How have our wartime experiences shaped Australias national identity?
Students gain awareness of Australian involvement in war and investigate the effect of our wartime experiences on Australias national identity. Students appreciate the effect of war on the development of our nationhood and share empathetic responses with the people involved. Students are involved as researchers, writers, historians, artists and debaters. The unit encourages an understanding of sacrifice, change and the growth of a distinctive Australian identity over the course of the Twentieth Century. Key Assessment Tasks: • Research one aspect of Australia’s wartime experiences over the course of three major conflicts. Present your findings in a report format. • Write a letter from a war-zone to home or from home to a loved one. • Choose one of the following: • Compose and arrange a piece of music in a style befitting a wartime era; or • Create a piece of art in a style befitting a wartime era. • Formally debate one of the following topics: • Anzac Day will always be relevant to Aus
