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Subject: History Course: Stage 5: Core Study - Depth Study 3 Number of Weeks: 10
Unit title: Australians at War - World War I
Overview of the causes of WWI History is a process of inquiry into the past that has shaped our world today. Thus, the
Understanding the geography of where learning of World War I is significant in understanding how it has shaped our world and
soldiers fought and the conditions most importantly how it has shaped Australia. This is a core study that allows students to
Empathetic Understanding; realising the investigate key aspects of World War I and specifically the Australian experience of the
enemy suffered as well war. This period from 1914-1918 was seen as the 'war to end all wars'. The most
The origins of the Anzac Legends important aspect is that this War is part of the Australian history and to this day has
significant impact. Students develop various historical skills throughout the unit.
Key Inquiry Questions:
What events or conflicts caused World
War I?
What was the significance of Gallipoli and
the Western Front Campaign?
How has the Anzac legend influenced our
national identity?
How did the war affect Australians on the
home front?
What is the legacy of the war and Anzac
day?
Unit context within Scope and Sequence/Purpose Syllabus Outcomes
Term 1 Explains and assesses the historical forces and factors that shaped the modern
10 weeks world and Australia HT5-1
2 lessons per week Sequences and explains the significant patterns of continuity and change in the
1 Lesson = 1 hour development of the modern world and Australia HT5-2
Explains and analyses the causes and effects of events and developments in the
Students will be taught all syllabus content points in
modern world and Australia HT5-4
order alongside the relevant skills and historical
concepts. Identifies and evaluates the usefulness of sources in the historical inquiry process
HT5-5
Explains different contexts, perspectives and interpretations of the modern world
and Australia HT5-7
Applies a range of relevant historical terms and concepts when communicating an
understanding of the past HT5-9
Selects and uses appropriate oral, written, visual and digital forms to communicate
effectively about the past for different audiences HT5-10
Literacy Focus Numeracy Focus ICT Focus
Differentiation
Use appropriate Depict events in Students use a range Differentiation for students with low ability is
historical language different places and of digital technologies provided within the learning strategies.
time on timeline to create digital
Define, understand resources Differentiation for students with higher ability
and use concepts Interpret and Teacher uses a range and gifted talented student is provided.
throughout the unit understand relevant of digital resources to
maps and tables that assist students with
Develop literary create additional learning such as video
skills analysing meaning to text clips, websites,
sources and writing PowerPoint
skills
Week/ Syllabus Content Teaching and Learning Strategies including assessment for learning. Resources
Sequence
Brainstorm & Mind-Map:
Term 1 An overview of the causes of the As a class, brainstorm student's previous knowledge about WWI. Whiteboard and markers or smartboard
Week 1 wars, why men enlisted and Teacher to arrange this information on the board as a concept map
Lesson 1 where Australians fought: with the headings: causes of war; the war in Europe; Gallipoli
Campaign; home front; conscription; remembrance. Students
outline the main causes should copy the mind map and add to it as the unit progresses.
of both wars
Glossary: Students create a glossary at the start of the unit and add
locate and sequence the to it throughout the unit. Words include and not limited to; Anzac,
places where Australians propaganda, patriotism, nationalism, imperialism, assassination,
fought in both wars conscription, internment, triple alliance, ally, referendum.
Term 1 Aural/Visual Learning: Students view a quick video about the main Teacher's computer and access to
Week 1 causes of WWI (Horrible Histories). smartboard.
Lesson 2 Outline the main causes Class Discussion: Teacher facilitates discussion: Can this be used as a Horrible Histories Video: (2 min)
of both wars useful source? Why or why not? What questions arise from the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfVRaCL
video? 9ryk
Booklet: Students open to a table (Resource 2) in their booklets. Resource 2 (See Appendix)
Teacher explains the acronym of MANIA.
Students view a video about the causes and events that led up to Causes & Events Video: (12 min)
the war. Students out the table where appropriate. After video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbwH1Z
teacher puts up the table (Resource 2.5) on the board and students BnYds
complete the information.
Resource 2.5 (See Appendix)
Aural/Visual Learning: Students view a short video made by BBC, a
modern remake of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his
wife. It is covered as LIVE news coverage of the assassination with Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand:
reporters reporting from the different countries involved in the war. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-
AjF3dYBXA
Term 1 - Outline the main causes of both Timeline Resource 3: Teacher to handout a timeline that students Resource 3 ( See appendix)
Week 2 wars should add to their own timeline about the conflicts and events in
Lesson 1 Europe leading up to the outbreak of war in 1914.
