Source Study: Significant Events and Experiences of Australia at War
Today, we are going to explore some significant events and experiences from the First World War. As a class, we will first watch the following video:
(O'Boyle, 2012)
For today's activity, you will be split up into 4 groups of 7 members. Each group will be required to study a specific group of people or an event. A list of resources, websites and sources for you to use are listed for each group. You are then to answer the questions on the Source Study handout.
Source Study Handout | |
File Size: | 24 kb |
File Type: | docx |
Group 1: The Role of Women
- Pages 66-70 of the Retro Active 2: Stage 5 Australian History textbook
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Group 2: Participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- Carefully observe the documents and artefacts contained within 'Box 3 - Too Dark for the Light Horse: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in the Defence Forces' from the Australian War Memorial.
- Read page 274-275 of your textbook (History 9 for the Australian Curriculum)
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Group 3: Specific Incident - the Battle of Lone Pine
- Read page 51 of the Retro Active 2: Stage 5 Australian History textbook
- You may like to revisit the following website http://tinyurl.com/3ekrhk5
- http://tinyurl.com/m55vmc3
- http://tinyurl.com/mjv8bpe
- http://tinyurl.com/kn88e8h
Group 4: Specific Campaign - the Western Front (in particular the battles of The Somme, Pozieres and Passchendaele)
- Read pages 59-61 of the Retro Active 2: Stage 5 Australian History textbook - http://tinyurl.com/3eewqu6 - http://tinyurl.com/myk4hw2 - http://tinyurl.com/lfnewn2 - http://tinyurl.com/ku8mrxn |
To finish the lesson, each group will take turns presenting their answers to the class.
The other three groups are to take notes and complete the remainder of the Source Study Handout.
By the end of the lesson, all group members will have the same information and completed worksheet.
The other three groups are to take notes and complete the remainder of the Source Study Handout.
By the end of the lesson, all group members will have the same information and completed worksheet.