8A1

Welcome to 8A1 History! =Australian History=

1. Learning Objective: To understand what problems existed in England at the time of colonisation
 * Read "Australia and the World" pp. 12-14 and answer the following questions - due Friday 4 November
 * How did wealth and position affect people's lives?
 * What were some of the poor conditions experienced by the poor in England at this time?
 * How might these lead to crime?
 * What punishments were used?
 * Why were such harsh punishments used?

2. Learning Objective: To identify and understand the reasons for white settlement in Australia
 * Read "Australia and the World" pages 16-17 and answer the following questions - due Tuesday 8 November
 * Summarise what each person is saying in the yellow boxes on pages 16-17
 * Answer questions 1-11 on pp. 17-18

3. Learning Objective: To identify and explain the challenges of organising the first fleet
 * Read pages 18-20 of "Australia and the World" and answer the following questions - due Wednesday 9 November
 * Why was organising the first fleet such an enormous undertaking?
 * What supplies did Phillip take with him?
 * Who was the first free settler?
 * What were conditions like on the journey?

4. Learning Objective - To understand how technology assisted Europeans to colonise other countries
 * Read page 5 of "Australia and the World" and explain how the following items assisted the Europeans to colonise other countries: (due Wednesday 9 November)
 * Ships
 * Navigational tools
 * Guns

5. Learning Objective - To understand how Aboriginal societies lived before settlement and why the British decided to colonise Australia
 * Read pp. 6-9 of your textbook (1.1 How was society structured before European settlement? and 1.2 Why did the British decide to colonise Australia?). Answer the following questions: (due Friday 11 November)
 * 1) Where did the Aboriginal people of Australia migrate from? When did they do this?
 * 2) How is the relationship between the Aboriginal people and land described in this text?
 * 3) What was the social structure of the Aboriginal people before settlement?
 * 4) How many different language groups were there? What were relations between the groups like?
 * 5) What does terra nullius mean?
 * 6) What were the three reasons that European countries wanted to colonise Australia?

6. Learning Objective - to understand the meaning and purpose of stories of the dreamtime - Due Friday 18 November
 * Complete "The Dreaming" mini project
 * Watch "How the Water Got to the Plains": http://australianmuseum.net.au/Stories-from-Queensland and answer the following questions:
 * Summarise what happens in the story.
 * Why were the men turned into a lizard and an emu?
 * What is the purpose of this story?
 * Watch "The Emu and the Jabiru":http://australianmuseum.net.au/Stories-from-the-Northern-Territory and answer the following questions:
 * Summarise what happens in the story
 * What is the purpose of the story?
 * Explain the difference between how emus are created in both stories.
 * Watch "Thukuri": http://australianmuseum.net.au/Stories-from-South-Australia and answer the following questions:
 * Summarise what happens in the story.
 * What happened to the fish? Why?
 * What is the purpose of this story?

7. Learning Objective: To understand what conditions were like on the first fleet and in the first years of the settlement, and to understand how the European and Aboriginal peoples lived together


 * What impact did new arrivals have on indigenous societies? (Due 2 Dec) **


 * 1) Write one sentence for each of the following groups explaining when they encountered Australia or the Aboriginal people and what happened.
 * 2) Macassans
 * 3) Portuguese
 * 4) Dutch
 * 5) French
 * 6) Chinese
 * 7) Why do you think the French were exploring the area around Botany Bay when the first fleet arrived?
 * 8) What is Terra Nullius?
 * 9) Why did Governor Bourke declare that the land was terra nullius?
 * 10) Was he right to do so?


 * First Settlers (due 2 Dec) **


 * 1) Why would there be more written records of Australia’s history created by Europeans than by Aborigines?
 * 2) What was the relationship between European and Aboriginal people like in the first 12-15 months after settlement?
 * 3) How did the Aboriginal people help European settlers?
 * 4) Why do you think the Aboriginal people originally welcomed European settlers?
 * 5) What caused conflict to arise between Aboriginal people and European settlers?
 * 6) Why would the Aboriginal concept of common ownership cause trouble in their relationship with the European settlers?
 * 7) What did the shooting of the Aborigines who took the shovels show about the European understanding of ownership that the Aborigines held?
 * 8) Why did Governor Philip kidnap Aboriginal people such as Arabanoo and Bennelong? How might he have justified or explained his decision?