- Explain why Australians
enlisted to fight in both wars
Differentiation - Extension activity: Students use this website
http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/firstworldwar/index-
1914.html to annotate their timeline further.
Brainstorm activity: As a class, teacher to construct mind map on Whiteboard & Markers
the board on why students think Australians enlisted to fight in
WWI. Discuss any questions that arise.
Reading and Discussion: Class reading of page 204 & 205 of their Textbook
Retroactive 2 textbook. Discussion on the thoughts that arise after
reading the reasons Australians chose to enlist.
Week 2 The scope and nature of warfare Aural/Visual Learning: Student view born on the shores of Gallipoli - Born on the Shores of Gallipoli Video: 9
Lesson 2 an introduction to the Gallipoli Campaign. Students should take min
Describe the nature of notes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnKYV
warfare during the w5IM0g&t=211s
Gallipoli campaign Teacher Centred Presentation: Students view PowerPoint
presentation (Resource 5) made by the teacher. Students should
Explain the outcome of take notes and teacher facilitates class discussion on the nature of
the Gallipoli campaign warfare during the Gallipoli Campaign. Students complete activities Digital Resource 5 ( See appendix)
(passages, source analysis and table on the equipment used) on the
presentation.
Week 3 Describe the nature of ICT Task: Students are allocated computers or they can use their Gallipoli 3D Website:
Lesson 1 warfare during the devices. They are given the link of the ABC 3D interactive Gallipoli http://www.abc.net.au/ww1-
Gallipoli campaign website. The teacher should demonstrate on the smartboard a quick anzac/gallipoli/index.html
overview of the website and how to use it in order to answer the http://www.abc.net.au/
questions in their booklets (Resource 6). Students can play around innovation/gallipoli/
with the website and explore the Gallipoli Campaign through games,
videos, 3D timeline, eyewitness accounts and primary sources.
Explain the outcome of Resource 6 (Gallipoli website activities -
the Gallipoli campaign Students should work through the activities in their booklets using See Appendix)
the website. They do not need to complete all activities and they can
choose which activity they would prefer, as the purpose of this
interactive website is to explore it. The teacher will set her
expectations.
Week 3 Outline and sequence Warning: Teacher should warn students about graphic content in
Lesson 2 the changing scope and the videos that may be disturbing and they may leave the room.
nature of warfare from
trenches in World War I Aural/Visual Learning: Students watch various short videos
depicting life in the trenches. They should take down notes and ← Video Links
compare the different video depictions of the trenches.
Video 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFj23OFl2Kw
Video 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8HmPNgOC2Q
Video 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G4ZY66BG38
Students watch a scene in the trench from the movie War Horse:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zBQGY_p4QM
Activity: Teacher to print out a detailed trench system visual and
stick it outside the classroom door. Explain to students the rule and Trench system diagram printed out from
purpose of the game and break them into groups of four. Each group the textbook Retroactive 2, page 208
will be given A3 paper with an incomplete trench image and one at a
time go outside and view the image of the trench system. They go
back and finish the drawing and label the trench to the best of their
memory. After each group has their turn, the teacher gives out the
original visual of the detailed trench system and 2 other detailed Resource 6.5 (See Appendix)
(resource 6.5) and also puts it on the board so students can compare
their labelling with the visual.
Video Game trenches:
Visual Learning: As a last activity, students are shown a brief video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwQc
clip from a videogame about the trenches and the battlefield that 8z74NWA
appears very realistic.
Students view video depicting prisoners of war, particularly Prisoners of war video (watch till 5
Week 4 Significant events and the Australians using primary sources. minutes):
Lesson 2 experiences of Australians at war https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zg4zr
Using sources, students ReTw6s.
investigate features of war:
Group collaborating and ICT task: In groups of three (teacher can
Prisoners of war make adjustments), students are to investigate further into the
prisoners of war by finding different sources that include actual
experiences of prisoners.
The groups can present their findings to the class in whatever
method they like (PowerPoint, digital gallery, speech etc). The
findings should not be more than 3 minutes.
Students are given a basic map (resource 7) of the Western Front. Resource 7 ( See appendix)
Using their textbook and detailed map (resource 7.5) on the board http://www.greatwar.co.uk/
Week 5 that the teacher has put up, students are to annotate the different battles/
Lesson 1 Specific campaign: places on the Western Front and when they were fought.
