Lesson

Outcomes

Teaching and Learning Activities

1&2

Activity 1 : Australia’s Decision, the Empire Awaits

• Compare different perspectives about a significant event and make links between historical and contemporary issues
• Analyse the impact of World War One on Australia
• Identify, comprehend and evaluate a range of primary and secondary sources
• Critically evaluate sources of evidence for context, reliability, information, completeness, objectivity and bias
• Use appropriate historical language and concepts
• Identify the ways in which complex messages are effectively conveyed and apply this knowledge to their communication
• Use pertinent questions to explore, clarify and elaborate complex meaning

30 mins: Using notes, discussion and lecturing introduce the context and conduct of the First War and Australia’s role in it.

15mins: Using a ‘Think, Pair, Share’ strategy have the students contemplate Australia’s options at the onset of World War One.

30 mins: Distribute various Australian World War One posters to groups of students and have them analyse, the source, what it tells us about support for the war, and the target audience and whether it would have worked.

20mins: Students design their own war propaganda posters, using the knowledge brought out in the previous exercise.

PowerPoint file to guide class at:

Australia and World War One - Australia's Decision

Will need more time on posters, either set as homework or extend to next lesson if possible.

3&4

Activity 2: Gallipoli, Trial by Fire

• Compare different perspectives about a significant event and make links between historical and contemporary issues
• Analyse the impact of World War One on Australia
• Identify, comprehend and evaluate a range of primary and secondary sources
• Critically evaluate sources of evidence for context, reliability, information, completeness, objectivity and bias
• Use appropriate historical language and concepts
• Use pertinent questions to explore, clarify and elaborate complex meaning

15 mins: Using notes, discussion and lecturing introduce the Gallipoli Campaign and Australia’s role in it.

15 mins: As a class brainstorm the students understood accounts of the landing at ANZAC cove. A list of events and traits that have entered popular thought.

20 mins: Students are each given a firsthand account of the experiences and check off the list of events and traits it either agrees with or contradicts. Report back to class and update the class list.

20mins: Students are now given a secondary source and again check it against the class list to see if it corroborates or disagrees with the class list. Again report back to class and update the class list.

20 mins: Students take down the findings of the class as notes, and are given brief notes on different historical sources with discussion.

PowerPoint file to guide class at: Australia and World War One - Gallipoli

5&6

Activity 3: Conscription Debate

• Explain how the Australian Constitution affects their lives
• Analyse how well democratic values are reflected in aspects of the Australian political system
• Compare ideas, build on others’ ideas, provide and justify other points of view
• Compare different perspectives about a significant event and make links between historical and contemporary issues
• Use evidence to support arguments
• Use complex verbal and non-verbal cues, subject-specific language, and a wide range of communication forms
• Provide constructive feedback to others

30 mins: Discussion and notes on the conscription issue, with differing views and how it came about.

20 mins: Students prepare in teams for a class debate on conscription. Each Student will need to speak for around 2 minutes.

20mins: First debate – World War One Context.

20mins: Second debate – General Context.

PowerPoint file to guide class at:Australia and World War One - Conscription

7&8

Activity 4: Unsung Heroes

• Presenting complex issues or information imaginatively to interest an audience
• Analyse the impact of World War One on Australia
• Identify, comprehend and evaluate a range of primary and secondary sources
• Critically evaluate sources of evidence for context, reliability, information, completeness, objectivity and bias
• Use appropriate historical language and concepts
• Use evidence to support arguments
• Communicate historical explanations in a variety of forms
• Identify the ways in which complex messages are effectively conveyed and apply this knowledge to their communication
• Select suitable resources and technologies to effectively communicate
• Use subject-specific language and conventions in accordance with the purpose of their presentation
• Apply techniques to locate more precise information from websites

Computer Room (Each student needs their own machine)

90mins: Students simultaneously research and prepare a presentation on an unsung hero of World War One

Provide guidelines on use of sources and acknowledgment.

Worksheet to guide class at:
Unsung Heroes

Students may need more time, either set as homework or extend to next lesson if possible.   

9

Activity 4: Presentation

45mins: Student presentations prepared in pervious classes.

Will need more time to see all presentations, if time limited to one class draw names to present at random.

10&11

Activity 5: Anzac Day Speech

• Participate in a range of citizenship activities including those with a national or global perspective, at school and in the local community
• Presenting complex issues or information imaginatively to interest an audience
• Analyse the impact of World War One on Australia
• Use appropriate historical language and concepts
• Use evidence to support arguments
• Communicate historical explanations in a variety of forms
• Identify the ways in which complex messages are effectively conveyed and apply this knowledge to their communication

90 mins: Using information already presented in class and additional research, students will prepare an ANZAC day speech that could be given to a community group or school assembly

Worksheet to guide class at:
ANZAC Day Speech

Students may need more time, set as homework.

12

Activity 5: Speech Presentations

45 mins: Student Speeches prepared in previous classes

Will need more time to see all presentations, if time limited to one class draw names to present at random, ensuring that if the same was done for the Activity 4 presentations, the students that presented last time are not selected again.