Digging Up the Past WW1 Pre and Post Activities [ PDF 4MB ]
A State Library online incursion allows you to experience the library’s collections virtually from your own classroom. An education officer will facilitate an interactive guided workshop with your students to wherever you are around the State.
Digging up the Past: WW1
How did Mark Greenwood and Frane Lessac bring the story of Simpson and his Donkey (Walker Books) to life?
Examine how historical narrative is researched and constructed. Understand the role of primary sources in the creation of such narratives. Look closely at primary sources from the State Library collection and identify how the information from these sources may have been used to bring the story of Simpson and his Donkey to life. In this hands-on workshop, students closely examine primary source materials relating to WW1 and learn how to search for sources to construct a narrative of their own.
This guided online incursion is 1-hour duration.
Ideas on how to use primary source materials to develop historical narrative back in the classroom.
Students will:
- Engage with primary source materials.
- Understand the role of the Library in preserving stories from the past.
- Compare and contrast primary and secondary source materials.
- Identify how historical narrative relies on reliable sources for authenticity.
- Identify basic key words.
- Search for primary source materials online.
Curriculum Links
HaSS and English: (ACHASSK064), (WAHASS27), (WAHASS28), (WAHASS30), (WAHASS32), (ACELA1478), (ACELT1599), (ACELA1483), (ACELY1675), (ACELY1678).
Digging up the Past: Early Colonial
What are the facts behind the fiction? How do authors research their narratives?
Digging up the Past: Early Colonial helps students develop research skills as they do some ‘digital digging’ to uncover historical facts from historical photographs and newspapers. Teachers can choose to focus on one of two Western Australian stories: The Legend of Moondyne Joe by Mark Greenwood (Walker Books) or Sam, Grace and the Shipwreck by Sonia Martinez (Fremantle Press), as students are shown how to identify key words and search online to find the primary source materials that would have inspired both the narrative and illustrations of the chosen text.
This guided online incursion is 1-hour duration.
Ideas on how to use primary source materials to develop historical narrative back in the classroom.
Early Colonial [ PDF 607KB ]
Students will:
- Engage with primary source materials.
- Understand the role of the Library in preserving stories from the past.
- Compare and contrast primary and secondary source materials.
- Identify how historical narrative relies on reliable sources for authenticity.
- Identify basic key words.
- Search for primary source materials online.
Curriculum Links
HaSS and English: (WAHASS51), (WAHASS52), (WAHASS55), (WAHASS54), (WAHASS56), (WAHASS62), (ACHASSK110), (ACELT1608), (ACELY1698).
Sourcing the Swan River Colony
How can information from a tombstone unlock the history of Western Australia? With information from colonial grave stones, students research primary sources from archival collections to discover more about the lives of the Swan River colonists. In this guided workshop, students are introduced to critical information skills and shown how to find primary source materials that will transport them back to the Swan River Colony.
This guided online incursion is 1-hour duration.
Ideas and activities which relate to online research, particularly the lives of people in the early Swan River Colony.
Sourcing the Swan River Colony Pre and Post Activities [ PDF 444KB ]
Students will:
- Engage with a variety of primary source materials.
- Understand the role of the Library in preserving stories from the past.
- Compare and contrast items from the past and the present.
- Identify basic key words.
- Search for primary source materials online.
Curriculum Links
HaSS: (ACHASSK107), (ACHASSK110), (WAHASS51), (WAHASS52), (WAHASS53), (WAHASS54), (WAHASS55).
Search - General
In this guided workshop, students develop investigation and research skills that support critical enquiry and evidence-based argument. Students use the State Library catalogue, eResources and recommended sites to help students improve their research techniques and find trustworthy information more efficiently.
Note: Please speak to an Education Officer about how you can tailor the Search workshop to suit your individual curriculum requirements.
This guided online incursion is 1-hour duration.
Students will:
- Source and engage with primary source materials.
- Understand the role of the Library in preserving stories from the past.
- Identify and use key words.
- Critically evaluate source materials for reliability of information.
- Understand the importance of citing sources.
- Disseminate information and identify key points.
Curriculum Links
HaSS: (WAHASS81), (WAHASS82), (WAHASS83), (WAHASS90), (WAHASS91), (WAHASS85), (WAHASS86).
Search – Aboriginal Activists
The fight for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land and lives began at the moment of invasion. In this guided workshop, students develop investigation and research skills that support critical enquiry and evidence-based argument, with a focus on the history of Aboriginal activists in Western Australia. This workshop uses the State Library catalogue and recommended sites to help students efficiently research information on Western Australian Aboriginal activists, and related significant events.
This guided online incursion is 1-hour duration.
Students will:
- Source and engage with primary source materials.
- Understand the role of the Library in preserving stories from the past.
- Identify and use key words.
- Critically evaluate source materials for reliability of information.
- Understand the importance of citing sources.
- Disseminate information and identify key points.
Curriculum links
HaSS: (ACHCK049), (ACHCK061), (ACHCK062), (ACHCK064), (ACHCK066), (ACHCK076), (WAHASS81), (WAHASS82), (WAHASS83), (WAHASS90), (WAHASS91), (WAHASS85), (WAHASS86).