Appendix 1

LESSON PLAN
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

LESSON ORGANISATION
Year Level: 9

Time: 9.00am

Students Prior Knowledge:

Date: 30/04/2015

This lesson is the second of a sequence of four within

the WWI unit. Lesson One consists of an overview of
the causes of WWI, and the reasons men enlisted to
fight in the war.

Learning Area: History

Students are already capable with their iPad devices,

and the corresponding apps and programmes being
used during the lesson sequence. Students will also
have pre-established access to Weebly and Edublog
accounts.
Strand/Topic from the Australian Curriculum:
ACARA Topic 3: World War I
General Capabilities (that may potentially be covered in the lesson)
Critical and
Literacy
Numeracy
ICT
competence

creative thinking

Ethical
behaviour

Personal and
Social
competence

Intercultural
understanding

Cross-curriculum priorities Not applicable.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
histories and cultures
Proficiencies:(Mathematics only)

Asia and Australias engagement with Asia

Sustainability

Lesson Objectives (i.e. anticipated outcomes of this lesson, in point form beginning with an action verb)
As a result of this lesson, students will be able to:
Identify geographical locations where Australians fought, and the dates/chronological sequence within
which these took place.
Identify and illustrate the nature of warfare during the Great War period.
Recognise and discuss different historical interpretations (especially their own).
Teachers Prior Preparation/Organisation:

Provision for students at educational risk:

Ensure all appropriate technology is functional, set up, and

prepared to run prior to commencement of class. Students
should have been reminded to bring their iPads (fully
charged) in prior class.
ICT organised and ready to run: Text2Map, appropriate
introductory YouTube clip, Explain Everything App, Pic
Collage, Weebly and Edublog.

One child has a broken leg and will require a desk and
chair with easy access.
Teacher and assistants will move around the class for
any students who may be struggling with the work at a
technical or cognitive level.

LESSON EVALUATION (to be completed AFTER the lesson)

Assessment of Lesson Objective and Suggestions for Improvement:
At the conclusion of the session we will be stimulating a discussion in order to critique and gauge the lesson.

Teacher self-reflection and self-evaluation:

[OFFICIAL USE ONLY] Comments by classroom teacher, HOPP, supervisor:

LESSON DELIVERY (attach worksheets, examples, marking key, etc, as relevant)

Time

Motivation and Introduction:

1. Recap on the previous lesson: Text2Map used to refresh/revise
upon student knowledge.
2. Show short film clip to engage students and introduce the topic.
3. Teacher poses discussion question: Has anyone had any family
members involved in the first or second World Wars?

Resources/References
Text2Map
YouTube film clip
https://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=htyue8xRS7M

Lesson Steps (Lesson content, structure, strategies & Key Questions):

PART A: Places and dates
1.
Students will be allocated groups and assigned both a country
Australians fought in, and a date relevant to the war to research in
their groups.
2.
Students will be given a short period of time to do so, before being
asked to identify their country on an interactive map, and place their
date chronologically upon an interactive timeline (on interactive
whiteboard).
3.

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Interactive map and
timeline: Explain Everything
App
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Interactive whiteboard
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Students must be prepared to share two interesting facts about

their groups assigned nation and/or date.
PART B: The nature of warfare
1.

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Teacher delivers a short snippet of information. Whole-class
brainstorm on the nature of warfare.

2.
Jigsaw activity: students are broken into groups and instructed
to continue researching the nature of warfare during WWI with
a focus on the nature of warfare in WWI as compared to the
modern day (war tactics, war technology, and soldier
clothing/food). One topic is assigned to each group.
3.

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Publish a poster/collage on
Pic Collage, upload onto
Weebly.
http://www.weebly.com/wee
bly/userHome.php
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Students will choose two devices/food

items/technologies/tactics (depending on the topic they were
allocated) and develop a collage poster to share on Weebly
that demonstrates the comparisons they have identified.
4.

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Students must be prepared to share their findings and

corresponding Pic Collages on the interactive whiteboard.

PART C: Gallipoli
1. Students choose a soldier (from the Australian Memorial website
link accessible from class website) and research and reflect upon
the individual they have chosen in response to 5 questions.
Questions will be available for viewing on class Weebly resource.
- Give a brief summary of the soldiers war experiences.
- How do you imagine the soldier felt about being at war?
- What kind of impact would the war have had upon his/her family
back home in Australia?
- What are your personal thoughts about the Gallipoli campaign?
- What could have been done differently?
2. Unfinished work must be completed for homework.

Class blog:
edublogs.org

Lesson Closure:(Review lesson objectives with students)

Teacher runs an informal open class discussion, reinforces key points, and
allows time for any final questions.
Transition: (What needs to happen prior to the next lesson?)
Set informal homework for discussion in preparation for the following class.
Students are encouraged to speak further with parents and grandparents
about their memories/involvement of family members in WWI.
Assessment: (Were the lesson objectives met? How will these be judged?)
1. Teacher will have access to student work uploaded onto Edublog.
Observation will also provide anecdotal insight into how effectively students
can locate geographical dates and understand war chronology.