Savvy Sixes

Sunday, 19 June 2016

Significant People that Shaped Australia - Biography

In the final weeks of this term we will learn about a variety of Significant People that contributed to shaping Australia in the early years of settlement, towards Federation. Many important contributions were made to the shaping of our nation in the areas of leadership, business, charity, architecture and farming and agriculture.

Shared Reading

With you teacher, listen to a reading about Caroline Chisholm, a very important contributor to the shape of our nation in the area of philanthropy (sharing wealth with others) and social welfare.

Caroline Chisholm

Simple Biography

Detailed Biography

Extra Information

Watch a demonstration of how to contribute to our class Google Doc about Significant People that Shaped Australia (you will also contribute to the Google Doc in Homework).

English Groups

Click HERE and read two primary sources written by another famous Australian woman, Mary Reibey. Mary was a originally a convict who later became a prominent Australian business person. Answer the questions related to Mary Reibey and then complete the biography template that you will be provided with in class. Glue this into your HISTORY book.

Homework (2 Week Project)

In pairs, choose a person/people from the list below that contributed to the shaping of Australia prior to Federation. Create a short biography of their life/lives. You may use the links provided below, or search for your own information using books from the Library or other Internet sources.

Use the questions in the Biography Template (see below) to help form your biography.

Add the information you have found as a page in our shared document on Google Drive. Add up to three pictures related to your significant person and format your page according to your liking (ie font, colour, point size etc).

Include a bibliography on your page.

Do not choose a Significant Person that a page has already been created for.

Make sure your page is finished by Thursday evening of Week 10 as we will share our document on Friday of Week 10.

Leaders
Governor Arthur Phillip
Biography
YouTube

Governor Lachlan Macquarie
YouTube
Extra Information and pictures

Business
Mary Reibey
Simple Biography
Detailed Biography
YouTube
Timeline
Biography

Indigenous
Pemulwuy
Biography

Arabanoo
Biography
Information

Benelong
Biography
Information

Windradyne
Biography
Information

Architects/Building
Francis Greenway
Biography
Information
Buildings

Agriculturalists/Farmers
Elizabeth & John Macarthur
YouTube
http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/macarthurs-and-the-merino-sheep
http://www.australianhistory.org/john-macarthur.php

James Ruse
Biography
Information

Artists & Writers
John Lewin - Artist
Biography

John Glover - Artist
Biography
Artworks

Eugene von Guérard- Artist
Biography
Artworks

Nicholas Chevalier - Artist
Biography
Artworks

Henry Lawson - Poet & Writer
Biography
Information

'Banjo' Patterson - Poet & Writer
Biography

Social Justice
Mary Mackillop
YouTube
Biography
Information

Explorers
Visit this website to get an overview of the follow 1800s explorers and choose one (or a pair) to research further:

Burke & Wills
Hume & Hovell
Mitchell
Eyre
Kennedy
Oxley
Strzelecki

Monday, 6 June 2016

Aboriginal Time Line

Use this link to find your events on the Aboriginal timeline.

Aboriginal Timeline

Sunday, 5 June 2016

Psalm 23 : The Lord is my Shepherd

The Lord is My Shepherd Assessment year 6

In class we have listened to a some modern adaptations of the psalm e.g.

“The Lord is my Shepherd” Brian Boniwell ( As One Voice 1-AOV1- 26)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN2xpGYMdhU

“Like a Shepherd” Bob Dufford ( AOV 1-160)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSJXi_wXLi4

“The Lord is my Shepherd~ Crimond” Gather Australia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZnj8yifvsw

“My Shepherd” Michael Tyrell (This is a lovely modern one!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DwMDTW7Pgw

Here is the psalm:

Psalm 23

A psalm of David.

¹The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
²    He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
³    he refreshes my soul.
He guides me along the right paths
    for his name’s sake.
⁴Even though I walk
    through the darkest valley,^[^a^]
I will fear no evil,
    for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
    they comfort me.

⁵You prepare a table before me
    in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
    my cup overflows.
⁶Surely your goodness and love will follow me
    all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
    forever.

Assessment S S3.5b, GRHD S 3.1a:

Create a visual presentation (Digital Poster, Video, PowerPoint, PicCollage or similar) that reflects the main messages of this beautiful psalm for you.

