Engaging and relevant. This is the essence of my teaching and learning resources. You'll find a wealth of History, Agricultural Technology, Retail Services, Aboriginal Studies and more.
Engaging and relevant. This is the essence of my teaching and learning resources. You'll find a wealth of History, Agricultural Technology, Retail Services, Aboriginal Studies and more.
Unit of work on Allan Baillie’s novel, Little Brother. The unit is designed for Stage 3 students of the NSW English K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Resources in this package include:
Activities for Chapters 1-6
Activities for Chapters 7-12
Activities for Chapters 13-19
Magazine article: The world can be doing more for refugees
Ezine article: How we can help refugee kids in Australia to thrive
Word Search
Metalanguage mix and match
Who Said? Quotes activity
Video: What does it mean to be a refugee?
Worksheet for video: What does it mean to be a refugee?
Video: Horror Humanem est - The Khmer Rouge
Worksheet for video: Horror Humanem est - The Khmer Rouge
Video: Syrian Refugee Children
Worksheet for video: Syrian Refugee Children
Video: Thailand/Cambodia refugees flood into Thailand
Worksheet for video: Thailand/Cambodia refugees flood into Thailand
Video: Death of a Nation: The Khmer Rouge’s Cambodia
Worksheet for video: Death of a Nation: The Khmer Rouge’s Cambodia
Video: A Place in the Sand. Life inside the world’s largest refugee camp
Worksheet for video: A Place in the Sand. Life inside the world’s largest refugee camp
Sequence the events
Crossword
True or false revision activity
Analysis of book covers
Intertextuality and Little Brother whole lesson
3 Cloze activities
Narrative assessment task
Crack the Code revision activity
Analysis of visual image: Diavata Refugee Camp, Greece (2016)
Who am I? Revision activity
Motif: Repeating Patterns
Unit of work on Richard Flanagan’s The Narrow Road to the Deep North. Written for students of the Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE) and more broadly for the Australian Curriculum. The unit includes:
Activities for Book 1 Chapters 1-9
Activities for Book 1 Chapters 10-18
Activities for Book 2 Chapters 1-9
Activities for Book 2 Chapters 10-19
Activities for Book 3 Chapters 1-9
Activities for Book 3 Chapters 10-19
Activities for Book 3 Chapters 20-27
Activities for Book 4 Chapters 1-7
Activities for Book 4 Chapters 8-13
Activities for Book 5 Chapters 1-9
Activities for Book 5 Chapters 10-18
Character profile: Amy Mulvaney
Character profile: Keith Mulvaney
Character profile: Ella Lansbury
Character profile: Darky Gardiner
Character profile: Jimmy Bigelow
Character profile: Sheephead Morton
Character profile: Gallipoli von Kessler
Ezine article: Life and death on the Thai-Burma Railway
Ezine article: Dad and the Burma Railway
Video: Australian Prisoners of War Part 1: A Short History of Australian POWs
Worksheet: Australian Prisoners of War Part 1: A Short History of Australian POWs
Video: Australian Prisoners of War Part 2: Capture
Worksheet: Australian Prisoners of War Part 2: Capture
Video: Flanagan’s Island
Worksheet: Flanagan’s Island
Video: Book review by ReadingBukowski
Worksheet: Book review by ReadingBukowski
Video: Ramona Koval interview with Richard Flanagan
Worksheet: Ramona Koval interview with Richard Flanagan
Video: Hellfire. A Soldier’s Story.
Worksheet: Hellfire. a Soldier’s Story.
Word search
1945 newspaper report - The Story of the Thai-Burma Railway
Ezine article: Scars of the Burma railway trauma that never healed
Ezine article: Dinner with Richard Flanagan, a child of the death railway
Newspaper article: ‘Weary’ Dunlop
Close study of a passage: Dorrigo’s childhood in Cleveland, Tasmania
Close study of a passage: Colonel Kota beheads a prisoner
Close study of a passage: Amy tells Dorrigo that their affair is known
Theme: War Crime
Metalanguage mix and match activity
Map of key sites
Dorrigo Evans as Charon the Ferryman
True or false revision activity
Symbolism activity
Crossword
This is a unit of work for Stage 6 Higher School Certificate students, NSW Modern History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Part II - National Studies - Option G. Iran 1945-1989.
