Today we worked on sources of historical information. Here are the notes and exercises for those who missed class.
Primary – From the actual time or someone who was actually there. Eg. Personal diary, newspaper report, photo, documentary footage.
Secondary – from someone else based on primary sources. eg. A history book.
Tertiary – from someone who was not there and based on secondary sources. Eg. An Encyclopaedia.
This is the final assignment for 20th Century history this semester. It is due on Wednesday 13th June 2007.
See the document for the full description.
Create a PowerPoint presentation that answers the following questions.
How was social life changed by The Great Depression?
How was this made different by one of the following;
- Class
- Gender
- Ethnicity
- Nationality
Strong assignments will make good use of direct quotes and photos.
Your presentation should have no less than 10 slides and four hundred words.
Year Nine History
The Gold Rush Powerpoint presentations are due this Tuesday. Other than that please ensure that your class notes and up to date and readable.
Year Ten History
Your 1920s assignment is due this Wednesday. Other than that please ensure that your class notes and up to date and readable.
Year Ten English
Some of you still need to prepare for your mental Health Discussion Group activities. All of you need to prepare for your 60 second/one page persuasive piece which will be presented/submitted this Friday. You should also be working on pieces for your writing folio as this will be due in the middle of next month.
The year nine history assignments are due at the end of the class tomorrow. To submit this work copy your PowerPoint file to the following location on the school network.
W:/Barton Drop Box/Mr O’Meara/
By this Friday you will need to deliver either a 60 second oral presentation or a one page written document try to convince me of one of the following.
To let you in backstage to meet your favourite band.
That this school should have no uniform.
That I should buy all the students in this class McDonald’s for lunch.
That adults have no idea.
That homework should be banned.
16 year olds should be allowed to drive alone.
Humans should not kill animals.
Humans should kill animals
Students should be able to choose your own shoes
Students should all come to school all totally nekid.
I should add that it is not within my power to grant almost everyone of these things. Which is not to say you shouldn’t try to convince me.
Since we starting learning about the 1930s and the Great Depression this week it seems a good time to share a list of films and television shows set in this period.
The Thirties Generally
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Paper Moon (1973)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
The Depression More Specifically
O Brother Where Art Thou? (2000)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Seabiscuit (2003)
Carnivà le (2003)
Of Mice and Men (1992)
Nothing To Do With This Topic But a Crackingly Good Film
Please remember that your 1920s assignment needs a proper bibliography. Lots of you throw away marks every time because you don’t do this. If you are unsure please read the guide and see how to do it properly.
Year Ten English
You should be doing some research on the Mental Health Discussion Groups. Keep these resources in mind. You will be delivering these either Friday this week or Monday next week so be ready.
Year Ten History
Your 1920s assignment should be taking shape and I expect most of you will need to do some work at home. Please read the sample assignment and keep these resources in mind.
Year Nine History
Most of you are tracking well with your IT investigation into the Gold Rush. If you have been falling behind or have missed classes then you will need to do some work at home.
If you run into a word you don’t know on the internet here are a couple of quick tips that you might find useful.
Type “define” and the word you want into google. For instance define bellicose
Another quick place to check is an online dictionary.
This should be useful for those of you working on the Eureka stockade.
Here is the sample assignment I have written for Year 10 History. If you are at school you can find this at W:\Barton Resources\Mr O’Meara\Year 10 History. If you are outside the school then use the link below.
This is an example of good work and I expect that some of you will hand in something that addresses the criteria more thoroughly. Just to help you plan your own time this sample asssignment took me about two and a half hours to write.
Thanks to ten-four for explaining to me how to spell the letters of the alphabet.
a – ay
b- be
c- cee
d- dee
e- ee
f – ef
g – gee
h – haitch
i – eye
j – jay
k – kay
l – el
m – em
n – en
o – ow
p – pee
q – kew
r -ar
s – es
t- tee
u – yew
v- vee
w- double u
x – ex
y – whie
z – zed
Today we are writing a story called The Cat Lady and focusing of character.
When writing about a character it is useful to have an idea of how they look and what their personality is. Personality can be expressed in appearance but also in how they talk, their body language and what they say (and how they say it).
You might summarise a personality as easy going, happy, pushy, funny, nice, shy, open minded, loud or annoying. Obviously these are just some examples, there are lots of personalities out there.
Finally it is probably wise to plan your story before you start writing. This can be as simple as;
who the characters are
what the problem is
how they solve the problem
For example
Characters: Farm Boy, Mercenary, Wise Old Man
Problem: the Princess is kidnapped and the government cruel.
Solution: Rescue Princess Leia and destroy the Death Star.
It is probably worth treating the writing you do for your folio in class as drafts and writing an improved final version later in the term.
This might not have something for everyone but it is certainly something for nothing.
Charles Kingsford Smith
The Pioneers
Wikipedia
Ace Pilots
Australian Biographies
C.J. Dennis
Australian Authors
Wikipedia
Flinders Range Research
Australian Biographies
Flappers
Wikipedia
Flappers Style and Culture
Flappers in the Roaring Twenties
Fatty Arbuckle
Official site
IMDb
Babe Ruth
Official site
Wikipedia
Baseball Hall of Fame
Jack Dempsey
Official site
Wikipedia
Jack Dempsey Museum
Louis Armstrong
Wikipedia
Red Hot Jazz
Sony
Charlie Chaplin
Wikipedia
Time Magazine
Official Site
IMDb
Duke Ellington
Official Site
Wikipedia
Red Hot Jazz
PBS
Rudolph Valentino
Wikipedia
IMDb
Golden Silents
Al Capone
Wikipedia
Al Capone Museum
Timeline of Organised Crime – Wikipedia
This will be useful for those of you doing your Year Ten history assignment on flight generally or Charles Kingsford Smith specifically.
AUSTRALIANS: CHARLES KINGSFORD-SMITH
Charles Kingsford Smith has been called the world’s greatest aviator and is an Australian hero. He learnt to fly during WW1 when planes were new inventions made of fabric and timber. From 1928 until his death in 1935 he broke more long distance aviation records than anyone else in the world.
Friday 18 May 2007 10.55am
ABC Rating: (G, Rpt)
Duration: 5 mins
