Activity:
Now that you have built up your general knowledge about the key events and ideas of the 1960s, it is time to dig a little deeper into a particular area that has sparked your interest.
The aim of this activity is to become something of an expert in the topic and then share your knowledge with your classmates via our chosen online collaboration tool, Jamboard.
This is a Jamboard that is shared with the whole class and will be an excellent resource for all of you as you work through your study of ‘Jasper Jones’
The three key areas you can look at are:
- Social changes in the 60s
- Indigenous Rights
- The Vietnam War
Within ONE of these three areas, start to investigate a little more using the following tools and resources to get you started:
Changes in the 1960s – National Film and Sound Archive of Australia – Australia in the 1960s 😀 Level 1
This website is a fantastic resource, collecting together a large number audio-visual texts created in the sixties. Having a browse through the resources will help to give you a sense of the attitudes and issues of the 1960s. As you take notes, think back to our guiding question – Many would argue that the 1960’s were a time of great change and upheaval, do you agree? Can you find evidence on this website that suggests that there were big changes happening? Find as many examples as you can, not just little changes, but things that really suggest this was a decade of upheaval.
Indigenous Rights – The National Museum Australia:Fights for Civil Rights 😊 Level 2
The resources collected here by the National Museum Australia offer insights into a range of events and important ideas related to the ongoing struggle to achieve recognition, justice, and equality for Indigenous Australians. Browse the collected resources and find at least three examples of big changes in the the struggle for Indigenous rights.
Vietnam War – Department of Veteran’s Affairs Anzac Portal:Australian experiences in the Vietnam War: In Their Own Words 🤓 Level 3
There are some very engaging and moving interviews collected on this webpage. See if you can find evidence amongst these interviews that would help you to answer the guiding question – ‘Many would argue that the 1960’s were a time of great change and upheaval, do you agree?’
Do your own research!
Once you have taken a look around one of the resources above and made some detailed notes using the Cornell method, start to explore the topic on your own.
You need to find at least two more resources in addition to the one you have chosen from above.
Have a go at using ‘Duck Duck Go’, one of the search engines quickly becoming a genuine rival to Google.
Key reasons to use Duck Duck Go:
- It doesn’t track your searches, therefore it doesn’t shape its results to fit with your previous searches.
- It doesn’t sell your data to advertisers and it doesn’t prioritise products in its results list as Google does (e.g. the top links are not to the Google Play store or Youtube).
There is a dedicated search window on the right-hand sidebar of this research guide. Try using it as you begin to do your own research.
Once you have used three sources (one from above and two of your own choosing) to make notes, you can move on to the next page and final activity of this research guide!