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Introduction
Introduction
During these lessons, students will explore wartime controls implemented by the Australian government. These controls included rationing, restrictions and propaganda. Students will consider sources for their messages and their effectiveness. In the final lesson of the sequence, students will learn about censorship by examining events that occurred in Australia and the censorship issues surrounding them. Students will analyse sources for their usefulness, considering the role of media in today’s society and the government’s ability to control information.
Learning intentions:
to gain an understanding of the wartime controls implemented by the Australian government
to analyse sources for their usefulness
Success criteria:
analyse sources for their usefulness, including completing a table of the effectiveness of wartime controls
identify elements of propaganda and the wartime controls implemented
consider changes to the role of the media and the ability of the government to control information
Syllabus content:
Impact of the wars on Australia (ACDSEH096, ACDSEH109)
Students:
outline the Australian governments' control on the home front in both wars for each of the following:
conscription
use of government propaganda
changing roles of women
wartime controls/censorship
Outcomes:
HT5-4 explains and analyses the causes and effects of events and developments in the modern world and Australia
HT5-5 identifies and evaluates the usefulness of sources in the historical inquiry process
HT5-10 selects and uses appropriate oral, written, visual and digital forms to communicate effectively about the past for different audiences
In this lesson, students will investigate wartime controls and how they affected society. Students will consider the reasons the government introduced certain restrictions and make judgements about the impact each of the restrictions would have had on daily life.
Content:
Impact of the wars on Australia (ACDSEH096, ACDSEH109)
Students:
outline the Australian governments' control on the home front in both wars for each of the following:
conscription
use of government propaganda
wartime controls/censorship
Outcomes:
HT5-4 explains and analyses the causes and effects of events and developments in the modern world and Australia
HT5-10 selects and uses appropriate oral, written, visual and digital forms to communicate effectively about the past for different audiences
In this lesson, students will investigate wartime controls and how they affected society. Students will examine newspaper articles and advertisements to determine the different types of wartime controls.
Content:
Impact of the wars on Australia (ACDSEH096, ACDSEH109)
Students:
outline the Australian governments' control on the home front in both wars for each of the following:
conscription
use of government propaganda
wartime controls/censorship
Outcomes:
HT5-4 explains and analyses the causes and effects of events and developments in the modern world and Australia
HT5-5 identifies and evaluates the usefulness of sources in the historical inquiry process
HT5-10 selects and uses appropriate oral, written, visual and digital forms to communicate effectively about the past for different audiences
In this lesson, students will learn about events that occurred in Australia that were censored by the Australian government. Students will examine sources to determine the usefulness of newspapers as a source, given the censorship laws. Students will reflect on the ways historians can overcome censorship issues when studying historical events, as well as changes in the media today and how this affects the consumption of information.
Content:
Impact of the wars on Australia (ACDSEH096, ACDSEH109)
Students:
outline the Australian governments' control on the home front in both wars for each of the following:
use of government propaganda
wartime controls/censorship
Outcomes:
HT5-4 explains and analyses the causes and effects of events and developments in the modern world and Australia
HT5-5 identifies and evaluates the usefulness of sources in the historical inquiry process
HT5-10 selects and uses appropriate oral, written, visual and digital forms to communicate effectively about the past for different audiences
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