Conclusion

What will the end result be for these lessons, what are students expected to have learnt?

 * These lessons on the First Fleet are designed to get students thinking about how life might have been like for somebody else and how the events that occured might impact this person or group of people.
 * Student develop empathy, and learn about how others might feel, think and believe
 * Students also develop knowledge on a range of historical events and use historical tools to understand the past

LESSON 1:
Activity 1:
 * Students will now know how to create timelines and understand that timelines are used to show a sequence of events that occurred in the past and how these events developed to lead up to the way things are in the present time.
 * Students know how to construct a timeline and understand the features of timelines e.g. they have a beginning, end (present time), have the year, date and event written.
 * Suggested websites are given to enable students to find extra information regarding how to construct timelines
 * Students understand that certain events in the past contribute to how people percieve the present

Activity 2:
 * Students now know to place the earliest event at the beginning of a timeline and the latest event at the end of a timeline
 * Students know the dates of significant events that occured within the First Fleet

Activity 3:
 * Students understand the map of the world and can map out the Equator, Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
 * Students can map the route of the First Fleet with given information
 * Students can follow a set of given instructions
 * Students can correctly map dates along the route/timeline of the First Fleet to Australia

Activity 1:
 * Students will know how to use the internet to research information
 * Students will be able to identify significant facts on the ships of the First Fleet
 * Students can listen intently and actively take down important information from other's presentations
 * Students can easily, confidently, fluently and coherently present their information to the class

Activity 2: Activity 3:
 * Students can complete tasks by building on prior knowledge and notes written down from activity 1
 * Students can can communicate with each other to come up with an answer
 * Students make an effort to search their own knowledge to come up with an answer before looking for answers
 * Students can identify each ship in the First Fleet
 * Students are able to easily use the Activinspire application magic tool
 * Students can search their own knowledge and notes before revealing answers

LESSON 3:
Planning and writing a narrative as a charcter on the First Fleet
 * Students understand the features of a narrative and recount
 * Students use the first person when writing their stories
 * Students can include certain events and dates in their stories
 * Students include as much detail as possible about their characters including their background, reaosn for being where they are, where they are going, and how this particular person might feel
 * Students can use descriptive words and adjectives
 * Students can use correct grammar and punctuation
 * Students refer to previous information gathered to write their stories