SECTION ONE:

Units/Curriculum: Heroes in History

Duration:

Term 3 (Weeks 2-10) with Remembrance Day Week 2, Term 4

Subjects covered: History (HASS), English

Year Group:

3/4

Teachers/Staff:

Kylie Kuchel

Project Idea:
Summary of the complex real world problem being investigated:

This project investigates the people whose names are on the Mylor war
monument, in particular the names of those who fought during World War
2. Students will work closely with the Mylor History Group to gather
information about the soldiers both their war history and their connection to
the Mylor community. Students will investigate what it would have been
like to be a child their age during World War 2, through talking with people
who were children during this time and using other resources.
Students will present their learning through a display to be held following
the Remembrance Day Ceremony. The students will be present and
available to talk with the community about their learning.
The students will also have an active role in this year's Remembrance Day
service, including raising the flag, reading the ode, laying a wreath and
possibly a small speaking part summarising their research about the
soldiers.

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Driving Question(s):

Why is it important to remember the wars and their history?

What makes someone a hero?
If I grew up during World War 2, what would it have been like?
Learning Intentions/Outcomes:
Needs to know
Researching

skills what to find out, making notes and reading

skills (scanning & skimming)
Writing a historical report
IT skills scanning photos to JPEG, formatting word document,
converting to PDF (for printing poster at Office Works)
Using a video camera (when talking to people who grew up
during WWII)
Understanding of Remembrance Day and the format of the
service.

Success Criteria:

As a class we will devise a checklist for what needs to be included in their

poster. This will be used as assessment criteria. (Could create a rubric)
Links to national curriculum:

HASS Inquiry and Skills

Pose questions to investigate people, events, places and issues (ACHASSI052)
(ACHASSI073)
Locate and collect information and data from different sources, including observations
(ACHASSI053) (ACHASS1074)
Record, sort and represent data and the location of places and their characteristics in
different formats, including simple graphs, tables and maps, using disciplineappropriate conventions (ACHASSI054) (ACHASS1075)
Sequence information about peoples lives and events (ACHASSI055)
(ACHASS1076)
HASS Analysing
Examine information to identify different points of view and distinguish facts from
opinions (ACHASSI056) (ACHASS1077)
HASS Evaluating and Reflecting
Draw simple conclusions based on analysis of information and data (ACHASSI058)
(ACHASS1079)
Interact with others with respect to share points of view (ACHASSI059)
(ACHASS1080)
HASS Communicating
Present ideas, findings and conclusions in texts and modes that incorporate digital
and non-digital representations and discipline-specific terms (ACHASSI061)
(ACHASS1082)
HASS Knowledge and Understanding (History)
How the community has changed and remained the same over time and the role that
people of diverse backgrounds have played in the development and character of the
local community (ACHASSK063)
Days and weeks celebrated or commemorated in Australia (including Australia Day,
Anzac Day, and National Sorry Day) and the importance of symbols and emblems
(ACHASSK064)
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English
Understand how different types of texts vary in use of language choices, depending
on their purpose and context (for example, tense and types of sentences)
(ACELA1478)
Understand that paragraphs are a key organisational feature of written texts
(ACELA1479)
Reread and edit texts for meaning, appropriate structure, grammatical choices and
punctuation (ACELY1683)
Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts demonstrating
increasing control over text structures and language features and selecting print,and
multimodal elements appropriate to the audience and purpose (ACELY1682)
Understand that social interactions influence the way people engage with ideas and
respond to others for example when exploring and clarifying the ideas of others,
summarising their own views and reporting them to a larger group (ACELA1488)
Product(s) and/or Service(s):
How will products/services be publicly exhibited?
Students will create posters about each
Question and Answer session with
name from WWII on the Mylor War
community member who grew up the local
Monument that will be displayed after the
area during World War 2. (video recording)
Remembrance Day service (community
Participation in this years Remembrance
comes back to school for morning tea).
Day service.
Students will have a role in the
Answer driving questions Why is it
Remembrance Day service.
important to remember the wars and their
history? What makes someone a hero?

Group:

Individual:
Poster about one of the names on the
Exhibition audience:
Mylor War monument from World War 2.
Research what it would have been like to
Class
be a child during World War 2. Students to

School
choose how to present it.

Community

Experts (History Group)

Web


Other:_____________

SECTION TWO: The Process

Hook or immersion event:
Students will meet with a representative from the Mylor History Group at
the war memorial. We will look at the history of the monument, why it is
there, when it was put there and the symbolism of plants etc. Students will
read the names on the monument and hopefully create curiosity about
whom they were.

Possible Exemplars/models:
Exemplar of a poster (teacher created) about another name on the
monument.
Researching template to assist with what needs to be found out and for
recording notes.
Critique opportunities and multiple drafts:

Critique first draft of poster by peers and Year 5-7 group.

Critique and multiple drafts for poster and representation of what it was like to
grow up during WWII.

Checklist of elements to be included in the poster





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Personalisation:
Students can choose how they present their answer to the driving question
If I grew up during WWII, what would it have been like?.
Proformas for researching to assist students who need support
Adult world connections:
How will external expertise in this field be incorporated?
We will work closely with the Mylor History Group. The Hook will be
undertaken with someone from the group. The History Group has lent us
some folders with information they have been able to resources about the
soldiers on the monument. Hopefully every couple of weeks some
member from the group will be able to come into school to talk to the
students about what they have found out and the progress they have
made so far. The organisers of the Remembrance Day service will tell us
how students can be involved in the service and give instructions about
what they need to do. Without the support of the community and history
group, this project would not be possible.
Explicit teaching moments:
How might specific content and/or skills be teacher-led?
Research skills (note taking, writing in own words)
Class reading of picture books related the driving questions.

Resources needed:
Community resources:
Folders from history group
Mylor History Group (Brian and Leonie Barker)
Literature:

Timeline:
Insert key events, milestones, check-in moments and assessments below:
Week 2

Week 3

HOOK EVENT Visit the Mylor War Memorial

Choose person to research
What do you need to find out?
How to research
Begin research

Week 4

History Group member feedback and critique

Week 5

Writing report (what text will go on your poster)

Week 6

Poster ready for printing

Week 7-8 What was it like growing up during WWII?

Community member questions and answers
Research toys, schooling, games, clothing etc.
Choose how to present your findings
Week 9- Answer driving questions Why is it important to remember the
10
wars?
Final things needed for display. Set it up.

220 Strathalbyn Road, Mylor SA 5153

Ph: +61 8388 5345 Fax: +61 8388 5701
Website: www.mylorps.sa.edu.au Email: info@mylorps.sa.edu.au