This is a source-based homework task to support student understanding for the History Australian National Curriculum Stage 5 School Developed Topic: Australia in the Vietnam War Era. Students analyse a variety of visual and written primary and secondary source materials to identify the weapons used by Australian soldiers in the Vietnam War and to discuss their effectiveness.

The evacuation from the Gallipoli peninsula has been described as the most successful part of the Gallipoli campaign. It was an unprecedented success with no loss of life to any army and enabled the Allied and Turkish forces to focus on battles that would actually make a difference. This is a source-based homework task that supports student understanding of the NSW syllabus for the Australian Curriculum Stage 5 Depth Study 3: Australians at War World War I & World War II Students analyse a variety of primary and secondary, visual and written sources to determine whether the 1916 Gallipoli evacuation was a strategic success or the recognition that the whole Gallipoli campaign was a failed military strategy. What all armies learnt from their mistakes would make a logical follow-up classroom activity.

Literacy activity based on a passage about factors that made the Mongol cavalry so successful. Students select the correct definition of key words and concepts and then list the reasons for success of the Mongol army. This activity fits into the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum Stage 4 Depth Study 6: Expanding Contacts 6(a): The Mongol Expansion

More than just marriage by capture, Spartan marriage customs encompassed rituals of meeting, mating and cohabiting. Each of these was regulated (with varying levels of success) by the Spartan state. This source-based homework task is designed to extend student understanding of the NSW Ancient History syllabus Higher School Certificate course Part II - Ancient Societies Option I - Spartan Society to the Battle of Leuctra Students analyse a variety of primary and secondary, visual and written sources to determine what was so unusual about Spartan marriage customs. Setting loose a young man in a dark room to select an unmarried woman? The mind boggles!

This newspaper article and comprehension questions were developed to support the NSW BOSTES Stages 6 Syllabus - Retail Services. I use it as part of the topic SIRXWHS101 Apply Safe Working Practices. It leads into a detailed examination of workplace health and safety applicable to retail in NSW. It could also be used in courses such as Legal Studies and Business Studies.

In the late 60s and early 70s a group of Australian mothers agitated for an immediate end to conscription of young Australian men. They waged a very successful public campaign that contributed to the anti-war movement. This source-based homework task is designed to increase student understanding of the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum Stage 5 Depth Study 6: School-developed topic Australia in the Vietnam War Era. You may never think of mothers the same way again!

Strong willed and highly protective of her children, Alexander's mother Olympias had a strong influence on his upbringing and continued regular contact with him following his invasion of the Persian Empire. This source-based homework task supports student understanding of the NSW Ancient History syllabus Higher School certificate course Part III: Personalities in Their Times Option H: Alexander the Great Students examine a range of primary and secondary, visual and written sources to determine how influential Olympias was on Alexander. Olympias is in her own right is a very interesting historical character.

How can you do visual literacy in History? This poster and template gives you an example of how a historical document can be deconstructed according to the principles of visual literacy. It is part of a cross-curriculum series that has been successfully used in a New England NSW high school to encourage teachers to use visual literacy to expand student literacy skills.

It's 1211 CE and the Mongol army approaches Wild Fox Ridge on the Great Wall. What happened next was the bloodiest battle of the Middle Ages. This set of tasks is designed to support student learning of the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum Stage 4 Depth Study 6: Expanding Contacts 6(a) The Mongol Expansion This worksheet consists of an outline of the battle, a mix and match activity of key personnel and their role, completing a table with details about why the Mongols won and the Chin lost and writing a paragraph to Conn Iggulden's description of the start of the battle in Lords of the Bow. The activities are high on blood, gore and student engagement.

Not only were the helots slaves, they were subjected to incredible social measures to ensure they stayed that way. This source-based homework task is designed to support student understanding of the NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Higher School Certificate course Part II: Ancient Societies Option G: Spartan Society to the Battle of Leuctra Students analyse a range of primary and secondary, visual and written sources to make a judgement as to whether the helots were slaves and examine the role they played in supporting the Spartan military state. Great opportunities to discuss the nature and purpose of slavery and discrimination.

