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.

Word Search for the topic Spanish Conquest of the Americas 1492-1572 CE. Designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 4 Depth Study 6: Expanding Contacts 6c: Spanish Conquest of the Americas 1492-1572 CE

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

Character profiles and activities for Abigail Kirk, Beatie Bow, Grandma Tallisker and Dorcas (Dovey) Tallisker.

This resource includes the male character profiles of Gibbie, Samuel and Judah. It includes page references and activities related to each character including research into the Battle of Balaclava and the possible causes of Samuel's head injury and Judah's conflicted love for Abigail that can never be because of the gap in time and his betrothal to Dovey.

Descriptive writing task requiring students to compare the fashion of Abigail's middle-class world of 1973 with Beatie's working-class world of 1873.

This activity involves writing a description of The Rocks in 1873 vs. 1973. It includes a photograph from both eras and a map of the historic site.

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.

The Wallaby Creek children debate what they believe racism to be. The activities provided pick up on their views about what racism is exactly, which groups have been subjected to racism, and what definition the dictionary gives to racism. Students then trace the line of argument by putting the views of each character into speech bubbles. The final activities are to identify ways to deal with racism and to design a poster on hoe to deal with racism at school. This set of activities is designed for Stage 3 students of the NSW English K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

Tom Roberts' 1890 painting 'Shearing the Rams' provides key insights into the working and living conditions of pastoral workers in the regional and outback Australia in the period 1900-1914. This set of activities deconstructs the elements in the painting, looks at their historical significance and gives students the opportunity to mind-map what they have learned. it is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Depth Study 2: Australia and Asia Making a Nation: Australia 1900-1914.

Activities for Chapters 13-18 of Jackie French's novel, Hitler's Daughter.

Revision activity for the topic Making a Nation: Australia 1900-1914. 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 2: Australia and Asia Making a Nation: Australia 1900-1914

Crack the Code activity for the topic Australia in World War I. Students decode the questions and then answer them. 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

This resource includes a worksheet and answers to accompany the BBC documentary, Conquistadors: Episode 1 - The Fall of the Aztecs presented by Michael Wood. It covers the arrival of the first Spanish under Hernan Cortez, Cortez's journey to Tenochtitlan, conflict with the Aztecs under Montezuma and defeat of the Aztec forces.

Deconstruction of Frank Crozier's 1919 painting, Anzac Cove and activity based on the analysis.

Key terms and concepts mix and match activity and correct answers 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

The 3 primary sources analysed in this set of activities are: 1. The Argus newspaper reports on Australians reaction to Britain declaring war on Germany (1914) 2. Keith Murdoch writes to P.M. Fisher about the Dardanelles debacle (1915) 3. E. J. Dempsey writes an anti-conscription poem - first conscription plebiscite (1916)

This activity assists students to write an explanation on the topic: Why did Australians enlist to fight in World War I? In your answer refer to: • Patriotism – loyalty to Australia and the British Empire; • Opportunity for adventure; • Opportunity for employment and a higher wage; • Social reasons – approval of peers and family; • Political reasons – hatred of German aggression etc. Students are provided with an overview of the explanation text type, language features of an historical explanation and teh marking guide for the task.

The Battle of Passchendaele is one of the episodes in the series Great Battles of the Great War. It is available on Youtube. This film focuses on the strategic importance of Passchendaele, Belgium for the Allied and German armies in 1917, the Allied efforts to take Passchendaele and the German efforts to defend it, the conditions in which soldiers fought and gives an overview of the First, Second and Third Battles of Passchendaele including the British-led Battle of Menin Road, Australian-led First Battle of Passchendaele and Battle of Polygon Wood and the Canadian-led Second Battle of Passchendaele.

The Last Charge was a special feature on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation programme, Landline, in October, 2017. It was made to commemorate 100 years since the Australian cavalry charge at Beersheba (Be'er Sheva) in Ottoman Palestine in 1917. Forget your dry documentaries about past events presented by even drier historians. This documentary takes an agricultural approach, looking at a Hunter Valley Waler-breeding enterprise whose owners enlisted in the Australian Cavalry in 1917, taking horses from their property to Egypt and Palestine during World War I. The men participated in the cavalry charge on Beersheba in October, 1917 and recorded their experiences in 800 photographs that had not been publicly shared until recently. A great short video! This resource is a set of questions based on the video and answers.