Significant groups of people and campaigns during WWII
Prisoners Of War
Image:
(Australian Prisoners of War, AWM.gov, 2014)
(Australian Prisoners of War, AWM.gov, 2014)
Women
Image:
(Women in Wartime, Australia.gov.au, 2009)
(Women in Wartime, Australia.gov.au, 2009)
Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders
Image:
(Aboriginals in WW1, Anzacwebsites.com, 2010)
(Aboriginals in WW1, Anzacwebsites.com, 2010)
The New Guinea Campaign, 1942
Image:
(Papua New Guinea Campaigns, www.dva.gov.au, 2012)
(Papua New Guinea Campaigns, www.dva.gov.au, 2012)
Activity 1
The following task should be completed in 25-30 minutes. You need access to the internet, a printer as well as your work books and a pen. Your teacher will divide the class into groups of 4-5. Each group will then be given one of the above topics to research. You must investigate why the group you were given was so important in WWII. What role did this group of people or campaign play? Be sure to record all the information you find in your work books.
Activity 2
Your teacher will then hand out one large sheet of cardboard to each group. You will be given 10 minutes to create a visual representation about your findings.
Note: Allocate a role for each person. For example, one person could be in charge of finding photos online, printing them and pasting them onto the cardboard. Another student could list notes on the cardboard highlighting important information that you found.
You must then present your poster and findings to the rest of the class at the end of the lesson. You will be given no more than 3-4 minutes to present all the information and images you have found. You must also take down notes about other topics that other groups have researched about. Record all the information you have learn into your work books.
Note: There is no need to present ALL the information to your class. Only present the information that is important.
Note: Allocate a role for each person. For example, one person could be in charge of finding photos online, printing them and pasting them onto the cardboard. Another student could list notes on the cardboard highlighting important information that you found.
You must then present your poster and findings to the rest of the class at the end of the lesson. You will be given no more than 3-4 minutes to present all the information and images you have found. You must also take down notes about other topics that other groups have researched about. Record all the information you have learn into your work books.
Note: There is no need to present ALL the information to your class. Only present the information that is important.