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Oxford Big Ideas History Level 6

Tony Taylor (Series Editor), Geraldine Carrodus, Melissa Casley, Richard Smith, Michael Spurr, Scott Sweeney

Oxford Big Ideas is an innovative suite of teaching and learning resources written specifically for the Victorian Essential Learning Standards, which foster deep, transferable and meaningful understanding.


Recent studies confirm that students learn and understand better when information is connected to major ideas and themes. Such big ideas underpin all disciplines. In History, the big idea of nations and societies is explored.

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  • Written from scratch in response to the VELS Level 6 curriculum
  • Explicitly teaches thinking skills in conjunction with content
  • Uses a sophisticated approach to skill development
  • Provides a multitude of questions (Bloom’s Taxonomy), experiments and activities catering for multiple learning styles and abilities
  • Stunning visuals and real-life contexts for maximum student engagement
  • CD-ROM ebook with every student text
  • FREE online teacher support

Part 1: Origins of a nation [1780–1918]
Chapter 1: Indigenous histories How do societies understand their indigenous past?
Chapter 2: Colonisation How do different cultures interact?
Chapter 3: Nations and nationalism What makes a nation?
Chapter 4: World War I How does war influence a society?

Part 2: Challenging the nation [1918–1950]
Chapter 5: Between the Wars: 1918–1939 What influences everyday life?
Chapter 6: World War II Why do nations go to war?

Part 3: Australia in the era of the Cold War [1950–1990]
Chapter 7: Social Change How do global changes influence society?
Chapter 8: International relations How do superpowers emerge?

Part 4: The forging of contemporary Australia [1990–today]
Chapter 9: Past and present How is today’s society shaped by history?

 


Associate Professor Tony Taylor has played a pivotal role in the shaping of history education in Australia. In 1999 he was appointed Director of the Australian Government’s National Inquiry into the Teaching and Learning of History and, from 2001-2006, he was Director of the Australian Government’s National Centre for History Education. Recently, Tony has been involved in the development of the Australian Curriculum for History.
Geraldine Carrodus has taught History in Victorian schools for forty years and is currently teaching at Sacré Coeur.
Melissa Casley is an experienced teacher of History and is currently teaching at Gleneagles Secondary College.
Richard Smith is presently the Director of Reporting & Assessment at Tintern Schools. He has taught for 31 years in both Government and Independent systems, has contributed to many textbooks and is past President of the HTAV.
Scott Sweeney is an experienced teacher of History and is currently Head of Humanities and Head of International Baccalaureate at Haileybury College.
Michael Spurr is a member of the Big Ideas team, Business Development Manager for Oxford University Press and an Adjunct Research Associate of the School of Historical Studies, Monash University. Before joining Oxford Michael was Executive Director of the History Teachers’ Association of Victoria.
Sample Pages

Chapter 5: Challenging the nation
Sample teacher support resources


5.0 Social history and everyday life (1920s and 1930s)

Worksheet 1
Worksheet 2
Worksheet answers
Big Ideas Rubric
Student Rubric
Answers
Teaching Program


Sample IWB activity

Sydney streetscape circa 1929

volcanoes-and-earthquakes 


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Part 1:Origins of a nation (to 1918): Nations and History
1.0 First Australians: What do we know about original inhabitants?
Worksheet 1.1: Continuity and change
Worksheet 1.2: Guidelines on holding a mock court
Worksheet 1.3: Evidence

2.0 Colonisation: How do empires and colonies interact?
Worksheet 2.1: Historical significance
Worksheet 2.2: Ned Kelly: Bushranger or freedom fighter?

3.0 Nations and nationalism: What is the significance of national identity?
Worksheet 3.1: Historical perspective
Worksheet 3.2: HIstorical empathy and moral judgement
Worksheet 3.3: Extension

4.0 World War I: How does ware change a society?
Worksheet 4.1: Cause and consequence
Worksheet 4.2: Contestation and contestability
Worksheet 4.3: Extension (for Chapter 4.4)

5.0 Social history and everyday life (1920s and 1930s): Why does a society change?
Worksheet 5.1: Continuity and change
Worksheet 5.2: Evidence

6.0 World War II: Why are there wars?
Worksheet 6.1: Cause and consequence
Worksheet 6.2: Australian forces in World War II
Worksheet 6.3: Contest and contestability
Worksheet 6.4: Historical empathy and moral judgement

7.0 The Cold War (1945 - 1990): How do countries interact?
Worksheet 7.1: Historical significance
Worksheet 7.2: Continuity and change
Worksheet 7.3: Histoircal perspectives

8.0 Social change (1945-1990): How do societies change?
Worksheet 8.1: Problem solving
Worksheet 8.2: Causes and consequences

9.0 Past, present and future (1990s onwards): How does a nation deal with past and future challenges?
Worksheet 9.1: Historical empathy and moral judgement
Worksheet 9.2: Contestation and contestability
Worksheet 9.3: Extension