FIRST FLEET PROJECT

Stage 2 HOMEWORK THINKING CONTRACT

This contract focuses on the Stage 2 First Fleet unit and incorporates Blooms Taxonomy and various Thinking Skills and graphic organisers. It is designed to engage the students, unleash creative and critical thinking skills and establish effective work habits.
Instructions: Each activity in this homework contract has had points allocated to it. The points can be found in the column on the left side of the grid. To complete this contract you must complete at least 35 points including the compulsory tasks which are worth 2 points each. Once you have decided on your activities, make a timetable so that you can account for all 35 points. Keep in mind you need to complete at least 5 points each week, 2 of which are from the compulsory tasks. Each Friday bring your completed activities into school. You will share your work with the class and have it signed off by your teacher. Your completed contract (with at least 35 points) is due on: Friday 20th June

Marking Scale for FIRST FLEET

For your teacher to sign off your task you need to have: A colourful thematic heading A thematic border that suits your work or at least one illustration / graphic No spelling or punctuation errors Neat handwriting or typed work Finished the task completely using your own and collected information Tasks completed independently and presented in your own words Include evidence of research where necessary Your project MUST be in your own words, not cut and pasted from the Internet.

FIRST FLEET PROJECT

Stage 2 HOMEWORK THINKING CONTRACT
Name: ________________________ Date: _____________________
I understand that: o These activities are to be completed by myself however I know I can consult others for guidance o Activities are to be completed with care o Each Friday I will need to return my work to school and share my completed tasks with the class o I need to complete the COMPULSORY tasks for each week that are worth 2 points each. o I need to accumulate at least 35 points altogether before the due date Friday 30th June Signed by student: ___________________________________

Keep track of the activities:

Date: Activity:

Number Teacher of points Initial

Completed Total number of points:

FIRST FLEET PROJECT HOMEWORK THINKING CONTRACT

Blooms Taxonomy
Compulsory Tasks: 2 points

Introduction
Week 2: Complete an ALPHABET Key on Australia.

First Inhabitants
Week 3: Write down as many facts about the Eora people as possible.

Early Explorers
Week 4: Make a flowchart or timeline to show the early exploration of Australia before colonisation. Include graphics and text. Name the European explorers who visited Australia before colonisation. Mark their journeys on a map. What if early explorers were never interested in exploring the world? List at least 10 creative consequences. Choose one of the early explorers and list the problems that would have arisen in their voyage.

James Cook
Week 5: Research and create your own family tree.

Conditions in England
Week 6: Choose one person from your family tree to interview about their life. Ask them how Australia has changed over time and what their lives were like growing up. Compare life in early England compared to living conditions today.

The First Fleet

Week 7: Present your findings from the interview to present to the class. You may like to make a poster, a collage or multimedia presentation. How many ships were in the fleet and what were their names? Map the route taken by the First Fleet. Read Bound for Botany Bay. Explain what the song is about and who might be singing it. Suggest the best types of foods available today that could have been taken on the voyage that would not go off and would keep everyone healthy. Examine a database of the members of the First Fleet and make a graph to show their role. Were they Convicts? Soldiers? Sailors? Settlers? Officers? What changes would you recommend to Arthur Phillip to improve conditions on the ships to prevent loss of life on the First Fleet. Make a board game based on the journey of the First Fleet.

Colonisation
Week 8: Complete a mindmap showing everything you have learnt this term both in class and completing this homework project. Describe what the landscape would have been like for the first settlers. Paint or draw it. Make a Y chart for each type of person living in the first settlement. e.g. convict, soldier, settler, officer. Illustrate and write a news report on Captain Phillips landing at Port Jackson.

Remember 1 point

Understand 2 points

Apply 3 points

Find out what the floral emblem is for each Australian state. Why were they chosen? Make a jigsaw puzzle from a map of Australia including the states and territories. Draw an Australian landmark from the point of view of a fly.

Retell an Aboriginal Dreamtime story in your own words.

Think of 10 open ended questions youd like to ask Captain James Cook.

Draw a story map to illustrate how the Eora people lived.

Create a timeline of Captain Cooks life.

Describe what life was like in England before the First Fleet.

Make a diorama showing the important features of the lives of the Eora people.

Write a short story in first person about Captain Cook including details of his secret mission.

List some of the crimes people were imprisoned for. Give a score out of 10 on the moral meter for how bad you think the crime is. Explain why the poor living conditions in England led to so many people committing crimes.

Analyse 4 points

Create a Who Am I game using Australian places and tourist attractions.

Research, list and describe some jobs typically allocated in an Aboriginal tribe to men, women and children.

Evaluate 5 points

Create 6 points

On a blank map of Australia mark the places / sites you have already visited and the places youd like to visit. Create a poster convincing someone to come live in Australia.

What is special about Aboriginal Art? Choose a piece of Aboriginal art and explain the features, meaning and how it makes you feel. Create your own Dreamtime story. Illustrate the story using aspects of Aboriginal art.

Put yourself in the place of an early explorer. Given what you know about the harsh conditions, would you still attempt the journey? Give reasons. Give your opinion. Should Captain Cook have claimed the Great South Land as uninhabited for Britain? Give reasons. Suggest ways in which life might be different if another country had colonised Australia from early discoveries.

Draw a detailed diagram of the Endeavour. Label the different sections and the equipment on board.

Investigate and explain why the early settlement needed to expand

Captain Cook demonstrated how to take responsible risks. What other personality characteristics did he have? Complete a BAR on a First Fleet ship. Think of creative ways to make living conditions better using todays resources.

What would have been a better solution to locking up all the people who committed crimes because they were poor? Write a poem or song about a prisoner who has just been told they are being transported to Australia.

Carry out a PMI (Plus / Minus / Interesting) on life in the first settlement. Offer solutions to the Minuses. You are Captain Phillip. Design a plan for the settlement to house convicts and free settlers.