Australian Curriculum Achievement Standards
 Describe the significance of people and events in bringing about change.
 Develop questions to frame an historical inquiry, when researching.
 Identify a range of sources and locate and record information related to this inquiry.
Australian Curriculum Content Descriptors
The role of a significant individual or group played in shaping a colony; for example, explorers, farmers, entrepreneurs, artists, writers, humanitarians, religious and political leaders, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Task
Choose an interesting Australian from the list below to research or another person important to the development of the colonies during the 1800s.
Your task will firstly involve developing a list of useful questions to help you pinpoint specific information about this person.
You will need to research everything about them from their life to what it was about them that made them significant in shaping the colonies.
The best questions start with Who, What, When, Where, Why and How.
Take notes in point form using the provided research sheets.
Elizabeth Macarthur Grace Bussell
John Macarthur
Caroline Chisholm
Saint Mary MacKillop
James Unaipon
David Unaipon
Samuel Marsden
Francis Greenway
Mokare
George Druitt
Ernest Giles
John Forrest
Lawrence Hargrave
Sir James Stirling
Captain Charles Fremantle
Edith Cowan
John Septimus Roe
William Barak
Truganini
Charles Todd
Patrick Durack
Rev Richard Johnson
Ernest John Eyre
Mary Reibey
C. Y. O’Connor
You will be required to write a written report on the person you have researched. You will also present your information to the class. You may do your presentation in any way you see fit. Examples might include iMovie, Powerpoint, a monologue in costume, a poster or a combination of these.
You will also be required to evaluate your peers’ work.

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Criteria A
Excellent
B
High
C
Satisfactory
D
Limited
Development of research questions and note taking.
Writes a report covering required areas in detail using historical language.
Follows the report structure and uses correct grammar, punctuation and spelling.
Presents information in a creative and innovative manner.
Innovative presentation that demonstrates an understanding of the importance of the achievements of the person.
Uses a range of sources of information and records a bibliography using the given format.
Comment:
E
Very Low