SECONDARY LESSON PLAN

YEAR LEVEL & SUBJECT: Year 9 History

DATE: 15/07/2015

NO. OF STUDENTS: 24

LESSON
75minutes

DURATION:

TOPIC/FOCUS: Australian Federation

AusVELS/VCE STATEMENTS:

The extension of settlement, including the effects of contact (intended and unintended) between European settlers in Australia and
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (ACDSEH020)
Key events and ideas in the development of Australian self-government and democracy, including women's voting rights
(ACDSEH091)

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES (INCLUDE LINK TO AusVELS/VCE):

The students will be able to:

Process and synthesise information from a range of sources for use as evidence in an historical argument (ACHHS170)
Identify and analyse the perspectives of people from the past (ACHHS172)
Students will be able to formulate an argument for their particular character using evidence from what has been learnt in this
lesson and the use of their textbooks.
Students will also gain an understanding of the reasons for and against Federation.

SUMMARY OF RESOURCES REQUIRED:

History textbooks; Oxford Big Ideas, Australian Curriculum: Geography/History.

Information worksheets
Workbooks
Writing pens
Behind the News (BTN) clip may be shown http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s3962777.htm

LESSON PROCEDURE

TIMING

RESOURC
ES

STEPS OF THE LESSON

(key activities and key questions)

EXPECTED STUDENT
REACTIONS OR RESPONSES

TEACHER RESPONSES TO
STUDENTS

GOALS & METHODS OF

EVALUATION

(including consideration of the

need to adapt, reteach or
extend)

(including specific informal

and/or formal assessment
links to AusVELS/VCE)

15minu
tes

Opening:
This lesson is an introductory
lesson into Australian Federation.
Students will be introduced to the
topic via a short PowerPoint
presentation, there will also be
some light reading involved.
5 minute BTN clip may also be
shown just to consolidate the
information (see link in resource
section).

Students
may
be
somewhat familiar with
this area of study some
students
may
have
already begun study on
the topic in term 2 whilst
others may only have
some background from
previous school years of
study (Primary school
study on Federation).

The role of the teacher

during this time is to
introduce the topic and
develop the students
thinking/understanding
of Federation.
The focus is on the how
and why of Federation,
looking into the causes
and effects of Federation
on
each
colony
individually and as one
nation.
The teacher will also
consolidate
the
information and make
sure
the
students
understand the days
activity.

45minu
tes

Lesson Development:

Students will hopefully The teacher will wander

find this task engaging.
the classroom sitting in
Students will be divided up into
on each group, making
groups representing each colony of Once they have been
sure they understand
Australia; VIC, NSW, QLD, SA, TAS separated
into
their
their roles/arguments.
& WA.
colonies the students
should begin to better The teacher will provide
Each colony will be represented by
understand their roles in feedback and guidance
4 students, who have to work
the colony and begin the to students as they
together in deciding what will be
discussion about gaining debate
within
their
best for their colony by working
the best results from colonies and try to
through a series of informational
Federation,
benefitting decide on the best
questions.
themselves firstly and course of action for each
Within their colonies students must then the colony as a of the groups they
also discuss the pros and cons of whole.
Students
will represent and the colony
Federation in direct correlation with understand/argue
the as a whole.
their colony how will Federation importance
of
each

A
goal
of
the
introduction
of
this
lesson is that students
will be familiar with the
topic and be able to
participate in a light
discussion of the topic.
Students
will
be
engaged
with
the
information provided to
them
through
the
different media modes
(PowerPoint and video
clip) evidence of this
will be in the students
efficiency to take notes
and
question
the
information
given
to
them.
An aim of this part of the
lesson is to provide the
students with a more
tangible
activity/experience
in
the classroom that will
guide their learning on
the new topic.
A method of informal
evaluation will be in the
way
in
which
the
students are able to
formulate
and
argue/orally
communicate
their
points for and against

affect VIC? What will it mean? Etc.

Once students have been given
enough time to work through this
discussion, they will then have the
opportunity to work through some
readings and questions found in
their yr. 9 History textbook.

15minu
tes

Closure:
This time will be spent on
consolidating
what
has
been
discovered during this lesson.
There will also be discussion on
what the students have read and
their answers to the questions from
the textbook.

demographic and how The teacher will also Federation.

Federation would affect mediate the whole class
The teacher may also
each colony.
debate/referendum.
take
notes
on
the
Students will also have
students
progression
to
come
to
some
throughout the lesson
conclusions as a colony
i.e. listening to their
as well as looking at the
arguments, making sure
arguments
from
all
they are re-calling the
sides.
correct evidence and
basing their arguments
on correct information.
Students will gauge an
idea of how important
Federation was to all of
the colonies and how
each colony needed to
look out for their own
best interests.

The teacher will continue

to
consolidate
the
information learnt in the
days
lesson
and
continue
questioning
students on Federation.

Another informal method

of evaluation for this
lesson is that students
are
able
to
recall
relevant
and
correct
information
regarding
Federation.
A formal method of
evaluation
will
take
place in one or two
weeks time when the
students will be asked to
make oral presentations
on either Federation,
White Australia Policy or
Women Suffragettes.