In 1972 Aboriginal people established a Tent Embassy on the lawns of Parliament House. They were protesting about the Commonwealth Government refusing to grant land rights (native title) to the traditional owners. The incident was designed to embarrass the government into action. Attempts to legislate against the Tent Embassy and then actions by the police only led to further public support, particularly amongst indigenous peoples. This source-based task is designed for students of the History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Depth Study 4: Rights and Freedoms

This worksheet accompanies the 10-minute documentary film UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. It deals with the main sections in the Declaration and their application to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It is designed for NSW students of the History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Depth Study 4: Rights and Freedoms

Can your students walk in the shoes of both sides to the Stolen Generation issue: the Australian politicians who advocated removal of disadvantaged children from their families and families who lost their beloved children? This critical thinking activity asks students to interpret history through the actions, values, attitudes and motives of people in the context of the past. It is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Depth Study 4: Rights and Freedoms

This activity requires students to read a single-page summary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. They must then make a mind map using the proforma. From this proforma students then prepare a brief speech for students for students at a local primary school. There is a scaffold to assist students to prepare their speech. The task is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Depth Study 4: Rights and Freedoms

The introduction of conscription in 1967 was highly controversial. 20-year-old men were selected based on a ballot where birth dates were drawn from a barrel. Immediately some men refused the call-up. Over the next few years men such as teacher Bill White, journalist Simon Townsend and postman John Zarb provided high profile resistance to the National Service Act. These individuals and others helped to build more widespread anti-war activities such as demonstrations and production of anti-war leaflets. The impact on their private lives, however, was substantial.

In the period between the departure of the French and the arrival of the Americans North Vietnam under the very stable leadership of Ho Chi Minh, greatly expanded agricultural and industrial production. They were assisted by China and the Soviet Union. However, their increased economic strength was not without significant social trauma including persecution of "landowners", people seen as sympathetic to the French and to Vietnamese Catholics.

This source-based activity presents students with a range of primary and secondary sources related to the massacre at Babi Yar in September, 1941. Students examine this evidence to find out the facts relating to Nazi preparations for the massacre, events around the killings and reactions of various groups after the event. It is designed for students of the NSW K-10 History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Topic 6: The Holocaust

This newspaper front page proforma gives students the opportunity to research the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the reason why Australia was one of only 4 countries to vote against the Declaration. Students must write in a report text type to complete the newspaper front page and think critically of the motives of the Commonwealth Government. It is designed for NSW students of the History K-10 Syllabus. Stage 5 Depth Study 4: Rights and Freedoms

This resource is a discovery activity where students must look for simple answers using either a search engine or library books. The Australia in the 1960s topics are: sport, politics, cinema and film, international affairs, fashion, television, economics, music, crime and punishment and war. I have used the resource at times when I think I have the Ipads booked but ... no, I need to use the library. It's also a great lead into a depth study on Living in Australia in the 1960s.

There is increasing evidence of life during the Urnfield Culture period (c.1300-750 BCE). People spoke Celtic languages, had distinctive burial and settlement practices that suggests tribal groupings and warfare. We have evidence of weaponry, housing, trade, agriculture and metallurgy. From its homeland in central Europe the cultural grouping expanded to the north and west. This source-based activity is designed for students of the NSW Ancient History Syllabus. Preliminary HSC course List A: Case studies from Egypt, Greece, Rome, Celtic Europe A8. The Celts

Upon taking office in 1969 U.S. President Nixon announced the Vietnamisation Policy. U.S. forces were to be withdrawn from Vietnam and South Vietnamese troops were to assume greater responsibility. It was popular with the U.S. public but the U.S. government knew that the South Vietnamese were unlikely to succeed against the North. This source-based activity 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

By the mid-1960s U.S. soldiers serving in Vietnam and men enlisted into the army but yet to serve in Vietnam began to display opposition to the Vietnam War. They were followed by veterans. These men made opposition mainstream but suffered individually for their convictions. This source-based task is designed for students of the NSW Modern History Syllabus. Higher School Certificate course Peace and Conflict Option A: Conflict in Indochina

Stasiland - Activities for Chapters 7-12

Stasiland - Activities for chapters 1-6

This resource uses an excellent The Guardian Australia newspaper article to examine the long-term impact of Stasi surveillance, control and violence on child victims and informers. The activities focus on the key points in the article, particularly the individuals whose lives are examined. The last activity then uses this information to write an extended response.

This worksheet introduces students to the concept of 'Doublespeak" and explains the concept of "Doublethink' as it originated in Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four (a parallel text). Activities focus around explaining how examples from the text are 'doublespeak' and an assessment of how important 'doublespeak' was to the Stasi in maintaining control of the East German people.

This activity involves students reading the brief biography of a personality or group within the topic Iran 1953-1989 and identifying who is being described from the person or group is from the pictures provided. Students must then imagine they are the compere of an awards show and allocate trophies to: 1. Most popular with the Iranian people; 2. Most influential in the West; 3. Most impact on the life of everyday Iranians; 4. Strongest supporter of traditional Shia beliefs and values. Each award must come with justification why this personality or group was chosen. This activity is designed for students studying the NSW Modern History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Higher School Certificate course National Studies Option H: Iran 1953-1989

Activities for Chapters 7-12 of Jackie French's novel, Hitler's Daughter.

This activity is a pre-reading activity on analysis of book covers. The analysis focuses on colour, people, content and critical response. The skills being taught are elements of visual literacy including deconstruction of visual images to draw conclusions in support of the text.

This activity involves students reading the brief biography of a personality or group within the Achaemenid Persian Empire and identifying who the person or group is from the pictures provided. Students must then place the personalities in chronological order. this activity is designed for students studying the NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Higher school Certificate course Historical Periods Option D: Persia - From Cyrus II to the death of Darius III