Unit Outline (Weekly, these are not lesson plans, BUT what you plan to cover throughout the

week taken from your Unit Overview):

KEY: Whole Class

Small Group

Individual

Assessment Type

Week

Selected Learning Outcomes (AC)

Teaching and Learning Activities

Group Structure

Lesson Focus

Resources

F Formative S-Summative D-Diagnostic

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Introduction To Edward Hargraves Who is Edward Hargraves?

Listening and Viewing Writing Writing important information from the PowerPoint into World Studies books Listening and Viewing Writing Writing important information from the PowerPoint into World Studies books Edward Hargraves PowerPoint World Studies books

(F) What do you know about Edward Hargraves?

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Edward Hargraves significance to the Gold Rush How important was Edward Hargraves to the Australian gold rush?

Edward Hargraves PowerPoint World Studies books Websittes:http://adb.anu.edu.a u/biography/hargraves-edwardhammond-3719 and http://www.australianhistory.o rg/edward-hargraves Blank paper

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Research on Edward Hargraves What do you know about Edward Hargraves? Create a mind map with all of the information you know or have discovered Golden Trivia Quiz In groups, students create their own quiz questions based on the gold rush Students answer questions from other groups

Writing Creating a mind map with all current known knowledge of Edward Hargraves

(S) Edward Hargraves Knowledge

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Listening Writing Designing own questions based on knowledge of the gold rush developed over the last 7 weeks

Blank paper

(F) What is known about the Gold Rush?

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Research: Gold Mine Locations International In what countries does gold mining occur? What are the highest producing gold mines? Where does Australia stand in the ranking of gold producing countries? Gold Mine Locations Australia (1800s) and Australia (2000s) Locations Gold mine names Gold production/yield The Eureka Stockade What do you already know about the Eureka Stockade mind map Details including location, time, participants, stories, etc. Examining the Eureka flag The Eureka Stockade How do you feel about it? Students look at photographs from the Eureka Stockade and record how the pictures make them feel Students then discuss in small groups how they make them feel Writing Students research for locations of gold mining throughout the world Map Skills Students create a map of Australia showing the location of gold mines during the gold rush and active gold mines today Writing Note taking from the PowerPoint Drawing Drawing the Eureka flag Listening and Viewing Writing Students form their own views and record their feelings before sharing them with a small group Collaboration Decision Making Listening and Viewing Answering questions and collaborating as a class to come up with the correct answer World Studies books Computer access

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Blank Australia maps Mine Locations PowerPoint World Studies books The Eureka Stockade PowerPoint The Eureka Stockade song World Studies Books Photographs from the Eureka Stockade World Studies books

(S) Location of Gold Mines

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The Eureka Stockade Class Quiz Students answer the ten questions as a class for the online quiz

Online Quiz

(S) Facts about the Eureka Stockade

Week

Selected Learning Outcomes (AC)

Assessment Type

Teaching and Learning Activities

Group Structure

Lesson Focus

Resources

F Formative S-Summative D-Diagnostic

3
Reflection Brain storming known information about the Gold Rush Mind map of all the information known about the Gold Rush

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Creative Writing Drafting and Editing Write a story based on a person living and working on the Goldfields during the Gold Rush Assessment Creative Writing Write a story based on a person living and working on the Goldfields during the Gold Rush Fun 1800s Day Bring in anything you have from the 1800s clothes, games, etc Free time and games

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Discussion Listening and Viewing Writing Students write down all of the information they know and what they are hearing from other students Writing Creative writing focusing adjectives and adverbs Writing Creative writing focusing adjectives and adverbs Games Hopscotch Noughts and Crosses Hangman Boxes

World Studies books

World Studies books

(S) Life On The Goldfields

World Studies books Paper Pens Board Games Card Games

(S) Life On The Goldfields