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The People Make a Nation
At a glance
Focus question 1: Was Australia always organised in states and territories?
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Activities
(Assessment activities are in bold italics.)
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Preparation
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- Australia today
- Australia 1788-1890
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- create a concept
map
- analyse a source
- construct a timeline
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- atlases or wall
maps
- OHT: Handout 1
- single copy (cut up): Handout 2
- timeline: construct a timeline on poster paper (or sheets of A3 paper) that extends from 1788 to 1901. Each ten-year interval should be at least 10 cm apart. Allow space either side of the timeline for students to add brief information statements
- Stories of Democracy CD ROM
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Teaching and learning activities
Focus question 2: What were the arguments for and against Federation?
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Activities
(Assessment activities are in bold italics.)
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Preparation
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- view a video
- analyse and sort issues
- research task using CD ROM
- analyse a newspaper report
- create a letter to the editor
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- Discovering
Democracy Primary
Video
- OHT: Handout 1
- pairs: Handout 3
- Stories of Democracy, One Destiny! CD ROMs
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Teaching and learning activities
Focus question 3: How did the people make the nation?
Content
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Activities
(Assessment activities are in bold italics.)
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Preparation
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- Henry Parkes'
Tenterfield Oration
- events leading up to Federation
- constitutional conventions
- issues: power of the Houses, site of federal capital, petitions
- 1898-1900 referendums
- celebrations
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- analyse source
material
- conduct a role-play
- prepare ballot materials
- conduct a ballot
- complete independent or group research
- complete a CD ROM interactive
- create a news report (spoken or written)
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- OHT: Handouts 8,
9, 14, 15
- single copy (on card): Handouts 5, 10-12
- groups: Handout 6
- whole class: Handouts 4, 7, 13
- Stories of Democracy and One Destiny! CD ROMs
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Teaching and learning activities
Focus question 4: How does the Australian federal system of government work?
Content
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Activities
(Assessment activities are in bold italics.)
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Preparation
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- levels of
government
- structure of federal
system
- people in
parliament
- exploring possible futures
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- analyse sources
- create a diagram
- complete a CD
ROM interactive
- create futures wheels
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- objects relating to the three levels of government, eg money (federal), school photo (state/territory), library card (local) and place in a handbag or briefcase
- sheets of poster paper
- groups: Handouts 17, 18
- whole class: Handout 16
- Parliament at Work CD ROM and website
- Levels of Government and The Commonwealth Government posters
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Teaching and learning activities
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