Introduction
The First Fleet
Class brainstorm:
When did the First Fleet leave England?
When did they arrive in Botany Bay?
Why did the First Fleet travel to Australia?
Who was transported?
What were the conditions like on the ships?
The reason the Brittish came to Australia and the conditions on the boat.
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Aboriginal people near the First Fleet were confused and a bit scared.
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Task
Webquest:
You will be given access to a webquest which will direct you to a range of sites with information about the first fleet. The sites will include images, videos and written text.
You will be guided through the webquest with questions about things like the reasons for the British coming to Australia, the conditions on the boats, the number of ships, the captain of the fleet, etc. You will gain a deeper understanding of the First Fleet through your inquiry.
Assessment Task:
Blog:
As a final task, students will post a blog pretending to be a person (eg. captain, officer, prisoner) on the First Fleet to kidblogs.com. The students will then read and comment on one another’s’ posts about something they liked, as a form of reflection.
Process
Investigation:
Please use the following website to investigate the life of convicts.
Go to:
http://lrrpublic.cli.det.nsw.edu.au/lrrSecure/Sites/Web/13651/13653/index.htm
Consider:
- What clothes did they wear?
- What jobs did they do?
- How would you feel being a convict on the First Fleet?
Answer the questions on the printed sheet (Teacher's Page).
Blog:
Write a blog using the link below:
http://kidblog.org/Grade4562015/
To log in:
- Select your name from the drop down menu
- Enter your passwrod (ask Jackson if you've forgotten)
Select the 'New Post' tab at the top of the page (it looks like this).
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Type your new blog post pretending you are a convict from England on one of the 11 ships of the First Fleet to Australia.
Consider and write about the following things:
- Why are you a convict (what was your crime?)
- What is it like in the boat?
- What are you eating?
- What do you expect of Australia?
- How do you feel?
- Remember to include a title for your post!
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Comment:
Now that everyone has completed a blog go and look at other students' work. Comment about what you liked about their post.
Make sure you read and comment on at least three other people's posts.
To comment, type in the grey box like in the picture below. Then click the orange 'Submit' button.
Evaluation
You will be evaluated based on your enthusiasm and contributions to class discussions and the class blog. You will also be assessed on your ability to consider a range of facttors in the creation of your blog post, including conditions, food and feelings of the prisoners.
Conclusion
Concluding Thoughts:
The First Fleet marked the beginning of a very different age for Australia, including both the new arrivals and the traditional custodians of the land. At the time when the Brittish sent convicts to Australia it was very uncomfortable for passengers on the ships.
Well done researching this on the internet and completing your blog posts!
Now you have reflected on the conditions of the boats from 1788. As a final thought activity, cosider how people now travel. Also, consider how the relationships between Aboriginal people and settlers has changed over the last 230 years.
Teacher Page
Another person's shoes
1 Imagine you are Waruwi and have just met the 'boat people' for the first time.
a How do you feel?
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b How would you describe to your family the strange things you have seen?
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c How would you describe the man and the strange noise he was making?
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2 Now imagine you are are a Brittish man seeing the Waruwi people for the first time.
a How do you feel?
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b How would you describe the new land to others on the ship?
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c How would you describe an Indigenous girl that you have seen in the bush?
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