YEAR 9 GENERAL SOSE
UNIT: G9.2 World War II
UNIT OVERVIEW: During this unit students will investigate general background to World War II including the causes prior to examining Australia’s involvement in the war. The primary focus will be to complete a depth study of the experiences of Australians during World War II on the Kokoda Track.
ASSESSMENT: Extended Writing Task – Journal entries written from the perspective of a soldier on the Kokoda Track.
UNIT DETAILS:
No / Learning Goal / Success Criteria(I Know I’ve got it when I can …)
1 / To investigate prior knowledge of World War II and general background information. / Clear concise notes/retrieval charts.
Able to identify: span of WWII; major powers involved; causes of war and theatres of war.
2 / To identify reasons for Australia’s involvement in World War II. / Correctly complete a worksheet/questions based on Australia Becomes Involved (Retroactive 2(Cathy Freeman cover) p.142
3 / To analyse the sources to compare the bombing of Darwin with the bombing of Pearl Harbour. / Correctly complete the Bombing of Darwin vs the Bombing of Pearl Harbour Source Study worksheet.
4 / To investigate the conflict in the Pacific. / Correctly complete the Conflict in the Pacific Documentary Study.
5 / To describe a contemporary perspective of the significance of the Kokoda Track and the conditions on the track. / Completed a paragraph on the trekkers’ attitude to the physical conditions endured by the soldiers.
Clear concise notes about the conditions on the track. (In form decided by teacher – e.g. mind map)
6 / To investigate key details of the Kokoda Campaign.
· Background
· Significance of Port Moresby
· What is the Kokoda Track
· When and where the Kokoda Campaign occurred
· Why the Kokoda Track was used
· Who was involved?
· Nature of jungle warfare
· Terrain of the Kokoda Track
· Other challenges faced by soldiers on the Kokoda Track / Clear concise notes using the scaffold provided.
7 / To analyse the purpose, generic structure and language features of a journal entry. / Successfully identify purpose, language features and structure of a journal entry/entries.
8 / Sythesise information to construct a series of journal entries from the perspective of an Australian Soldier involved in the Kokoda Campaign. / Successfully complete two journal entries showing detailed knowledge and understanding of the Kokoda Campaign and a soldier’s perspective.
9 / To apply feedback from peers/teacher to edit and improve journal entries. / Acted on feedback, clarified with teacher where necessary and submitted assignment by the due date.
10 / To investigate Vivienne Bullwinkel’s prisoner of war experience. / Correctly complete the worksheet.
11 / To interpret sources to develop and understanding of the attack on Sydney. / Correctly complete the source study worksheets.
12 / To analyse the Victory Job advertisement to understand the changing roles of women during World War II. / Correctly complete the source study worksheet.
13 / To interpret data about the casualties of World War II. / Correctly complete the source study worksheet.