Western Front 1916 Resource 7.5 ( See appendix)
Group Task: In groups, students conduct a research task on the
Specific event/incident Western Front Campaign and create a PowerPoint Presentation.
Each group researches the Western Front Campaign and one other
battle. The teacher will allocate a different battle/event/incident to
each group (Battle and Siege of Liege, Battle of Hamel, Fromelles,
Pozières, Passchendaele, Verdun, British battles at Arras etc).
Teacher to emphasise the importance of investigating the Campaign
and battle through various primary and secondary sources that the
experiences of Australians.
The teacher explains to students that each group will come back
next lesson and present their findings to the rest of the class and the
presentation should be conducted in a way where the students are
teaching their fellow classmates on their chosen battle.
The role of women Differentiation: Peer mentoring and TPS strategy is applied to assist Resource 9.5 (Scaffold)
students with high difficulty. Other low ability students will have
only specific source analysis questions for them.
High ability and gifted talented students will have high order, deep
analysis and critical thinking questions (Blooms-taxonomy). These
questions are presented in resource 8.
Participation of Collaborative Classroom & Discussion: Class reading of page 205 '
Aboriginal and Torres Aborigines and Torres Strait Islander participation' from Retroactive
Week 6 Strait Islander peoples 2 textbook. Discuss and encourage students to voice their opinions
Lesson 2 on the involvement of Indigenous soldiers.
Impact of the wars on Australia: Brainstorming Activity: Brainstorm what students already know
Outline the Australian about the conscription during WWI. Teacher draws up a mind map,
Week 7 governments' control on the assessing student's previous knowledge.
Lesson 1 home front in the war
Reading: Class reading of pages 236-238 to understand the
Conscription background and motive for Prime Minister Hughes' introduction of
conscription. Teacher to facilitate class discussion on the sources
present on those pages. Teacher may go through source questions
together with the class as an open discussion.
Class Debate: Teacher explains that students will be split into two
groups and will take part in a conscription debate next lesson. For
and against side should be picked anonymously.
Use of government Group Research & Presentation: Students are divided into four
Week 8 propaganda groups. Teacher allocates one topic to each group (government
Lesson 1 propaganda, changing roles o women, enemy aliens and wartime
Changing roles of women controls/censorship).
Computer and devices
Enemy aliens Formative Assessment (Informal Task): Teacher explains these
topics briefly and instructs to research regarding the Australian
Wartime government's involvement on the home front. Each group presents
controls/censorship their findings through PowerPoint presentation to the whole class
and will be assessed by the teacher as an informal task.
Use of government Students pair up (think pair share and peer mentoring strategy for
Week 8 propaganda low ability students) and open this website Computers or devices
Lesson 2 http://firstworldwar.com/posters/australia.htm to view the posters
Changing roles of women and the propaganda used by the government. Teacher hands out Resource 10 ( See appendix)
worksheet (resource 10) questions of source analysis. Students use
the scaffold to answer the questions.
Extension activity: Students who finish earlier or with high Resource 11 (See appendix)
ability/gifted students can go on this website:
http://womensroleinthefirstworldwar.weebly.com/ and analyse the
sources using the questions provided in resource 9 by the teacher.
Week 9 Activity: Students to create their own conscription poster using the
Lesson 1 Conscription following website:
https://billyhughes.moadoph.gov.au/conscription_poster
Commemorations and the Mind-map: In pairs, students create a detailed mind map of the
nature of the ANZAC legend different ways in which Australia commemorates WWI. They can
Week 10 Students: create the mind map on A4 paper, using colours and being creative.
Lesson 1 Explain how and why Using their textbook and computers/devices to research. Refer to
Australians have http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-
commemorated the story/remembrance-day.
wars Teacher displays students mind map on the wall.
Explain different
perspectives on the Class reading: Students read the textbook, pages 248-251 on the
ANZAC legend ANZAC legend. Throughout the reading, the teacher should stop and
discuss key points. Teacher should stop at the sources and analyse it
as a class using the previous scaffold provided to students.
