Challenge 2
Write diary entries over the course of one week from the viewpoint of either a Leading person for Federation from NSW; a Chinese Man from Melbourne; an Aboriginal Woman from South Australia (who has the vote); or, a White Woman from Queensland (who doesn't have the vote). You can decide whether you are FOR or AGAINST Federation.
Answer the following questions in the course of this diary:
AND
Create a timeline of the important events leading up to Federation (from 1890 to 1901)
Resources
Hand in your two pieces of assessment to your teacher.
Answer the following questions in the course of this diary:
- What were living conditions like in 1901? What did people: eat, do for work and entertainment, wear?
- What led certain people to want to have Federation? What were the conditions, politics, the ideas and the people involved?
- What are your views about the idea of Federation? What would you like to see happen? What is best for you?
AND
Create a timeline of the important events leading up to Federation (from 1890 to 1901)
Resources
- National Archives of Australia: Chronology of Federation - starts from 1788.
- PL Duffy Resource Centre: Timelines
- Department of the Parliamentary Library: The Federation of Australia 1901.
- Making a Nation (Tasmanian Federation Online): Life in 1901
- Picture Australia
Hand in your two pieces of assessment to your teacher.