Terms and concepts
Video: 444 Days. Iran’s Hostage Crisis
Worksheet for video:444 Days. Iran’s Hostage Crisis
Video: The Last Shah
Worksheet for video: The Last Shah
Worksheet for video: Argo
Worksheet for video: Crash Course World History. The Iranian Revolutions
Video: Crash Course World History. The Iranian Revolutions
Worksheet for video: I Knew Khomeini
Video: I Knew Khomeini
Worksheet for video: The Man who Changed the World
Video: The Man who Changed the World
Worksheet for video: Modern Trench Warfare. The Iran-Iraq War
Video: Modern Trench Warfare: The Iran-Iraq War
Magazine article: Khomeini the Unwavering Spiritual Leader
Extended writing: Empathetic task
Revision: Who am I?
Activity: Sequence the events
3 Primary Source Analyses
3 Cloze activities
Word search
Comprehension: The Iranian Revolution
Comprehension: The Iranian Hostage Crisis
Source-based activity: How did SAVAK contribute to public discontent against the Shah?
Source-based activity: What was the immediate impact of Khomeini’s return to Iran?
Source-based activity: What was the impact of World War II on Iran?
Source-based activity: What were the aims of the White Revolution?
Source-based activity: What were the causes of the 1979 Revolution?
Source-based activity: What were the experiences of child soldiers in the Iran-Iraq War?
Source-based activity: Who set fire to the Rex Cinema, Abadan in 1978? What were the effects of the tragedy?
Source-based activity: Why did Iraq invade Iran on September 22, 1980?
Source-based activity: Why did Mosaddeq nationalize the oil industry in 1951?
Source-based activity: Why did students occupy the U.S. embassy on November 4, 1979?
Source-based activity: Why did the Iranian government suppress Tudeh from 1953?
Source-based activity: Why were so many Iranians anti-American in 1979?
Source-based activity: What was the impact of reforms on Iranian society & culture, 1979-1989?
Source-based activity: How did the Islamic Republic use state violence and coercion to maintain control, 1979-1989?
Source-based activity: How important was the oil industry to Iran’s economy, 1945-1989?
Newspaper article: Pahlavi fortune a staggering sum
Ezine article: Life in Iran under the Shah and now
Extended writing activity: Information report
Revision: True or false?
Mapping activity
Crack the Code revision activity
Crossword
Deconstructing a visual image: Revolutionary wall poster
Who said quotations activity
Unit of work on Beef Cattle Production. Designed for students of the NSW Stage 4/5 Agricultural Technology Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. This bundle includes:
Breeds of Australian Beef Cattle
Mating and calving
3 Cloze activities
Metalanguage mix and match
Word Search
Ezine article: Grass-Fed vs. Grain-Fed Ground Beef
Ezine article: Live export ban could harm rural communities
Magazine article: Gaining more calves
Video: Raising the Steaks
Worksheet for video: Raising the Steaks
Video: The science behind cattle ranches
Worksheet for video: The science behind cattle ranches
Video: Prisoners raising gentle cattle
Worksheet for video: Prisoners raising gentle cattle
Video: High Stakes (the Australian Wagyu industry)
Worksheet for video: High Stakes (the Australian Wagyu industry)
Video: Best practice cattle handling
Worksheet for video: Best practice cattle handling
Video: Artificial insemination in cattle
Worksheet for video: Artificial insemination in cattle
Video: The Private Life of Cows
Worksheet for video: The Private Life of Cows
Magazine article: Quality and supply bring beef brand success
Investigate and analyse the issue at Wikipedia: Beef
Ezine article: NSW stock theft not slowing; farmers losing millions due to high meat prices
True or false revision activity
Information report
Vaccinating cattle
Paddock appraisal of beef cattle
Crack the code revision activity
Cattle handling facilities, mustering, yarding and transport
Unit of work, Australia in World War II. Stage 5 Core Study - Depth Study 3: Australians at War - World War II. NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.
