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Year Level: 9

Topic: World War One



Unit Length: 6 weeks


All lessons end with exit cards in a 3,2,1 format (3 things I learnt, 2
questions I have, 1 thing I contributed)

ACARA Content Descriptions

An overview of the causes of World War 1 and the reason why
men enlisted to fight in the war (ACDSEH021)
The places where Australian fought and the nature of warfare
during World War 1, including the Gallipoli campaign
(ACDSEH095)
The impact of World War 1, with a particular emphasis on
Australia (such as the use of propaganda to influence the
civilian population, the changing role of women, the
conscription debate) (ACDSEH096)
The commemoration of World War 1, including debates about
the nature and significance of the Anzac legend (ACDSEH097)

Week By Week overview Notes & Resources
Week 1- Introduction to WW1
Lesson One
Brief overview of the war as a whole
Causes of the War Short term and
long term
(student walk through role play)

Lesson Two & Three
Triple Entente & Triple Alliance
Nationalism and imperialism
Europe prior to 1915
The arms race
The nature of Trench Warfare

Lesson Four & Five
Why Australia was there and an

The idea for this week is
to give students an
overview and a
background of the war to
allow them to have a
strong foundation to start
their research for their
presentations.
overall involvement
America enters the war
Weapons used

Introduction to their partner
presentation explanation of task
Partners allocated
Topics chosen

Week 2 Students prepare their
presentations

Students have been allocated their
partners and their topic. Briefly go over
what is expected through this presentation
and speak to anyone that was away for the
last lesson. Students now have lessons 3 &
5 to work on their presentation

By the first lesson of next week students
will hand up their one page information
report.

Lesson One
Early offensives and movements of
the war
The nature of trench warfare and its
comparisons to earlier wars

Monitor group work
Encourage creativity
Make sure an equal work
load is present
Guided questioning
Help in anyway possible


*If needed the
preparation for the
presentation can go on an
extra lesson or two with
minimal impact on the
unit*


Week 3- Gallipoli
Lesson One
Student presentation Training in
Cairo
Students presentation The
landings

Finish up with the Ghost of 11
th

Battalion photo

Lesson Two & Three
Student Presentation The Gallipoli

Experience
Students Presentation The
indigenous Australian experience in
Gallipoli

Group Source analysis activity

Lesson Four & Five
Students Presentation The August
Offensives
Students Presentation The Exit of
Gallipoli

The conflicting theory of that the
Turkish Soldiers knew of the
Australian Exit
Week 4 The War in Europe
Lesson One
Student Presentation The Western
Front
Student Presentation The Somme
Lesson Two & Three
Student Presentation Americas
impact on the War
Student Presentation Australians
in Europe
Lesson Four & Five
Student Presentation Weapons
Used in the War
Student Presentation The impact
of the Air Force
(can substitute in Gas, tanks,
submarine


Week 5 The Australian Home Front
Lesson One
Students presentation Wartime
Politics
Student Presentation Propaganda
and Enlistment campaigns
Lesson Two & Three

Student Presentation Women on
the home front
Student Presentation The enemy
within? Germans in Australia
Lesson Four & Five
The Australian Economy

Week 6 The toll on Europe (leading into
the end of the war)
Lesson One
The impact of fighting
The loss of resources (soldiers and
machine)
Lesson Two & Three
European economy
European politics
Lesson Four & Five
The role of women in the war and in
the work force

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