Year 9 History; Topic Making a Nation

Week 7 Thursday Friday Introduction to the topic Go through the timeline from 1788-1914

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The extension of settlement, including the effects of contact (intended and unintended) between European settlers in Australia and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (ACDSEH020) The experiences of nonEuropeans in Australia prior to the 1900s (such as the Japanese, Chinese, South Sea Islanders, Afghans) (ACDSEH089) To assess and improve their knowledge of the period between 17881914 and how it helped to develop Australias national identity. The assignment will have them research a significant Australian from this period and develop an

Stick Timeline into books, include why these events are important to Australian history Write down key words to learn

Textbooks pg. 194-199 Notebooks Scissors Glue sticks Notebooks

Formative: Timeline stuck into books with the reasoning behind each event Note taking Neatness

Nation Colonial Terra nullius (nobodys land) Working mans paradise Colonisation

Week 8 Monday Thursday Friday

Introduce the significant Australians assignment. Begin/continue working on assignment

Significant Australians Assignment Go through an example of how to do the assignment

Textbooks pg. 194-259 Laptops Notebooks

inquiry question around them. Week 9 Monday Wednesdayx2 Thursday Friday Continue working on the assignment Presentations on Thursday and Friday Continue Textbooks pg. working on the 194-259 assignment Laptops Notebooks Presentations By allowing the students the chance to present either in class or through a film they have the opportunity to use their ICT skills if they wish. This will also test their speaking abilities and presentation skills. Key events and ideas in the development of Australian selfgovernment and democracy, including women's voting rights (ACDSEH091) To introduce the notion and concept of suffrage. Particularly focusing on women suffrage within Australian. This writing task is to be presented in the form of an obituary, thus providing an alternative style of writing compared to the usual essay

Summative: Significant Australians Presentations on Thursday and Friday; 2 minute speech or film; 20% weighting Formative Note taking in books Neatness Practice at writing obituary Suffrage/suffragettes The ripple effect Obituary Petitions

Week 10 Monday Wednesdayx2 Thursday

Introduce the Suffragette assignment Go through how to write an obituary Begin work on the assignment (this will be part of their homework for the holidays) Continue working on the suffragette assignment Assignment due on Friday

Note taking in books about Suffragettes in Australia Analyse example obituary and how to write them Write down key words

Textbooks pg. 198-199, 232 Laptops Notebooks

Term 1 Week 1 Monday Wednesdayx2 Thursday Friday

Continue working on the suffragette assignment

Textbooks pg. 198-199, 232 Laptops Notebooks

Summative: Australian SuffragettesObituary Assignment due on Friday; 300 words minimum; 20% weighting