Lesson 9

Title: Where and when the story took place?

Estimated Time: 1 hour
Lesson Objective: Students are to brainstorm information about the
setting of the story, largely focusing on World War 2 which is referenced
several times in the book and collate this information as a group on
butchers paper. n small groups students will then report back to the class
as a whole and each write a summary of the information collected.
Classroom Organisation: Small groups of 2 ! " students.
Resources:
#ueenie ! $ne %lephants Story by &orinne 'enton
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Website links
WW2 and +ear , -istory .ooks
.utchers *aper
Learning Experience/Lesson Outline:
Write on the board/ -ow did the War a0ect 1ustralia? Why is the
War mentioned in #ueenie?
&lass discussion 2 using prior knowledge from previous lessons on
World War 2, why is the War important in the story of #ueenie?
1fter students discuss for a 13 minute period, guide the discussion
towards other community wide impacts of the War on towns, cities
and the nation as a whole.
4sing the websites on the board and books available at the front of
the classroom, research the War and its impact on 1ustralia.
-ighlight to students the importance of clear concise writing that
highlights the key points and details of their research. %mphasise
the important of presenting their information neatly using
appropriate language and writing styles on the butchers paper.
*articularly focus on important information such as the wars impact
on families, employment, food supply, animals, the economy etc.
1sk groups to investigate in either their poster or the summary why
in the book it says 5visiting a 6oo was a happy time amongst the
sadness of war7.
1llow students "3 minutes for students to research 8nd interesting
information and then publish.
9emind students about proof reading, spelling, and grammar.
Students may want to write up a summary of the information on
their butchers paper for their presentation to the class.
-ave each group one at a time come out the front of the class and
share what they have learnt about the War and more importantly its
impact on 1ustralia. Students in other groups can be adding this
information to their summary and their notes.
When each group as presented, use the remaining time before
recess to discuss how does knowing this information about the War
and how it a0ected 1ustralians help to understand the setting of the
book?
:he butchers paper can be hung around the room and students
individual summaries can be collected for marking.