Appendix 1

LESSON PLAN
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

LESSON ORGANISATION
Year Level:

Time:

9:20-10:20

Date: 19/3

Students Prior Knowledge:

Students have previously discussed the events of and
leading up to WW1, and should have completed a
mind map and timeline.
Students should have some idea of what the ANZACs
are

Learning Area: History

Strand/Topic from the Australian Curriculum

The places where Australians fought and the nature of
warfare during World War I, including the Gallipoli campaign
(ACDSEH095)
The impact of World War I, with a particular emphasis on
Australia, (ACDSEH096)

General Capabilities (that may potentially be covered in the lesson)

Critical and
Literacy
Numeracy
ICT
creative thinking
competence

Cross-curriculum priorities (may be addressed in the lesson)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
histories and cultures
Proficiencies:(Mathematics only)

Ethical
behaviour

Asia and Australias engagement with Asia

Personal and
Social
competence

Intercultural
understanding

Sustainability

Lesson Objectives (i.e. anticipated outcomes of this lesson, in point form beginning with an action verb)
As a result of this lesson, students will be able to:
Understand the meaning of a national identity and how events (e.g. war) impact this

Understand how WW1 impacted Australian society

Teachers Prior Preparation/Organisation:

Provide references on WebQuest for student research
Ensure all students have a computer (personal device or
school computer)
Have WebQuest prepared

Provision for students at educational risk:

Students will be provided with research links, this will
benefit lower level students as they will be able to find
useful, accurate information faster and have more time
to analyse and comprehend the information.
Any ASD students should be sitting near the
teacher/with a friend, for help with their work.

LESSON EVALUATION (to be completed AFTER the lesson)

Assessment of Lesson Objective and Suggestions for Improvement:

Teacher self-reflection and self-evaluation:

[OFFICIAL USE ONLY] Comments by classroom teacher, HOPP, supervisor:

LESSON DELIVERY (attach worksheets, examples, marking key, etc, as relevant)

Time
10 min

Motivation and Introduction:

Ask the students what they know about the ANZAC tradition, creating a class
word cloud through Tagxedo. This will show what students understand about
the ANZACs

Resources/References
Tagxedo

This will be displayed on the board for the students to see.

Students open up WebQuest, instalment 2.
Lesson Steps (Lesson content, structure, strategies & Key Questions):
5 min

Read student instructions for the first task, explaining what they need to do in
the lesson, explaining where to find the content in the WebQuest

15 min

Ask students to discuss in small groups:

o What is a national identity?
o when they think of the spirit of the ANZAC what comes to
mind?
Discuss their answers with the class

10 min

Students will research different perspectives of the ANZAC legend e.g.

soldiers, women, people from past and present (links will be provided), and
how it has become a part of Australias identity as a nation. Students can also
use Britannica to find images.

15 min

Students will write a journal entry from the perspective of a soldier or

someone close to a soldier (e.g. wife), demonstrating how they believe the
people at the time would feel being at/having a loved one at war.
Students will place this on the google doc they created last lesson for
reviewing by the teacher.
Extension task:
Use photoshop (if they are capable) or PhotoFunia to create an image of

Teacher provided
references WebQuest
Britannica Imagequest

Google doc

Photoshop/Photofunia


themselves as a soldier during WW1. Attach this to the google doc.

5 min

Lesson Closure:(Review lesson objectives with students)

Review
What is a national identity?
What is the ANZAC legend?
How has the ANZAC legend impacted Australias national identity?

Transition: (What needs to happen prior to the next lesson?)

Students should have completed their journal entry prior to the beginning of
the next lesson (homework).

Assessment: (Were the lesson objectives met? How will these be judged?)
Will be able to see students prior knowledge through class
discussion/Tagxedo (word cloud)
Can assess how students can examine situations from different perspectives,
and how they personally interpret the war/ANZACs through the journal.