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We Remember
At a glance
Focus question 1: Which symbols do Australians use to show who they are and what they value?
Content
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Activities
(Assessment activities are in bold italics.)
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Preparation
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- defining 'symbol'
- local symbols
- national symbols
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- list and categorise
ideas
- create a personal
values shield
- conduct a survey and graph findings
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- OHT: Handout 1
- poster paper
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Teaching and learning activities
Focus question 2: Which symbols represent our democratic nation?
Content
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Activities
(Assessment activities are in bold italics.)
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Preparation
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- flags and emblems
- parliamentary
symbols
- anthems and pledges
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- conduct group
research and
present findings
- analyse anthems
- complete CD ROM interactive
- develop criteria
- create a collage to represent the modern-day Australian nation using symbols of state
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- OHTs: Handouts
1, 2, 3, 4
- pairs: Handout 5
- Cards 1, 2
- Parliament@Work website, Parliament at Work CD ROM and One Destiny! CD ROM
- prepare OHT of words of 'Waltzing Matilda' and 'Song of Australia' from Stories of Democracy CD ROM
- poster paper, art materials
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Teaching and learning activities
Focus question 3: How do we commemorate significant events and lives in Australia?
Content
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Activities
(Assessment activities are in bold italics.)
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Preparation
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- meaning of
commemoration
- special days
- commemorating
significant lives
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- list and categorise
ideas
- conduct individual
research
- complete data
retrieval charts
- share information
(jigsaw groups)
- create biographies (written or spoken)
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- whole class:
Handout 12
- groups: Handouts
6, 7, 8
- pairs: Handout 10
- OHTs: Handouts
9, 11
- Discovering Democracy Primary Video, 'We Remember' segment, Part 1
- One Destiny! (1997) and Stories of Democracy (biographies of prime ministers) CD ROMs
- 'We Remember' biographies on Discovering Democracy website
- pairs: one-month-to-a-page calendar marked with national days and public holidays
- poster paper, art materials
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Teaching and learning activities
Focus question 4: How and why have the symbols and events changed over the years?
Content
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Activities
(Assessment activities are in bold italics.)
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Preparation
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- changes to the
Australian flag and
the Commonwealth
Coat of Arms
- special days of the
past
- why symbols change
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- compare designs
- conduct a survey
- conduct group
research
- collate data
- complete individual retrieval charts
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- groups: Handouts
13, 14
- pairs: Handout 15
- We Remember
cards 1b, 2b
- Discovering Democracy Primary Video, 'We Remember' segment, Part 2
- One Destiny! CD ROM
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Teaching and learning activities
Focus question 5: Which symbols and events are relevant to the Australian nation today?
Content
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Activities
(Assessment activities are in bold italics.)
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Preparation
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- symbols of the
nation
- popular symbols
- creating a new symbol
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- create values
shields
- conduct a survey
and graph findings
- complete CD ROM interactive
- design a new symbol
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- whole class: OHT
of Handout 16
- Stories of
Democracy CD
ROM ('We
Remember'
interactive)
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Teaching and learning activities
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