1939-1945). This topic can be taught together as a comparative study or separately. I chose to do World War I separately as there were a lot of
pedagogical strategies that I found useful. Two lessons per week is a sufficient time to undertake the study of this topic. Two lessons have
broken down to undertake enough theory and engaging activities to assist the theory. The unit outline has been creatively designed to focus on
historical inquiry based approach, differentiated learning and to appropriately incorporate historical concepts and skills. Inquiry is simply
defined as seeking and understanding the truth. Historical Inquiry introduces the historical aspect of exploring the truth through the tools of
historians that requires students to dig deeper in to their thoughts and question it (Fragnoli, 2005). This process allows students to appreciate
their own history while exploring other histories. Spronken-Smit and Walker (2010) also discuss inquiry based pedagogy as being student
centred that allows for deeper engagement in the classroom. Historical inquiry approach is present throughout this unit of work through the
activities of source analysis and research tasks. These tasks allow students to examine and evaluate evidence and reach logical conclusions
The pedagogical strategies employed throughout the unit of work vary and differentiates to appropriately assist all students. The very first lesson
begins with a class brainstorming activity and a mind-map. Brainstorming is a great starter for the first lesson as it introduces students to the
topic through their background knowledge on the topic. This activity allows all students to contribute and engage as the level of knowledge of all
students is fairly equal. Students who may have more knowledge on the topic may contribute to other student's memory of the topic (Isaksen,
1998). Students also create a glossary to use throughout the whole unit and adding to it when they come across a new concept. This is also part
of inquiry based learning as students will add to their glossary on their own by questioning a concept and researching it themselves. This allows
students to be engaged with the historical concepts of the topic throughout the unit of work.
Collaborative group work and discussions are incorporated as an important pedagogical strategy. Collaboration as a strategy for student learning
can have a significant impact on students especially low-ability students (Lai, 2011). Therefore, I have incorporated this strategy throughout the
unit of work allowing all students to collaborate to not only assist each other to learn but to develop skills like communication, decision making,
coordination and negotiation. Especially in group work, students are negotiating with each other to come up with the accurate type of work.
Collaboration discussion especially after viewing a video is used throughout the unit. This is because visual learning is another important
pedagogical strategy that engages students and contributes to a deeper understanding of the content. Discussion after visual learning for example
in lesson two, students watch a two minute video that covers a syllabus content point and the video is funny using role play to entertain and
engage students. Surely, after watching a video that is entertaining and educational at the same time, students will engage in discussion and in
this case the teacher will lead the discussion to historical inquiry questions and analyse the video as a reliable source or not. Students watch a
video that is a modern remake of an important historical conflict that was a leading cause of the breakout of World War I. The modern remake of
this event gives students another perspective of the event and it is easy for them to imagine it occurring in their life. This not only is a visual
learning strategy but it involves students to gain understanding of historical concepts such as empathetic understanding. Using collaboration
discussions and group tasks following a visual learning strategy allows students to accurately explain their thoughts, elaborate and reorganise
their knowledge (Lai, 2011) as the visual would have assisted already in their ability to understand and deeper thinking.
The use of ICT in pedagogical strategy is important as it allows students to work through a different mode. Throughout the unit, students watch
various video clips, conduct research tasks in groups and individually, present their findings using various digital forms and visiting websites
such as the Gallipoli Campaign 3D interactive web by ABC. These different modes of ICT allows students to stay focused in their work
especially students who have a low attention span and easily drift off topic. It is a strategy employed to keep student's learning engaging,
exciting and it also challenges them (Livingstone, 2012). In classrooms today, technology is employed more than often with students already
heavily influenced by technology. This way the students are allowed to use technology but in ways that will keep them learning, contribute to a
deeper and critical understanding of the topic and allows them to develop their ICT and communication skills. Source analysis allows students to
approach the topic through historical inquiry and always keeps the students questioning their own thoughts in order to gain deeper analysis and
Differentiation among students is a sensitive and a very important aspect of teaching and pedagogy. Throughout the unit of work, differentiation
tasks have been incorporated to appropriately address the needs of all diverse students. Diversity in classroom will always be present, even if it is
a small distinction. Therefore, teachers need to have strategies in place that are effective, sustainable and efficient (Shaddock, 2007). Peer
mentoring/tutoring is a student centred pedagogical strategy to assist student learning especially low ability and students with language
difficulty. The aim is to pair these low achieving students with higher ability students in order to assist their learning (Killen, 2013). It is
beneficial for both pair as it challenges the higher ability to make sure they are learning and understanding the topic. Another differentiation is
for the teacher to scaffold and structure responses for these students so they know step by step what is expected of them.
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