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Unit of work 4
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Rationale
The Stage 5 syllabus developed and distributed by the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA, 2012)
aims to expand student knowledge on a variety of areas; including the events leading up to, during, and
after, both World War I & World War II. Both wars are included in a mandated core study. called
“Australians at War: World Wars I & II (1914-1918, 19939-1945); this topic aims to cover a variety of
historical concepts and skills, including (but not limited to): continuity and change, perspectives, cause and
effect, empathetic understanding, and significance of the events surrounding this time period. For the
purpose of the unit created, the Core study: Australians at war, has been split into two more manageable
blocks of investigation and learning on WWI and WWII. The unit described below focuses on WWI and the
events leading up to, the nature of warfare, the significance of the experiences of Australians, impact, and
commemoration of the war in Australia (NESA, 2012). By splitting the core unit into two segments which
focus on the wars, and then providing students time to consolidate their knowledge and understanding of
the correlations and relationships between the two time periods, and the subsequent impact on the lives
of civilians and military personnel; this will allow students to more deeply engage with the syllabus
content.
The outlined unit aims to cater for students of all ability levels, from a variety of cultural backgrounds; this
includes links to the 8-ways Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pedagogical practices for effective
teaching and learning. The 8-ways Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander links for pedagogical practice used
throughout the unit look at: collaboration between students (community-links), developing knowledge on
personal and national histories (community-links), engaging with the stories/experiences of those who
participated (story sharing-links), and using detailed visual guides to complete activities (learning maps-
links).
Students participating in the below unit will be provided opportunities to engage with historical sources
(both primary and secondary) in developing their historical inquiry skills on Australia’s involvement in the
wars. Much of the pedagogical approaches used throughout the unit are reliant on inquiry-based learning,
as Wiersma (2010) highlights the value of student autonomy in developing knowledge and understanding
in any area of learning; this inquiry-based learning is implemented to encourage a deeper, more valuable
“connect[ion] with history (Wiersma, p115, 2010). This “connect[ion] with history” (Wiersma, 2010) is
adopted as pedagogical practice to improve “historical empathy” (Rantala, Manninen, & Van den Berg,
2016) in students; in allowing students to develop historical empathy, teachers are encouraging students
to understand the choices, and subsequent consequences, of the people during this period. This inquiry-
based approach to learning is evident in ICT research activities linked to: the Gallipoli campaign, WWI
warfare, the Western front/home front, source analysis, and commemoration of war. In an effort to
ensure that all students are able to engage with the syllabus content, group collaboration activities are
As is evident throughout the unit, there is a heavy reliance on ICT technology in developing historical
inquiry skills in the classroom; Morgan (2013) states that students of the twenty-first century are “digital
natives”, meaning that these students “have been exposed to technology since birth” (2013). These “digital
natives” (Morgan, 2013) require contemporary platforms in order to connect to the syllabus content, and
UNIT OUTLINE
Subject: History Course: Stage 5, History Number of Weeks: 6 Weeks (24 hours)
Unit title: Depth Study 3: Australians at War, Part 1 – World War I (1914-1918)
Week/ Syllabus Content Teaching and Learning Strategies including assessment for learning. Resources
Sequence
An overview of the causes Vocabulary task – TEACHER LED ACTIVITY.
Week 1 of the wars, why men Students to create a vocabulary list from the words provided. Students to - Vocabulary list.
4 hours enlisted and where continue to add to this list as the unit progresses. - Scaffold of vocabulary
Australia fought. format.
Students:
- Outline the main Reading literacy – THINK-PAIR-SHARE
causes of WWI. Students to identify the main causes of WWI, using the Oxford Insight - Oxford Insight History 9
- Locate and History 9 textbook. (pages 272-276). Textbook.
sequence the Students to complete Causes of WWI worksheet. - Causes of WWI
places where Students to identify the elements of warfare on the western front. worksheet.
Australians fought Students to read Oxford Insight History 9 (pages 287-289).
in WWI. (students are reminded to continually develop their vocabulary lists)
- Explain why
Australians fought Reading literacy – CLASS DISCUSSION.
in WWI. Teacher to introduce students to Franz Ferdinand; - Franz Ferdinand
- Leadership. assassination worksheet.
