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TERM/WEEKS:
Literacy

YEAR LEVEL:

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM HISTORY

LEARNING AREA/TOPIC:

Numeracy

ICT

Critical and creative

thinking

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

Ethical Behaviour

Asia and Australias engagement with Asia

General Capabilities:
Personal and social
Competence

Intercultural
Understanding

Sustainability

WEEK/
LESSON

AUSTRALIAN
CURRICULUM
LINKS

Historical
Historical Skills
Knowledge &
Understanding

Week
2
Lesso
n2

The
importance
of Country
and Place
to Aboriginal
and/or
Torres Strait
Islander
peoples
who belong
to a local
area.
(ACHHK060
)
Sequence
historical
people and

Stories of the
First Fleet,
including
reasons for
the journey,
who travelled
to Australia,
and their
experiences
following
arrival.
(ACHHK079)

SPECIFIC
LESSON
OBJECTIVE

Demonstrate an
understanding of the
experiences of the
individuals and
groups following the
arrival of the First
Fleet.
Write a story
detailing the
experiences of an
individual or group
following the arrival
of the First Fleet.
Express the feelings
of the people

ASSESSMENT
(what & how)

Students ability to
use the QR
Reader to find
information.
Students work
cooperatively with
a partner to
complete the task.
Ability to write a
story in a logical
sequence of the
experiences
following arrival.

TEACHING &
LEARNING
EXPERIENCES
(include
learner
diversity)

1. Students use iPads and the QR Reader app to

find information about the groups of people and
their experiences following the arrival of the
First Fleet.
2. Class discussion. Teacher asks for different
groups and their experiences following arrival in
a brainstorm on the board.
3. Students instructed how to use Book Creator
and reminded how to write a sequential book.
4. Students work in pairs (chosen by teacher) to
write story about a group they selected and their
experiences following the arrival of the First
Fleet.
5. Students present story to teacher.
-

Ability to express

KEY
QUESTIONS

Teacher chooses pairs according to

achievement to ensure low achievers are paired

RESOURCES

How do we
use the QR
Reader?

iPad

What groups
did the First
Fleet affect?

Book Creator

What were
their
experiences
following the
arrival?
How do we
write a
sequential

QR Reader

events
(ACHHS081
)
Identify
different
points of
view
(ACHHS085
)
Use a range
of
communicat
ion forms
(oral,
graphic,
written) and
digital
technologie
s
(ACHHS087
)
Develop
texts,
particularly
narratives
(ACHHS086
)

following their arrival

of the First Fleet in
the story.
Use the QR Reader
to find information
about the groups of
people and their
experiences.
Students work
cooperatively with a
partner to complete
Earlythe task.

the feelings of
these people in
the story.

with higher achieving students.

book?