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TERM/WEEKS: 4 YEAR LEVEL: 10 LEARNING AREA/TOPIC: HISTORY

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM HISTORY

General Capabilities: Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and creative thinking Asia and Australias engagement with Asia Ethical Behaviour Personal and social Competence Sustainability Intercultural Understanding

Cross-curriculum priorities: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and Cultures

WEEK/ LESSO N
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AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM LINKS Historical Historical Skills Knowledge & Understanding Germanys war Process and effort, including synthesise its early successes information from a and subsequent range of sources for failures leading to use as evidence in the defeat of an historical Germany by the argument Allies and the (ACHHS188) division of Germany Identify and analyse (ACHMH133) the perspectives of people from the Analyse, interpret past (ACHHS190) and synthesise evidence from The reasons for the different types of Nazi Partys rise to sources to power, including develop and the Treaty of sustain an Versailles, the historical impact of the Great argument Depression, the (ACHMH008) nature of Nazi ideology and Communicate hostility to historical communism, the understanding by ability of Hitler and selecting and the Nazi Party to using text forms utilise popular appropriate to the fears, and the purpose and Partys audience organisational and (ACHMH014) tactical skills (ACHMH130)

SPECIFIC LESSON OBJECTIVE

To undertake personal research in the topic area and areas of interest specifically To gain understanding of the Failure League of Nations and reasoning behind the failure, and how it may have been avoided Create short and direct phrases for the use in propaganda posters and identify the tensions present between countries and governmental systems

ASSESSMENT (what & how)

Students will be assessed on their contribution to research tasks, in collaborating Ability to utilise the ICT tools for the research Using ICT tools collaboratively and engaging in group discussion with useful and relevant input Creativity and originality/ innovation of ideas Undertakes an historical inquiry selecting and using relevant evidence based on a critical evaluation of reliable and useful sources Appropriate use of language Evaluates the significance of ideas, movements, events and developments over time from the perspective of different groups

TEACHING & LEARNING EXPERIENCES (include learner diversity)

Topic: Causes of WWII Failure of the League of Nations Sit class down in groups, and state we are continuing to learn about the Causes of WWII, and today will be on the Failure of the League of Nations. Task 1: In groups, create a Padlet document to record and demonstrate prior learning and knowledge of content covered on WWII to date. Encourage collaborative and shared learning. Allow 10 minutes. Task 2: Using the resources provided on Weebly, research the following areas and record your findings using Text2Mindmap: three key aims of the League five key areas that organised the League two ways the League planned to stop wars from occurring four strengths of the League eight weaknesses of the League Allow 15 minutes. Task 3: Using the research, create a propaganda poster supporting Germany and against other nations. Ensure the language reflects accurately the context and is appropriate. Allow 15 minutes, including saving them for future use for the iBooks newspaper article.

KEY QUESTIONS
What lead to the failure of the League of Nations? three key aims of the League five key areas that organised the League two ways the League planned to stop wars from occurring four strengths of the League eight weaknesses of the League How might the failure have been prevented? What would you have done differently if you had had a say in the decisions made at the League?

RESOURCES

Weebly Page: heroesonhistory.weeb ly.com Provided resources: websites and Britanicca links Wordle Text2Mindmap Propoganda poster creator: http://www.nnwwiim. org/kidscorner/Poster/makeP oster.html