BOSTES Content:
"An overview of the causes of the wars, why men enlisted and where Australians fought.
Students:
Explain why Australians enlisted to fight in both wars"
Subject Specific Terminology:
propaganda, enlistment, usefulness, content, motive, audience, perspective
Source Analysis Task
Instructions:
1. Click on the above picture to go to a new website.
2. Look through the posters with a partner and discuss whether they would convince you to enlist to fight in World War One. Discuss what makes them effective (or what makes them ineffective).
2. As a class, we will analyse one of the posters from the website using OCMAP.
3. You will then be assigned one propaganda poster for you to analyse individually using OCMAP.
O- origin
C - context
M - motivation
A - audience
P - perspective
4. Proof read your analysis and ensure that you have used the SSTs from the top of this page.
5. Give your analysis to a friend to read and mark. Your mark will be out of 5 - one mark assigned to each of the components of OCMAP.
1. Click on the above picture to go to a new website.
2. Look through the posters with a partner and discuss whether they would convince you to enlist to fight in World War One. Discuss what makes them effective (or what makes them ineffective).
2. As a class, we will analyse one of the posters from the website using OCMAP.
3. You will then be assigned one propaganda poster for you to analyse individually using OCMAP.
O- origin
C - context
M - motivation
A - audience
P - perspective
4. Proof read your analysis and ensure that you have used the SSTs from the top of this page.
5. Give your analysis to a friend to read and mark. Your mark will be out of 5 - one mark assigned to each of the components of OCMAP.
Short Answer Response
"Explain one reason why Australians enlisted to fight in World War I"
Writing tips:
- Use PEEEL as a guide for writing your paragraph
P - Point: what is your main point/argument?
E - Explain: write a sentence to further explain your perspective.
E - Evidence: refer to a historical source to support your argument.
E - Evaluation: how does this source help you to answer the original question?
L - Link: write a concluding sentence that links your main argument back to the question
- Use your analysis of a propaganda poster as your evidence
- Proof read your work concentrating on punctuation, spelling and formality.
Writing tips:
- Use PEEEL as a guide for writing your paragraph
P - Point: what is your main point/argument?
E - Explain: write a sentence to further explain your perspective.
E - Evidence: refer to a historical source to support your argument.
E - Evaluation: how does this source help you to answer the original question?
L - Link: write a concluding sentence that links your main argument back to the question
- Use your analysis of a propaganda poster as your evidence
- Proof read your work concentrating on punctuation, spelling and formality.
Reflection
To what extent were Australians in control of their decision to enlist in war?
What role did the Australian government play in enticing men and women to enlist?
Do you think the propaganda held the same level of effectiveness for both men and women?
What role did the Australian government play in enticing men and women to enlist?
Do you think the propaganda held the same level of effectiveness for both men and women?