Unit/Lesson Title Battle of Tobruk research Lesson duration 40 minutes Stage 5 Year 9 Class/Group 14/6/18

Rationale Syllabus Outcomes Syllabus Content

To gain a basic understanding of the HT5-1 explains and assesses the historical forces and factors that
events surrounding the Battle of Tobruk HT5-6 shaped the modern world and Australia
to lead them into further research uses relevant evidence from sources to support historical
To support efficient, self-paced learning narratives, explanations and analyses of the modern world
and Australia
Prior Knowledge Risk Assessment Resources
Australia’s involvement in Tobruk N/A Rats of Tobruk clip 1-whole
Developing Mindmap skills 2- 0 to 4.30minutes
Padlet contributions Student workbooks
Laptops
Classroom cloud account (Microsoft teams,
class website
Padlet account

Specific teaching target (identified from previous teaching and related to presence in the classroom; classroom management, etc.)
Clear instructions for student expectations
Students are motivated and able to learn on their own.
Learning Time Content/Learning Experience Teaching Class Organisation Assessment
Intentions Guide Introduction (Engagement) Strategies Techniques
At the end of the 5 Introduce lesson sequence Recap previous lessons of Group and Group work Understanding
lesson students will Australian involvement in Tobruk with information written on Mmodelling work
board for student viewing. Create simple mindmap on board based on student
be able to; 10 Prior knowledge Individual mindmaps
of previous knowledge.
 Have a basic Introduce lesson sequence work responses and
understanding of 20 Body (Exploration/Transformation/Presentation) summaries
the events of the Students are to work individually on laptops, viewing the Student-centered
battle of Tobruk videos at their own pace and making notes where
 Summarise the 5 necessary.
Remind students that after the clip they will be completing a
rats of Tobruk summary and to make notes of things that are important.
clip The who’s what’s and when’s of the videos
Watch rats of Tobruk part 1 and part 2
As a group complete summary survey. Individually, students
are to create an online mindmap with the information they
have about the Rats of Tobruk
Differentiation for those students who do not feel confident
using this software as lack experience. Model this process
online using the IWB
Asking students to give their answers and write on
board.Students then publish their mind maps to the
classroom cloud.
Conclusion (Presentation/Reflection)
Ensure students have copied the summary in their books..
Using their mindmaps students are to create a summary of
the Rats in Tobruk videos and publish this summary to the
class’s Padlet wall. Students are also required to give Feedback
feedback via the padlet comment button below the student’s Peer-to-peer
summary entry This feedback is to be modelled and of a feedback
constructive positive nature.
Remind students that this work will lead toward a report
writing lesson.

Transitions to next lesson

Further research on Battle of Tobruk

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