 * The Impacts of Settlement (Due 2 Dec) **


 * 1) Extended Response (75 words): Using the information on page 16, list and explain the ways that European settlement affected the Aboriginal people. Consider:
 * Access to traditional hunting areas and food sources
 * Access to water
 * Access to sacred sites
 * Disease
 * Conflict
 * 1) Why did European diseases spread rapidly among the Aboriginal population once contact was made?
 * 2) Who was Pemulwuy? What did he do?
 * 3) What was the role of the police in the conflict between Aboriginal and European peoples?
 * 4) The official role of the missionary was to spread Christianity among the Aborigines. Draw up a table of the positive and negative impacts of the missions on Aborigines.
 * 5) What is dispossession?
 * 6) Why are the Aboriginal people referred to as ‘dispossessed’?


 * Writing Task – Due Friday 2 December **

Select one of the following writing tasks (some have been completed in class in previous lessons and others are new). You will need to submit a one page (150 -200 word) written piece. Your response should show your knowledge of both history and creative writing and must be proofread before you hand it in. Your choice – a letter, diary entry or newspaper article about one aspect of history we have studied this semester. You must check that your choice is suitable before you begin.
 * 1) _______, a new recruit, has just joined the crew of the sailing ship, ________. The new recruit has never been on a ship before and knows very little about life at sea. Write an account of their first day on the ship. Include their description of the boat, conversations with other sailors about the conditions and dangers they will face on the journey, the food they will have to eat, and the sailor’s superstitions. Try to include explanations of how the superstitions might have begun or why they were believed (you may need to imagine these explanations).
 * 2) Imagine you are a convict on the first fleet. In a speech, diary entry or letter, explain what you have been convicted for, conditions on the boat and what you fear will happen when you arrive at the new land.
 * 3) Write a newspaper article about why conflict arose between Aboriginal and European settlers, describing what happened and why.

Read the information on page 43 of your textbook.
 * Push and Pull Factors for Migration**
 * Create a table with two columns, headed “Push” and “Pull”.
 * Use your textbook to complete the table.

Read the information on page 43.
 * Opportunities for women**
 * Write a paragraph pretending to be the Governor of the Colony explaining why he wanted women to migrate to Australia
 * Write a second paragraph pretending to be an English woman explaining why you have chosen to migrate to the colony

Read the information on pages 46 – 48 and answer question 1-7
 * How did the spread of settlement impact on Indigenous society?**
 * 1) How did the European Settlers view the Indigenous people?
 * 2) Did the European Settlers believe the Indigenous people had a right to the land?
 * 3) In what ways were Indigenous people affected by European settlement?
 * 4) Why did the European people fail to recognize Aboriginal law?
 * 5) What happened to the Aboriginal people as a result?
 * 6) Write a paragraph as an Aboriginal person at the time of settlement. Explain what has happened to your people, why you believe you have a right to the land and the food sources on it, and how you are affected by European law.
 * 7) Write a paragraph as a European person at the time of settlement. Explain why you think the Aboriginal people do not have a right to your crops and livestock and what you think you need to do to protect your property.

Read page 49 of your textbook and answer the following questions:
 * What government policies were put in place to ‘protect’ Indigenous Australians? **
 * 1) What was the official government policy regarding Indigenous Australians before the gold rush?
 * 2) What do you think this means?
 * 3) What had happened to the Indigenous population in Tasmania by 1830?
 * 4) Why do you think this had happened?
 * 5) What does ‘genocide’ mean?
 * 6) Answer questions 1-4 on page 50.
 * 7) What do you think Indigenous people were meant to learn from each of the four ‘panels’ or rows of the image in source 2.13?

=Explorers=

due October 12 due October 21 =**Renaissance:**=

1. Read "Renaissance- Europe Reborn" (pp. 196 - 197) and:
 * Answer questions 1, 3, 6 and 7 on page 197
 * Define the following words under the heading "Vocabulary" on the last page of your exercise books:
 * Renaissance
 * Humanism

2. Read "The Seeds of Change" (pp. 198-199) and
 * Answer the following questions:
 * Where did the Renaissance begin? Why here?
 * How did powerful families influence or help create the Renaissance? Why did they do this?
 * Answer the Skill Booster Questions (Interpret a Historical Map) on page 199

3. Read "Creative Minds" (pp. 200-201) and
 * Answer questions 1,2,3 and 7 on page 201
 * Sketch or describe two styles of architecture today. Write a short statement on how these styles of architecture reflect the spirit of our age.

4. Complete "Renaissance Architecture Webquest"



5. Read "Leonardo Da Vinci: Man of the Future" (pp. 204-205) and answer questions 2,3,4,5,6,7,10 and 11 on page 205

6. Watch the following renaissance inventions powerpoint and read "New Inventions" on page 202-203.
 * Choose three inventions and write a paragraph for each explaining how our lives would be different without that invention
 * Answer questions 1,2,3,4 and either 6 or 7 on page 203



7. Renaissance Assignment - Due Wednesday August 24