This history article, ‘Chitty in Changi: An Unofficial Winner’ profiles an Australian World War II soldier who became an Australian Football star while being held captive in a Prisoner of War camp. It provides factual information and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness.
This history article, ‘Keeping Clean in World War II’ describes some of the challenges World War II soldiers faced when it came to personal hygiene. It provides factual information about life in World War II and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness.
This history article, ‘G.I. Joey’ features a famous photo of an unknown American soldier and a baby kangaroo. The photo symbolises how two nations came together to fight for the protection of Australia during World War II. It provides factual information about wartime Australia and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness.
This history article, ‘Len Waters: Pioneer of Indigenous Aviation’ features Len Waters, the first and only Aboriginal pilot to serve in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II. It provides factual information about his life and some of his achievements, and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness.
This history article, ‘Pooches of the Past’ features famous and unusual dogs in history. It provides factual information about these dogs and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness.
This history article, ‘The Legend of Kotai’ features a family who fled Hungary to start a new life in Australia during the aftermath of World War II. It provides factual information about the various hardships the Kotai family faced during their journey and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness.
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘The Relocation of Japanese Americans’, features an informational text about World War II internment camps in the United States. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about author’s purpose, paraphrasing, emotional reaction, sequence, mood/tone, sequence, validity, importance, visual comprehension, questioning, genre, and …More
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Women Airforce Service Pilots’, features an informational text about the first women to fly military planes. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about reasoning, validity, cause and effect, making a judgment, comparison/contrast, character, drawing a conclusion, and genre. Answer sheet provided …More
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