Year 9 WWI Unit Planner (6 weeks)
UNIT OUTLINE:
Below is a table of the lesson sequence and learning activities applicable. This is included in order to
show the preferred flow of this unit and where the explained lessons sit within the unit as a whole.
Week
Lesson
Lesson Topic/Focus
Learning Activities/Assessment
Introduction to the Great War
Brainstorming Task: War
Number
1
Background/causes of World War I
2
Background/causes of World War I
Discussions
Background/causes of World War I
Padlet: Origins of World War I
Discussions
Background/causes of World War I
Discussions
Timeline Task: Cause and Consequence
Australias entry into World War I
Discussions
Reasons to join the war effort
Discussions
Source analysis and historical perspective
Australian Propaganda
Source analysis and historical significance
and perspective
How was the war fought?
Source analysis
Discussions
Trench warfare
Mapping trench task
Discussions
10
Where was the war fought?
Mapping task: colour coding allies, axis,
etc.
Discussion: How and Where?
11
Fighting conditions
12
Mid-Unit Summative
13 &14
15
Source analysis
Battle inquiry
Amazing Race: Source Analysis and
Affects back home
Source analysis
Discussions
16
Affects back home
Source analysis
Discussions
17
Women at war and back home
Historical Perspectives
18
Legacy: Anzacs
Source Analysis
19
Legacy: Anzacs
Research into commemoration
Discussions
20
6
21 &22
Museum Trip
Post museum task: Source Analysis
Source Analysis
23
Unit Re-cap
Discussions, brainstorm.
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Summative
UNIT PLAN:
Stage 1 Desired Results
AC or AusVELS:
-An overview of the causes of World War I and the reasons why men enlisted to fight in the war
(ACDSEH021)
-The places where Australians fought and the nature of warfare during World War I, including the
Gallipoli campaign (ACDSEH095)
-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures
-The impact of World War I, 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 I, including debates about the nature and significance of the
Anzac legend (ACDSEH097)
-Use chronological sequencing to demonstrate the relationship between events and developments in
different periods and places (ACHHS164)
-Use historical terms and concepts (ACHHS165)
-Identify and select different kinds of questions about the past to inform historical inquiry (ACHHS166)
-Evaluate and enhance these questions (ACHHS167)
-Identify and locate relevant sources, using ICT and other methods (ACHHS168)
-Identify the origin, purpose and context of primary and secondary sources (ACHHS169)
-Process and synthesise information from a range of sources for use as evidence in an historical
argument (ACHHS170)
-Evaluate the reliability and usefulness of primary and secondary sources (ACHHS171)
-Identify and analyse the perspectives of people from the past (ACHHS172)
-Identify and analyse different historical interpretations (including their own) (ACHHS173)
-Develop texts, particularly descriptions and discussions that use evidence from a range of sources
that are referenced (ACHHS174)
-Select and use a range of communication forms (oral, graphic, written) and digital technologies
(ACHHS175)
Understanding (s) or Big ideas
Essential Question(s):
Students will understand:
-Does avoiding conflict lead to a better or worse
-Avoiding conflict can lead to an even greater
conflict.
end?
-What circumstances lead to conflict?
-What was the significance and impact of
-Various circumstances lead to conflict
imperialism?
-Imperialisms importance and significance in
-What role does propaganda play in portraying a
World War I.
version of events?
-Propagandas role in portraying events.
-What impact do alliances and loyalties have in
-The impact of the technology of the time and
the creation of power struggles?
tactics had a massive impact on the length and
-How do tactics and technology influence the
type of fighting in World War I.
outcome of battles?
-The impacts of the war in Europe on Australia.
-How could a war in Europe impact Australia?
-The importance of the ANZAC legacy in
-How has the ANZAC legacy influenced Australian
Australian culture and history.
culture and history?
Student Outcomes:
By the end of this unit students will be able to:
Discuss and debate historical events, perspectives and significances.
