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Activities
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- Collation of newspaper articles; classification of articles; classification of people in newspapers; defining terms
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- Have a range of newspapers, poster paper and glue available to students
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- Analysing political situations
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- Using a prepared format for analysis
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- Monuments and memorials to politically active Australians
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- Research into the way politically active Australians are remembered
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- Have Stories of Democracy and Parliament at Work CD ROMs and other sources available
- Provide access to the Internet
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Activities
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- The lives of Chifley and Menzies
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- Note-taking (using a prepared format) and comparison
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- A day in the life of a contemporary Australian prime minister
- Qualities and attributes required for the position of Prime Minister
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- Selecting appropriate adjectives and phrases from a given list
- Analysis of life experiences and qualities for the job
- Writing a job description
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- The lives of Goldstein and Cowan
- Milestones in the achievement of women's political rights in Australia
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- Analysis of objectives and strategies (using a prepared format); discussion comparing outcomes with objectives
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- Comparison of the current leaders of the Liberal Party of Australia and the Australian Labor Party with Chifley and Menzies
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- Have Parliament at Work CD ROM available
- Provide access to the Internet
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- Representation of women in current Australian parliaments
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- Research into the numbers of women parliamentarians; discussion of the equity of the current situation
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- Have Parliament@Work website and other sources available
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- Assessment task: Television-style interview simulation
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- Stories of Democracy CD ROM interactive could be undertaken at this point
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Content
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Activities
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Preparation
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- Simulation of political meetings; discussion
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- A day in the life of a contemporary union organiser
- Qualities and attributes required for the position of union organiser
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- Selecting appropriate adjectives and phrases from a given list
- Analysis of life experiences and qualities for job
- Writing a job description
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- Analysis and development of argument; letter-writing
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- The lives of Gibbs and Nicholls
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- Construction of timeline; writing of reflective dialogue
- Assessment task: Television-style interview simulation
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- Stories of Democracy CD ROM interactive could be undertaken at this point
- Provide a video camera if available
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- Unit assessment task 1: Production of crossword puzzle based on students' personal glossaries
- Unit assessment task 2: Note-taking from video; letter of advice about the requirements of involvement in political activity
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- Provide access to Discovering Democracy Secondary Video
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