The scope and nature of - Political movements and ideas.
warfare. - Assassination (and how this led to the outbreak of WWI).
(students are reminded to continually develop their vocabulary lists)
Students:
- Describe the
nature of warfare Source activity – THINK-PAIR-SHARE.
during the Gallipoli Students to complete worksheet Why did Australians enlist in WWI. - Why did Australian enlist
campaign. Students to analyse source (photographs and posters) on worksheet as well in WWI? worksheet.
as written sources that show:
- Perspective
- Propaganda
- National identity
Significant events and the ICT research activity: Class Weebly – GROUP COLLABORATION.
Week 3 experiences of Australians Students to worked in groups of TWO to identify and analyse sources for the - Access to ICT technology
4 hours at war. understanding of: (task to be achieved over 5 hours – continued from WK2) - Access to internet.
- Prisoners of War (living conditions, work, length of captivity) - Introduction to the
Using sources, students - Specific POW camps (commanders, location, importance to the war Weebly site (including a
investigate the following effort, condition, number of POWs). demonstration as to how
features of each war. - Specific campaigns attempted throughout WWI (e.g. the Western to develop group page).
- Prisoners of war. Front 1916, Jutland 1916, etc) (can have multiple groups attempt - Scaffold for research task.
- A specific different campaigns). - Access to Class Weebly.
campaign, e.g. the - The role of women on the front.
Western Front - The role of women at home.
1916 and the New - Participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Guinea campaign - A specific event that hindered or assisted the allied war movement
1942. (can have multiple groups attempting different events).
- The role of women.
- Participation of Group Presentation – GROUP COLLABORATION/PRESENTATION.
Aboriginal and Student groups are to present their Weebly page to the rest of the class. - Access to ICT technology
Torres Strait Students to organise and outline their contributions to the page and - Access to internet.
Islander peoples. presentation. - Access to Class Weebly.
- A specific
event/incident, e.g.
the Battle of Hamel ICT research activity: Sources – GROUP COLLABORATION.
1918 and the Fall Students to locate and analyse THREE sources that can be linked to their - Example of source
of Singapore 1942. chosen topics for the class Weebly. analysis.
Teacher should demonstrate the appropriate method and location for - Access to Class Weebly.
gathering reliable sources that support or openly refute their chosen topic. - Links to reliable source
Source description should include an analysis of: depositories:
- The bias portrayed.
- What the sources aim was, what was wanted to be conveyed. http://www.thememoryproject.c
- The time it was written/produced. om/stories
- Does it support or refute your topic? (WWI & WWII veteran stories)
- Who was the author? https://anzaccentenary.vic.gov.au
- What is your response (as an audience) to the source? /history/australias-contribution-
- Is this source relevant to your topic? How? wwi/
Teacher to provide an example of source analysis and scaffold student (Australia’s contribution to WWI)
learning. https://anzacportal.dva.gov.au/hi
Students are encouraged to move beyond those links initially provided. story/special-features/veterans-
stories/australians-war-stories
(Australian veteran war stories)
https://anzacportal.dva.gov.au/e
ducation/education/best-
resources-year-9-australian-
history-curriculum
(Resources on WWI & WWII)
https://investigatingwwi.weebly.com
[Figure 3]
https://vickidrozdowski.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/individual-investigation-of-a-learning-theory-
aboriginal-pedagogy.pdf
flanders-fields
https://www.redlands.edu/globalassets/depts/student-affairs/csl/bloom_taxonomy.pdf
Morgan, H. (2013). Maximising student success with differentiated learning. The clearing house: A journal
https://doi.org/10.1080/00098655.2013.832130
NSW Education Standards Authority. (2012). History K-10 Syllabus Volume 2. Board of Studies NSW.
Rantala, J., Manninen, M., Van den Berg, M. (2016). Stepping into other people’s shoes proves to be a
difficult task for high school students: Assessing historical empathy through simulation exercise.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00220272.2015.1122092
Wiersma, A. (2008). A study of the teaching methods of high school history teachers. The social studies.
99(3), 111-116. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3200/TSSS.99.3.111-116