Did I hear right? Alexander had a male partner? This source-based homework task is designed to support student understanding of the NSW Ancient History syllabus Higher School certificate course Part III - Personalities in their Times Option H - Alexander the Great Students analyse a range of primary and secondary, visual, archaeological and written sources to decide whether Hephaestion was Alexander the Great's male partner and what his contribution was to Alexander's murderous rampage across Asia. Hephaestion was a general and commander within the Companion cavalry. He was highly educated and a professionally trained military commander. A great opportunity to teach values around gender and sexuality.

Visual literacy can be used in Physical Education. Don't believe me? The skills of deconstructing a visual image in order to discover the hidden meanings behind the image are a great way to build student's analytical skills and to use this information to write short-answer and extended responses. The resource includes a poster with 4 aspects of visual literacy and a template with content, medium, emotional response and critical response. You will never look at another sports photo in the same way again!

Commander of the Praetorian Guard, Sejanus embodied Orwell's maxim that absolute power corrupts absolutely. Or does he? Why are modern historian's reviewing the traditional view of Sejanus as an archetypal villain and seeing him as another of Tiberius' victims. This source-based homework task is designed to extend student understanding of the NSW Ancient History syllabus Higher School Certificate course Part IV - Historical Periods Option O - Rome in the Time of the Julio-Claudians CE 14-69 One wonders if Sejanus would feel right at home in 21st century Australian politics! An interesting question for the classroom.

It is the stuff of legend: 300 Spartans battling the Persian army to their deaths at Thermopylae in 480 BCE. The Spartans led the Greek defence and despite their loss, their heroics are remembered today. This source-based homework task is designed to support student learning of the NSW Ancient History syllabus Higher School Certificate course Part II - Ancient Societies Option I - Spartan Society to the Battle of Leuctra 371 BCE and/or Part IV - Historical Periods Option H - The Greek World 500-440 BCE The Greek loss at Thermopylae bears many similarities with the Anzac loss at Gallipoli. Both sparked legends of heroics, remembrance events and a respect for a worthy enemy. Can students think of more examples? How exactly do military defeats become a matter of pride? Why does the same not apply to other defeats e.g. Singapore in 1942?

Introduced in 1924 following the successful 1915 adoption by the State of Queensland, compulsory voting may not have guaranteed democracy, but it did guarantee that everyone would have the opportunity to cast a vote. Preferential voting made the process of selecting a candidate easier. This source-based homework task assists lucky Year 9/10 students to understand the rationale behind the adoption of compulsory and preferential voting. It is designed for the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum Stage 5 Depth Study 4: Rights & Freedoms and/or Depth Study 6: Decade Study - The Roaring Twenties (and who said civics was boring?)

This is a source-based homework task to support student understanding for the History Australian National Curriculum Stage 5 Depth Study 6: School-Developed Topic - The Roaring Twenties. Students analyse a variety of written and visual primary and secondary sources to gain an understanding of the positive and negative experiences of returned Australian servicemen, 1919-1924.

This is a source-based homework task for the NSW Stage 6 Ancient History Syllabus Higher School Certificate course Part II Ancient Societies Option I - Spartan Society to the Battle of Leuctra. It examines archaeological and written evidence relating to Fifth Century BCE Spartan religious practices at the Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia, just north of the modern city of Sparta.

Sparta's dominance as a Greek city-state began with its invasion and takeover of the neighbouring state of Messenia that occurred in two stages, the First and Second Messenian Wars in the eighth century BCE. Historian, Paul Cartledge likens Spartan domination of Messenia to Britain's domination of Ireland - complete subjugation. This source-based homework task is designed to increase student understanding of the NSW Ancient History syllabus Higher School Certificate course Part II: Ancient Societies Option I: Spartan Society to the Battle of Leuctra 371 BCE

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.

Far from giving Aboriginal peoples equal rights, the 1967 referendum gave the Commonwealth Government the right to legislate for Aboriginal peoples and for the inclusion of Aboriginal peoples in the census. Both of these measures enabled accurate assessments of issues specific to Aboriginal peoples and the right of the federal government to legislate for improvements to the lives of Aboriginal peoples. This source-based homework task is designed to assist student understanding of the problems and issues in the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum Stage 5 Depth Study 4: Rights & Freedoms (1945-present)