Introduction
reaserch on a historical figure
Task
1. You are to choose a historical period that is of intrest to your group
2. whithin this historical period you should choose a topic or issue to represent (such as daily life, the law, a famous person, battle, place etc)
3. choose a media through which you will create your representation - documentary, docu-drama, poscast, website, animation, ect
4.Research your topic determine your focus
5. Draft story board prepare your project. the completed project will be viewed by your teacher and the rest of the class
Process
Evaluation
Ned Kelly
- What time period was he from?
-was born in June 1855, in Beveridge, Victoria
-died at the gallows in Melbourne Gaol, on 11 November 1880
-was the eldest son of eight children to John 'Red' Kelly and Ellen Quinn
-as a child, saved another boy from drowning – the boy's family awarded him a green -silk sash in recognition of his bravery
-was believed by some to have been romantically involved with his cousin, Kate Lloyd, whom he visited just days before the siege in Glenrowan, and Steve Hart's sister Ettie Hart
-uttered the famous last words 'Ah well, I suppose it has come to this' or 'Such is life', depending on which version of the story you hear.
- Background-Childhood/how he grew up?
-Ned's criminal life started early. In 1869, when he was 14, he was arrested for allegedly assaulting a Chinese man. The year after, he was arrested again, this time for being a suspected accomplice of bushranger Harry Power. Both these charges were dismissed, but it was too late: Ned had caught the attention of the police.
-Some years later, in April 1878, a police officer named Fitzpatrick went to the Kelly home, hoping to arrest Ned's brother Dan for stealing horses. Fitzpatrick claimed that while he was there, Ned shot him in the wrist, although it's unclear whether Ned was even present at the time. Regardless, Ned's mother Ellen was arrested for aiding and abetting an attempted murder.
-She was sentenced to three years imprisonment by Judge Redmond Barry (who, two years later, also sentenced Ned to death by hanging). Ned and Dan went into hiding, and were later joined by Ned's friend Joe Byrne, and Dan's friend Steve Hart.
- What was he famous for?
-He was the eldest of eight children born to John "Red" Kelly, an Irishman who had been sent to Australia from Ireland for stealing two pigs, and Ellen Quinn.
-Kelly's father died when he was 11-years-old, leaving the family destitute and forcing Kelly to leave school to work on his grandfather's cattle farm.
-Life was hard, and Kelly was often in trouble. On several occasions he was accused of stealing cattle, and he was first arrested at the tender age of 14 for assaulting a Chinese man.
-During his teens, Ned Kelly had some minor run-ins with the law for receiving stolen property and assault offences – one of which saw him sentenced to three years hard labour.
-When he got out, the Kelly family increasingly saw themselves as being persecuted by the police.
- What happened to him?
Like most outlaws Ned Kelly died young, being only twenty-five when he was executed. He was expert with a ‘running-iron’ on stolen, unbranded stock, and was a deadly accurate shot with revolver or rifle. Surprisingly articulate for a self-educated man, he was clannish, loyal to his friends and supporters, and had a sardonic sense of humour. He became an outlaw, hunted for almost two years before he was shot down and hanged. To the last, his mocking courage never deserted him and to be ‘as game as Ned Kelly’; came to symbolise, in Australian folk-language, heroism of a reckless, audacious nature.
Conclusion
I thought it was a bad assignment as it was boring and annoying