Look for the images in the psalm (e.g. shepherd, green grass, pools of fresh water, right paths, deepest darkness, rod and staff).

Think about these images in your life (imagine a patch of green grass that you know, a pool of fresh water that you have seen, a path that you know).

Take photos of these areas, or download images from the Internet or draw pictures to show images from the psalm that mean the most to you.

Label the pictures with the part of the psalm that relates to them

Write a reflection about the meaning of this psalm today. How does it have meaning in your life? Focus on how the image of the shepherd can help to bring about the Kingdom of God in the world today. Add this personal reflection to the poster.

Assessment Psalm 23 The Lord is my Shepherd Marking Criteria (Outcomes : S S3.5b, GRHD S 3.1a )	Marks
Choice of images that relate to the psalm	/2
Appropriate labelling of images with parts of the psalm	/2
Thoughtfulness of reflection on meaning of psalm today	/4
Creativity and overall presentation skills	/2
Total	/10

Saturday, 21 May 2016

Gold Mini Project

Year 6 Gold Mini Project – Week 5 Term 2 2016

Choose ONE of the activities below to complete for homework this week (Week 5).

Present your work on separate paper – NOT in your homework book.

• Research what the role and responsibilities of women were during the gold rush. Using a Venn diagram (two overlapping circles) compare the life of women during the gold rush to that of women today.

• The gold fields were Australia’s first experience of a truly multicultural population. Investigate the cultural differences and racism in the gold fields. Present your findings in a 1-2 minute talk to the class.

• What was the Eureka Stockade? Create a brochure, booklet or poster that addresses: Who, what when, where and why. Investigate why it was a key event in the development of democracy in Australia.

• Investigate the effect that the gold rush had on the Aboriginal population. Create a list of advantages and disadvantages for Indigenous people

• Imagine you a person living and working in the gold fields. Either write a journal entry describing a day in the gold fields or write a simple song about your experiences on the gold fields, using a tune you already know

• Research and create a `how to’ book on the methods used to find gold. Each method will need to be written as a procedure.

OPTIONAL

• Create an artwork that represents an aspect of life in the gold fields.

Bring your completed project to school on FRIDAY 27^th May (and no later) for marking.

Sunday, 15 May 2016

Ned Kelly Series by Sidney Nolan

View the wonderful paintings by Sidney Nolan that tell the story of the infamous bush ranger Ned Kelly. There are 26 of the 27 paintings in the series available to view on the National Gallery of Australia's website (here). Each painting has an historic note about the event in Ned Kelly's life that the painting depicts as well as some of the artist's reflections about the paintings. What do you think of Ned Kelly? Hero or villain?

Saturday, 7 May 2016

Gold Fever!

The Australian Gold Rush

Get ready for our trip to Hill End, the home of the first Australian Gold Fields, by finding out all about the Gold Rush era of the mid 1800s in Australia.

Here are some great activities to help you build your knowledge about the Gold Rush:

Homework Week 3 - Amazing Gold Facts

Visit the Discovery Channel's website here and the SBS interactive site about gold here to find some amazing facts about gold (The Patents link has lots of good facts and vocab). Make a list of the words to create your own word bank with words that are relevant to gold. Create a wordle or Tagzedo about Gold and print it out and bring it in to glue into your History book

Class Reading
Visit the SBS's amazing site to learn all about the Gold Rush era in Australia. Click on the Discovery link and learn all about Edward Hargraves, who was instrumental in starting the Gold Rush in Australia.

Paired Research Activity

Use the above amazing site to visit in pairs. Note take and create a personal KWL chart in your History book. What do you Know about the Gold Rush in Australia already? What do you Want to know? This will help you to have some questions in mind that you would like to answer during our trip to Hill End. When we get back from Hill End, you can fill in the last section, what have you Learnt? The site contains heaps of interactive links, maps, stories etc to click on and learn about the Australian gold rush and some of the characters associated with it. A fantastic resource for you to use.

Class Viewing - What's Happening Now?The modern take:
New use for old Gold mines - watch this quick BTN video about old gold mines and whats happening with them now.