Compare and contrast historical ideas and perspectives.
Analyse and evaluate the perspectives and significance of various historical sources.
Construct hypothesis regarding primary source material.
Analyse primary sources and evaluate their worth in regard to the big idea or question.
Identify and explain cause and consequences and continuity and change within historical
sources and events.
Stage 2 Assessment Evidence
Formal Assessment task
Other Evidence (Informal assessment)
Formative:
Considering this is the first time students will be
Formative assessments will take place at least
once a week during lessons containing key
learning tasks. These formatives will contribute
to the overall mark given for class work.
learning World War I history in a secondary
classroom, no pre-unit assessment will take place
as it is not expected that they have much prior
knowledge.
These formatives will include such things as:
Posters, one minute presentations, DBQ (direct
Informal formative assessments such as in class
based question) based on a source, etc.
discussions, exit tickets, weekly reflections and
Summative:
workbook/exercise book checks will be done to
make sure that students are grasping to concepts
There will be 2 summative assessments across
explored in class.
this unit, one mid unit and one end of unit.
These tasks will be assessing students
knowledge of World War I and the
development of their historical skills such as
source analysis, establishing significance and
analysing perspectives among others (see
appendices for a more elaborate explanation on
these tasks).
Mid-unit:
Source analysis tasks based around WWI
alliance and enlistment propaganda.
End of unit:
Extended response
Stage 3 Learning Plan
Lesson
Essential question/s
Concepts
Task
Resources
Assessment
-Does avoiding
-Establishing
Background/Causes to WWI.
Padlet
The responses on Padlet will
conflict lead to a
historical
better or worse end?
significance.
Investigative task: Who? What? When? Where?
Why?
be used as a formative
assessment, illustrating the
students ability to analyse a
-What circumstances
Students are shown a cartoon relating to the
lead to conflict?
outbreak of war (see appendix), they are to
-What impact do
analyse the image, in table groups, in accordance
loyalties have in the
with the cartoon analysis sheet (see appendix)
creation of power
and then answer the questions above on a Padlet
struggles?
page. Further inquiry and research is allowed in
source and attribute the
significance of the time
period.
the analysis of the cartoon image.
Discussion then follows as to what they
discovered and what relevance it holds to
previous classes and the outbreak of World War
I.
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-What was the
-Cause and
significance and
consequence.
impact of
imperialism?
-Continuity
and change.
Background/Causes to WWI: Timeline task.
Students will create a timeline of events leading
up to the outbreak of World War I in 1914.
This timeline will be used as
a formal formative
assessment as it highlights
the students own historical
perspective and analysis.
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-What circumstances
The timeline will be constructed completely by
lead to conflict?
the students and can be done on an application,
word document or in their workbooks. Students
are to use their notes taken in previous classes as
well as previous tasks to place and order what
they deem to be important events in the lead up
to war. Extra research can be done if needed,
however this is not the real point of the task.
Students will then discuss what they deemed to
be important events and why.
-What role does
-Historical
propaganda play in
perspectives.
portraying a version
of events?
Australian Propaganda.
Students will be split into 5 groups based on their
last names (i.e. roll split into 5 even groups).
There will be 5 pieces of propaganda (see
appendix) around the room, the students must
analyse the sources according to the steps given
(see appendix under mid unit summative for a
This task is preparing the
students for the mid unit
summative that will be
occurring. It also develops
the students historical
perspective and source
analysis skills.
similar style) (VanSledright, 2015; Wineburg,
2001).
13&14
-How do tactics and
-Primary
technology influence
source
the outcome of
material.
battles?
-Historical
significance.
Battle Inquiry: Amazing Race.
This task would be ultimately completed over a
double period, however could be completed in
one.
QR Scanner
This task scaffolds students
for the end of unit
summative task (see
appendix), while also
increasing their historical
QR codes and tiny urls are placed around an
-Historical
area (preferably a building or outside courtyard
perspective.
area, not the whole school). Once scanned or
skills and knowledge.
activated, the codes and urls show students a
series of sources from the battle of Somme,
Western Front and Gallipoli. Students are to
follow the track outlined by the codes, analysing
each piece and collecting evidence to answer the
question How did tactics and technology, as
well as location, alter, change or affect the
outcome of a battle?
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-How could a war in
-Historical
Europe impact
perspective.
Australia?
Women at war and back home.
In this task, the students will be looking at the
portrayal of women in the war, both in
propaganda and sources from the time and in
historical sources today (see appendix). This will
be an open discussion, with the teacher
displaying each source on an overhead projector.
Students will be asked to analyse not only how
women are portrayed but also how it differs
from how men are portrayed.
This tasks aims to scaffold students to
understand how gender roles impacted the way
women have been portrayed in the history of the
time but also how these gender roles were
broken by the women working at home and
what this meant.
21&22
-How has the ANZAC
-Primary
legacy influenced
source
Australian culture
evidence.
and history?
-Historical
significance.
Post-Museum ANZAC legacy source analysis.
This task requires a previous excursion to a
museum. However, it can be completed without
that.
Pintrest
This task scaffolds the
students towards the end of
unit summative by allowing
students to analyse a source
in relevance to its
Students are to find a source they find
-Historical
particularly appealing and take a photo of it and
perspective.
its description (if a museum tour did not occur,
students can choose a source from previous
classes or find one in a textbook or online).
significance and purpose. By
explaining the significance of
the source, students are
developing their historical
skills.
Students must first annotate the photo as they
have been previously taught and analyse the
source. They must then explain its significance to
World War I and the ANZAC legend. The source,
description and analysis are to be posted on
pintrest (or similar ICT) for other students to see
and discuss.
APPENDICES:
Assessments:
The mid unit summative will be a source analysis task based upon Wineburg and VanSledrights source analysis steps (Wineburg, 2001;
VanSledright, 2015). Students will be asked to:
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Identify the type of source (primary or secondary)
Explain the context of the piece and how it links in with what they know about the pre-war and early war years, i.e. what event is it
portraying? Does it depict a true representation? (How does it sit with their knowledge of the event?).
What the aims of the piece are? What message is it trying to portray?
Comment on the reliability of the source. Is the author reliable? Does the source support the conventional history?
The end of unit task will ask students to answer a question (given below) by providing supporting evidence from the unit. Questions similar to
Why did Australians go to war in Europe and how did it affect Australian culture? Explain your answer by providing supporting evidence from
the unit would suffice in assessing the students on their knowledge of the course content. The answer need only be 500 words maximum.
Lesson Appendices.
LESSON 1:
*2 previous documents: EDSS470 class handout
*https://jhss11dianadayao.wordpress.com/category/unit-1-canada-in-the-twentieth-century/canada-and-world-war-i/
LESSON 7:
All propaganda posters gotten from http://www.ww1propaganda.com/world-war-1-posters/australian-ww1-propaganda-posters
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LESSON 13 & 14:
Gallipoli documents:
http://www.gallipoli.gov.au/explore-anzac-sites/quinns-post.php
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http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/photos-e6frg6n6-1111120050516?page=13
Battle of the Somme documents:
http://firstworldwar.com/diaries/somme_dambitsch.htm
http://firstworldwar.com/source/haigsommedespatch.htm
Western Front documents:
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http://www.rtscanada.com/FW/images/slides/Canadian%20trench%20on%20the%20Western%20Front.html
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http://www.allposters.com/-sp/German-Soldiers-in-their-Trenches-on-the-Western-Front-During-World-War-I-Posters_i6849904_.htm
LESSON 17:
1st poster: http://www.ww1propaganda.com/world-war-1-posters/australian-ww1-propaganda-posters
2nd photo: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-19/anzac-girls-profile-piece-hold/5574326
3rd image: http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/womenww1_intro.htm
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