Lesson+6+Drawing+Conclusions

Students will sit in groups of four and present their information posters to each other.
 * LESSON** 6
 * Level: 4**
 * Domain: HUMANITIES**
 * Dimension: HISTORY**
 * Learning Focus:** This is the 5th lesson in the unit "A History of Australia". Students will be working at level 3.25, sequencing significant historial events in Australian History with events that happened at the same time in Asian countries such as China.
 * Objectives: Students will be able to present their information posters to their fellow students. They will be able to discuss the similarities and differences that they noticed and show the evidence that they have to support their findings. Students will also be able to add new information to the wordle that was produced in lesson 1 drawing on their new found knowledge.**
 * =__**Time**__=
 * 30 min**
 * 15 min**
 * 10 min** || =__**Learner Activities**__=

Students will actively participate in the presentations and ask each presenter what general conclusions can they now make about the significant times in History.

Students back on floor as a whole group and discuss what new information they all now know with regards to their own topic and what they can add to the wordle that was developed in the first lesson.

Students to add new information to the wordle about what they now know about the "History of Australia"

Students to pack up. || =__**Teacher Activities**__= Teacher will ask the students when presenting their posters to discuss the conclusions that they have come to regarding the comparisons of the similar times in History and discuss what we now can say about the similarities of the countries at the same times in history.

Teacher to observe presentations and ensure all students are drawing conclusions about the significant times in history and the similarities and differences between the time in Australian History and the same time in an Asian countries History.

Teacher to actively discuss the students information posters with the whole group and gather the students conclusions that have been drawn from the production of the information posters and from their excursions/research. Teacher to ask the question of the students "What new information have you found out from researching your topic?".

Teacher to add students new knowledge of the topics researched to the existing wordle. || =__**Resources**__= "A History of Australia" information posters

Have on hand the units first lesson wordle ||