Indigenous Australia - Aboriginal Art, History and Culture First Australians - Making a Nation History Webquest and Lesson Plan This WebQuest is one activity in an integrated History/English unit, based on the Australian Curriculum History elective: Making A Nation, for Year 9. This activity is only one component of a unit that will encourage students to think about different contexts, perspectives and interpretations from the past, and how people from a range of backgrounds adjusted to living together. The following are a list of curriculum references for programming purposes. Australian Curriculum: History elective - Making A Nation, from the Depth StudyAustralia and Asia, for Year 9 students. Content Description: the extension of settlement, including the effects of contact (intended and unintended) between European settlers and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples. The task also incorporates literacy elements from the Australian Curriculum: English. This unit: Making A Nation, is designed to be taught over a 9 week term. Week 1: Week 2: Week 3: Weeks 4-5 First Australians – Making Headlines! Week 6: Week 7:
Diversity, identity and Australian culture - History (10) - ABC Splash - Overview This teacher resource focuses on immigration and settlement patterns in Australia. It explores the migration experience, and the impact that immigrants from diverse cultural backgrounds have had on Australian society and its changing identity. Source: Education Services Australia Ltd and ABC | Learning area: History | Secondary: Year 10 About this resource Acknowledgements Source: Education Services Australia Ltd and ABC Date first broadcast: 27 March 2013 Cite this resource You can use this information to reference this item. Bibliographic details for 'Diversity, identity and Australian culture': Education Services Australia Ltd and ABC, ' Diversity, identity and Australian culture', ABC Splash abcspla.sh/m/116755 20 June 2014 Copyright information Video © Australian Broadcasting Corporation (except where otherwise indicated).
Australian Curriculum Lessons | Persuasive Writing Techniques Summary: A small lesson on understanding the techniques of persuasion and how to get better at persuasive writing. Children act out persuasion techniques in small groups and also sort from most powerful to least powerful. Australian Curriculum Links: Lesson Outline: Timeframe: 45 mins – 1 hour 30 mins Introduction: Set learning intention on board so students are clear on what they are learning and why (Learning how to use persuasive language to persuade people to believe our thoughts, like politicians and lawyers do outside of school)Watch a variety of election promises from politicians and discuss their strength in persuading you (children) to believe them. Body: Handout Persuasive Language Techniques and ask children to get into groups and look at creating 4 examples for 1 of the techniques (e.g. Conclusion: At the end of the role play, give every child 3 sticky notes and list all the Persuasive Language Techniques on the board. Assessment: Resources: Videos: