UNIT OVERVIEW: COMPONENTS, EXPLANATION/DETAILS AND LEARNING

EXPERIENCES
COMPONENTS EXPLANATION/DETAILS LEARNING
EXPERIENCES (provide
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U!it Orie!t&tio! I will introduce the unit and engage
students by asking questions about who
Ned Kelly is and what they know about
the Australian Federation. I will create a
mind-map on the whiteboard of students
answers.
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,ie(d
We will discuss the eents that led to the
Australian Federation.
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Uti(i.i!) te !o!/,i0tio!
,o0". te1t
Kelly+ N. !,(&-*. Ned Kelly.s /erilderie
$etter !". Wilkinson #d.*. N0W1 black
dog books. 2his te3t will be utilised for
many classroom actiities.
Re.po!di!) to te1t.
After reading Ned Kelly.s /erilderie
$etter1
0tep &1 students look for metaphors and
repetition within the te3t.
0tep ,1 students write about how these
written techniques influence the reader.s
point of iew.
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0tep &1 0tudents read the noel
6Australian Federation1 7ne 8eople+ 7ne
9estiny:.
0tep ,1 0tudents are gien a cut up te3t
!Australian Federation1 7ne 8eople+ 7ne
9estiny*
0tep ;1 0tudents hae to sequentially
order the eents in the te3t.
<esources1 6Australian Federation1 7ne
8eople+ 7ne 9estiny:.
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COMPONENTS EXPLANATION/DETAILS LEARNING
EXPERIENCES (provide
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E1p(ori!) te1t.
E1&#i!i!) te1t. i!0("di!):
Te1t .tr"0t"re &!d
or)&!i.&tio!
0tep &1 0tudents find as many ad>ecties
as they can within the noel.
0tep ,1 0tudents replace and take out
ad>ecties where necessary.
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E1pre..i!) &!d
deve(opi!) ide&.
0tep &1 0tudents draw a scene from Ned
Kelly.s /erilderie $etter.
0tep ,1 Ask students how these drawings
contribute to our understanding of erbal
information.
0tep ;1 "reate a mind-map of student.s
answers.
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Vi."&( &!d
#"(ti#od&( ,e&t"re.
o, te1t.
0tep &1 0tudents read 6?lack 0nake1 2he
9aring of Ned Kelly: by "arole Wilkinson.
0tep ,1 0tudents compare 6?lack 0nake1
2he 9aring of Ned Kelly: and 6Ned
Kelly.s /erilderie $etter: as they identify
and write the similarities and differences
in their books.
<esources1 6?lack 0nake1 2he 9aring of
Ned Kelly:+ 6Ned Kelly.s /erilderie $etter:.
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0tep &1 0tudents are gien a cut up te3t
!Ned Kelly.s /erilderie $etter*
0tep ,1 0tudents hae to sequentially
order the eents within the te3t.
<esources1 6Ned Kelly.s /inderlie $etter:
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E1te!di!) $e8o!d te
,o0". te1t i!0("di!): 0tep &1 0tudents read Ned Kelly.s
/erilderie $etter.
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COMPONENTS EXPLANATION/DETAILS LEARNING
EXPERIENCES (provide
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Cre&ti!) te1t.
"ti(i.i!) pri!t &!d
#"(ti#od&( te1t.
0tep ,1 0tudents iew the timeline on
page 55.
0tep ;1 0tudents go online to find eents
that lead to Australia.s Federation.
0tep -1 0tudent.s create a timeline
!starting before &)(&* based on the
eents of Ned Kelly and his gang+ as well
as eents that led to Australia.s
Federation.
<esources1
http1@@www.aushistorytimeline.com
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0tep &1 the teacher hands out a copy of
the unusual glossary words in 6Ned
Kelly.s /inderlie $etter:.
0tep ,1 0tudents cut up the words and
their meanings and take turns matching
the words to their correct meanings.
<esources1 6Ned Kelly.s /inderlie $etter:.
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0tep &1 0tudents reiew the eents that
took place in 6Ned Kelly.s /erilderie
$etter:.
0tep ,1 0tudents write their own >ournals
from the perspectie of Ned Kelly.
<esources1 6Ned Kelly.s /erilderie
$etter:.
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0tep &1 0tudents search websites for
items used in the &=((s.
0tep ,1 0tudents compare the items
used in the &=((s to items we use today.
0tep ;1 0tudents prepare a presentation
to gie to the class.
<esources1
http1@@inentors.about.com@od@timelines@a@
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COMPONENTS EXPLANATION/DETAILS LEARNING
EXPERIENCES (provide
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Nineteenth.htm
http1@@theinentors.org@library@weekly@aa&
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0tep &1 0tudents read the noel
6Australian Federation1 7ne 8eople+ 7ne
9estiny:.
0tep ,1 0tudents deelop and answer
questions for a historical inquiry about
the Federation of Australia.
<esources1 6Australian Federation1 7ne
8eople+ 7ne 9estiny:.
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=or#&tive (o!e
.tr&te)8 &!d
i!.tr"#e!t%
7ne way formatie assessment is
utilised is through the use of a student
checklist and student folders where
each actiity or piece of assessment can
be stored and later marked by the class
teacher.
S"##&tive (o!e
.tr&te)8 &!d
i!.tr"#e!t%
After students hae completed their
assessment the teacher can then check
the standard of work using a rubric which
identifies the quality of writing+ te3t
structure+ cohesion+ sentence structure
and grammar+ ocabulary+ punctuation+
spelling+ editing+ and presentation.
Si)!i,i0&!t de#o!.tr&tio!
o, (e&r!i!):
?y the end of the unit it.s e3pected that
students will hae a good understanding
of the eents which led to Australia.s
Federation as well as important historical
figures during the &=((s+ including Ned
Kelly and the Kelly Aang. 0tudents will
be able to identify questions for
historical inquiries and identify points of
iew in the past and present by
comparing items used in the &=((s to
items we use today+ and present their
collected research. 0tudents will
demonstrate their ability to match
unusual words !used in the &=((s* with
their meanings+ sequentially order the
eents which led Australia.s Federation+
and create their own literary te3t !>ournal*
from the perspectie of historical figure
Ned Kelly.
Re0eptive Mode. (Li.te!i!), re&di!)
L&!)"&)e
ACELA-5-9
ACELA-524
ACELA-526
Liter&t"re
ACELT-6-5
ACELT-6-6
ACELT-6-9
Liter&08
ACEL>-7<;
ACEL>-7-<
ACEL>-7-2
ACEL>-7-4
ACEL>-9-6
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COMPONENTS EXPLANATION/DETAILS LEARNING
EXPERIENCES (provide
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&!d vie+i!)%:
0tudents read the noel
6Australian Federation1 7ne
8eople+ 7ne 9estiny:
0tudents read 6Ned Kelly.s
/erilderie $etter:
0tudents read 6?lack 0nake1 2he
9aring of Ned Kelly:
Prod"0tive Mode. (Spe&*i!), +riti!)
&!d 0re&ti!)%:
0tudents discuss the eents that
led to the Australian Federation.
0tudents look for metaphors and
repetition within the te3t and write
about how these written
techniques influence the reader.s
point of iew.
0tudents draw a scene from 6Ned
Kelly.s /erilderie $etter:.
0tudents write the similarities and
differences between 6?lack
0nake1 2he 9aring of Ned Kelly:
and 6Ned Kelly.s /erilderie $etter:.
0tudents sequentially order
eents within the te3t !Ned Kelly.s
/erilderie $etter*.
0tudents create a timeline
!starting before &)(&* based on
the eents of Ned Kelly and his
gang+ as well as eents that led to
Australia.s Federation.
0tudents write their own >ournals
from the perspectie of Ned Kelly.
0tudents prepare a presentation
on things used in the &=((s in
comparison to things we use
today.
0tudents deelop and answer
questions for a historical inquiry
about the Federation of Australia.
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