This bundle includes:
Metalanguage mix and match
Video: Kokoda
Worksheet for video: Kokoda
Video: This Fabulous Century. Japanese attacks on Australia
Worksheet for video: This Fabulous Century. Japanese attacks on Australia
Video: Return to Sandakan
Worksheet for video: Return to Sandakan
Video: Gladiators of World War II - The Anzacs
Worksheet: Gladiators of World War II - The Anzacs
Video: Greek Tragedy: The Australian Campaign in Greece & Crete 1941 (Part One)
Video: Greek Tragedy: The Australian Campaign in Greece & Crete 1941 (Part Two)
Worksheet: Greek Tragedy: The Australian Campaign in Greece & Crete 1941 (Parts 1&2)
Video: Australian POWs Part 1: A Short History
Worksheet: Australian POWs Part 1: A Short History
Video: Australian POWs Part 2: Capture
Worksheet: Australian POWs Part 2: Capture
Video: Hellfire. A Soldier’s Story
Worksheet: Hellfire. A Soldier’s Story
Source-based activity: Who sank the AHS Centaur in 1943 and why?
Source-based activity: Did the Battle of the Coral Sea really save Australia from invasion?
Source-based activity: What happened on the Sandakan Death Marches?
Source-based activity: What is the truth about the Brisbane Line?
Source-based activity: Why was conscription introduced in Australia in WWII?
Source-based activity: What changes were made by the Australian Commonwealth Government in WWII?
Magazine article: My debt to those glorious Rats
Ezine article: Dad and the Burma Railway: It changed his life and mine
Ezine article: Darwin’s finger of shame points at military
Ezine article: Why the World War II invasion of Rabaul has been left out of our national story
Ezine article: Life and death on the Thai-Burma Railway
Newspaper article - The Story of the Thai-Burma Railway
Word search
Sequence the events
True or false
Assessment: Information report
Mapping activity - WWII in South-East Asia
Visual literacy poster - Diagram
3 Primary source analyses
Newspaper article - ‘Weary’ Dunlop
This unit of work is written for Stage 6 students of the NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Higher School Certificate course. Historical Periods - Option D - Persia – Cyrus II to the Death of Darius III.
This bundle includes:
Program: Persia – Cyrus II to the Death of Darius III
Assessment task
3 Primary source analyses
Crossword
Word search
Extended writing task: Explanation
Revision task: Who am I?
Timeline of key events in the Achaemenid Persian Empire
Terms and concepts
Magazine article: The Truth Behind the Tablets
Source-based activity - Does Cyrus II deserve the epithet ‘The Great’?
Source-based activity - How did Artaxerxes II maintain control of an empire in revolt?
Source-based activity - How did Cambyses II defeat Egypt? Did he plan to stop there?
Source-based activity - How did Darius I administer such a large empire?
Source-based activity - How important was Zoroastrianism to Achaemenid Persians?
Source-based activity - How were the Jewish people treated under the Persian Empire?
Source-based activity - Persian military elite units. Immortals all?
Source-based activity - Was taxation and tribute always paid in coinage?
Source-based activity - What were Darius III’s achievements?
Source-based activity - What did Darius’ Palace at Susa look like?
Source-based activity - What do we know about Persian agriculture & land ownership?
Source-based activity - What do we know of non-royal Persian women?
Source-based activity - What do we know of the tall-hatted Scythians?
Source-based activity - What does Persian coinage tell us about Achaemenid society?
Source-based activity - What role did the Persian navy play in military conquest?
Source-based activity - What significant events dominated the reign of Artaxerxes II?
Source-based activity - What was the composition of the Persian army?
Source-based activity - What was the nature and purpose of the building program at Pasargardae?
Source-based activity - What was the purpose of Darius I’s Scythian Expedition?
Source-based activity - What was the role of the cavalry in the Persian army?
Source-based activity - What was Xerxes’ building program at Persepolis?
Ezine article: Alexander the not so Great: History through Persian eyes
Ezine article: Cyrus Cylinder: How a Persian monarch inspired Jefferson
Sequencing activity
Video: The Lost Army of King Cambyses
Worksheet for video: The Lost King Cambyses
Video: At the Court of the King of Kings
Worksheet for video: At the Court of the King of Kings
Video: Secrets in the Dust
Worksheet for video: Secrets in the Dust