playing Beatie Bow.

This activity asks students to examine a passage from the novel to identify and explain describing words, antiquated words and phrases, pronouns and similes and to give definitions of some examples of technical language.

In Playing Beatie Bow, Ruth Park has researched the dialects common in The Rocks in 1873: Orkney Scottish, Cockney, Australian, which give her many characters authenticity. This activity asks students to translate the statements into Standard Australian English.

This findaword/word search is part of a unit of work for the NSW BOSTES Stage 6 Retail Services Syllabus topic on Minimise Loss. It matches with the Australian Industry Skills Council SIRXRSK201 Minimise loss unit. However, education systems in other jurisdictions will have similar vocational courses where this findaword can be utilised.

This is a comprehension activity based on a newspaper article. It supports student learning in the NSW Stage 6 Retail Services Curriculum Framework Syllabus SIRXIND101 Work effectively in a customer service environment. The article relates initiatives in Australian retail to re-attract customers to bricks and mortar retail businesses from on-line services.

This resource includes: + Crossword + Crossword solution + Word Search + Word Search solution for the topic 'Persia - Cyrus II to the Death of Darius III' and is designed for the NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum Higher School Certificate course Historical Period: Option D: Persia - Cyrus II to the Death of Darius III

This Powerpoint presentation provides students with an excellent overview of significant events in the Holocaust 1933-1945. The aim is to provide a background to the Nazi period and their treatment of the Jews to enable students to go into greater depth in subsequent lessons. It includes links to video clips that can be re-linked from YouTube. I have not yet acknowledged the sources of the pictures, drawings and photographs. The presentation is linked to the NSW History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum Stage 5 Depth Study 6 : The Holocaust

This poster and template was part of a Visual Literacy campaign in a New England NSW high school. It links the techniques of visual literacy to the subject Work Education. Students can see that a job advertisement (for a jackaroo on a cattle station) can be used to demonstrate how the designer of the advertisement has employed an image to emphasise setting, orientation, use of carefully crafted writing that twins with the image and omission of difficulties associated with work in an isolated location to create an advertisement that portrays the job being advertised to its best advantage. Students can select their own image from a job advertisement and replicate the techniques being taught. It also enables students to write extended critical responses to a job advertisement image.