Australian Curriculum Connections: 4 HASS (History Sub Strand) First Fleet
Australian Curriculum Connections: 4 HASS (History Sub Strand) First Fleet
Australian Curriculum Connections: 4 HASS (History Sub Strand) First Fleet
Stories of the First Fleet, including reasons for the journey, who travelled to Australia, and their experiences following arrival (ACHASSK085)
Questioning Pose questions to investigate people, events, places and issues (ACHASSI073)
Analysing Examine information to identify different points of view and distinguish facts from opinions (ACHASSI077)
Evaluating and Reflecting Interact with others with respect to share points of view (ACHASSI080)
Present ideas, findings and conclusions in texts and modes that incorporate digital and non-digital representations and
Communicating
discipline-specific terms (ACHASSI082)
Achievement Standards - History:
By the end of Year 4, students recognise the significance of events in bringing about change. They explain how and why life changed in the past and
identify aspects of the past that have remained the same. They describe the experiences of an individual or group in the past.
Students sequence information about events and the lives of individuals in chronological order with reference to key dates. They develop questions
about the past and locate, collect and sort information from different sources to answer these questions. They analyse sources to detect points of
view. Students develop and present texts, including narrative recounts, using historical terms.
Significance Continuity and Change Cause and Effect Place and Space
Key Disciplinary Concepts
Roles, Rights and
Interconnections Perspectives and Action
Responsibilities
Teaching Sequence
Learning Focus Learning Experiences Check for Learning / Assessment Main Resources
Students complete KWL Chart (what I know and what I wonder
sections only)
KWL Chart
Class Reading – The First Fleet by Alan Boardman
Reflective Questions in a think-pair-share: Prior Knowledge Assessment: KWL Chart
The First Fleet by
Introduce unit - What was life like in Britain in the 1700’s?
Alan Boardman
Life in Britain
- Why were there so many convicts in cities like London? MOMENT ONE
During the 1700s
(1 lesson) - What did the government decide to do with all the Think-pair-share responses
Hulks video, via
convicts? YouTube -
https://www.youtu
- Why was the decision to move the convicts into the Senses Reflection – life on the Hulks
be.com/watch?v=e0
unknown southern land made? H3Ul2cY8I
Video and explanation of the Hulks
Senses chart – life on the Hulks
Info. Power point
Student workbook.
LETTER:
Students are to use their knowledge of the First Fleet, including
reasons why crime occurred, the journey of the fleet and their
arrival in Australia to write a letter back home to their family;
accompanied with the love token.
K-W-L CHART
TOPIC:
Cut out both the dates and events and rearrange in the order that you
think is correct. Do not glue down yet! Together as a class we will go
through the correct sequence of the First Fleet Timeline.
Once all the dates are revealed and correct, rule a line in the middle of
a double page and glue the dates in order.
Good luck!
25 November 18 - 20 January
4 January 1788
1787 1788
The First Fleet reaches the Cape
of Good Hope in southern
Africa. This is the last port of
A convict on the Scarborough
The First Fleet sets sail across call before Australia, so they
plans a mutiny. Those involved
the Atlantic to Rio de Janeiro, stock up on plants, seeds and
are flogged and two are
taking advantage of the trade livestock. They take on board 2
transferred to the Prince of
winds and ocean currents. bulls, 3 mares, 44 sheep, 32
Wales.
pigs, 4 goats and a large
quantity of poultry.
Create a Love Token below to give to your chosen person. Remember, convicts had their names,
age, year and a personal message included on their token. They also included simple
decorations within the token.
Explain the choices you made with your design: How would the convict be feeling when making
their love token?
Name:
Reflecting on the information you have created from the ‘Love Token’ task, write a letter
home in Britain to the same loved one. This letter will accompany your token as your final
assessment on the First Fleet unit.
à The decision to transport you to Australia and how that made you feel to be sent so
far away.
à The journey on the ship. Include the ship you were on.
à Your arrival in Australia and living in the new conditions with new rules.
IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
o Use descriptive language to strengthen your sentences.
Student can
effectively Students can Student doesn’t
communicate accurate comprehend the accurately link
details of the events that the events of the
events and present a occurred and First Fleet in
deep level of displays a their piece.
Minimal
Historical empathy with the reflection of the reflection is
Convicts of the Convicts emotions. evident.
Accuracy First Fleet.
Some consideration Minimal
Students considered to historical consideration to
historical knowledge knowledge was made historical
by using accurate with the use of knowledge is
and relevant accurate language. evident.
knowledge.
More than 5
No grammar or 1- 4 minor grammar Grammar and
spelling errors and spelling errors spelling errors
Editing presented in the presented in are presented
written component. written component. throughout the
written
component.
Teacher
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