Mrs Fletcher — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 02:03:41 +0000

7/8 Geography

Mrs Fletcher — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 01:07:08 +0000

ASSESSMENT TASK:

Create a brochure for tourists - Kosciuszko National Park

Task: Create a travel brochure for tourists that will show Kosciusko National Park as an ideal tourist destination for: families, international travellers, scientisists, students.

Instructions: split your team up into small groups of 2-3 people.

Each group is given one of the above groups of people (audience)

Each group, with their audience group in mind, must find out several facts that would persuade their audience to visit the park

The websites for consideration are:

http://www.snowymountains.com.au/Geography_and_Climate.html

http://www.thredbo.com.au/thingstodo/summer/activities.asp?ref=10

http://www.austmus.gov.au/geoscience/earth/kosciuszko.htm

http://www.weeds.crc.org.au/documents/threatened_species_table.pdf

DATE DUE: FRIDAY, AUGUST 31

WWII source study - The Rats of Tobruk

Mrs Fletcher — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 04:40:12 +0000

War memorial, Canberra

Is the painting a primary or secondary source and what is its origin?

What useful facts do both sources give you about the battle between Australians and Italians, then Australians and Germans in Tobruk?

Aussie troops capturing German tank

Find out the author of this source and give at least two reasons why you should question the reliability of this source

The following refer to the next source:

Despite its obvious subjectivity, how does the source (below) make you proud to be ‘Australian’?

What further things could be done to question this source’s information?

Find at least one other source in the class texts that supports at least one aspect of this source. What is the source and what information supports it?

Why should the Internet be questioned as a reliable source?

The Rats of Tobruk

Does this source contain any biased information? identify it and explain what this has to do with the source’s origin

EXTENSION:

Create a propaganda poster using the story of the Rats of Tobruk

Geography - future population projections

Mrs Fletcher — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 04:53:55 +0000

2.3 Gender and Projections of the Australian and DVA Treatment Populations

1) “The relative proportions of men and women differ between age groups because of their differential mortality” (DVA: 2006) What is meant by this quote?

2) Study figure 2.4. What is the percentage difference between women in the 85+ range to men in 1997 and women in the 85+ range to men in 2051?

3) What factors in society might influence the lower mortality of men in the 85+ age group by 2051?

4) What factors might be causing women to be surviving longer than men today in 2006?

5) Using the statitics regarding population projection from page 316, create a line graph which shows how Australia’s population is expected to grow between 2021 and 2101. Indicate how each decade in between will grow in millions.

Commerce - industrial relations perspectives lesson 20.07.06

Mrs Fletcher — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 04:13:08 +0000

Ray Cleary - 2005 - is this column objective or subjective?

In your own words, explain Australia’s IR history of fairness Cleary is alluding to. According to the opinion columnist, who will have more power under the new IR reforms? Why does Cleary think the system is already working well? What is ironic about the Federal Government and these new reforms? Who are the most vulnerable in our society and why are they seeking welfare assistance, even though they are employed?

Debate about proposed national system
Does this section of the debate’s briefing paper offer a subjective or objective perspective of the issue? Explain why both opinions are valid in the industrial relations debate. Give your own perspective of the issue and clearly state why.

Languages Other Than English (LOTE)

Mr Prescott — Mon, 01 May 2006 00:04:47 +0000

LOTE is taught to Years 7 and 8 as a composite class to satisfy the 100 hours of compulsory study required by the NSW Department of Education. The major language taught is Japanese. This course is constructed to enable students to communicate effectively, i.e. to understand and to be understood, in a variety of everyday situations. Priority is given to listening and speaking skills before reading and writing. Students also study Japanese culture.

Year 7/8 term two History assessment - The Islamic World

Mrs Fletcher — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 04:15:22 +0000

YEAR 7/8, HERE ARE SOME SITES TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR ASSESSMENT TASK DUE ON MAY 26.

What is Islam? Excellent for the Byzantine empire, Mohammed’s and Islam’s history. Includes information about Islam and the west today and in the past.

The Modern Middle East Map of modern-day Middle east

The Aegean sea - Greece and Turkey Good map for comparing regions and nations of today with former empires.

Introducing the skills of history (Y7/8)

mgilham — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 02:20:30 +0000

Pyramids and temples

Year 10 Australia in the Vietnam war era assessment task web pages

mgilham — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 05:47:37 +0000

VIETNAM WAR 1962-1972 useful overview of why and where Australians fought in Vietnam.

Michael Birch- war correcspondent’s poems, 1968 useful source for the perspective of the war from a correspondent who died in Saigon. Shows how some, at least one involved in the conflict, reacted to the war in Vietnam.

Nationalism and the Vietnam war

Vietnam war 1962- 1972 Useful for information regarding anti war sentiments in relation to certain conflicts in Vietnam

Australians in Vietnam

A lesson from history- letters to the SMH regarding reflections upon experiences of vietnam moratoriums and various anti-Vietnam protests

“The ’70s in Australia was a time of change…”- excellent for photographic sources, moratoriums and various other peace marches throughout the ’70s decade. Also mentions Gough Whitlam’s (labor’s) election to parliament.

April 4 1975. Thought for the Week- excellent source anti-Whiltlam/ anti- Labor propaganda (after troops withdrawn from Vietnam by Whitlam’s party).

Tales from the Vietnam Moratorium in Victoria Secondary source article written from the memory of a Communist who helped organise the second moratorium march in Melbourne. Gives his subjective (biased) opinions but also goes into some detail about what happened around Melbourne and Victoria during the second movement

Dogs of war - just a sad story about dogs as victims of war

A veteran’s experience good secondary source accounting for the experience of one veteran returning home and his experiences thereafter.