Steve Zimmerman
Blue Mountain High School
Teacher/Gifted Program Coordinator

Unit 11: Australia and New Zealand 

Unit Length: 10 days  Unit Points:100  Rate = 10 points per day

Selections in bold are required of all students. Items marked * do not require oral assessment. One oral assessment per day only. A and B layer do not count as assessments.

C Layer (Maximum 80 points)

*(5) _____ 2. Make a list of the Top 10 things you think all Americans should know about Australia.

(6) _____ 3. Lecture 1 – “Geography of Australia and New Zealand”

(8) _____  5. Read Global Mosaic pp. 299-302 (Geography). Answer 4 teacher questions correctly.

(8) _____ 7. Complete the physical/political map and answer 6 questions correctly.

*(8) _____  10. Worksheets. Choose 1 of the following and complete – “Australia and Oceania”, “A Meeting of

(10) _____ 11. Study the “How to speak Strine” worksheet and prepare to answer 10 questions.

*(10) _____12. Make a poster about Aboriginal art. Show various pieces, and the various aspects that all

*(10) _____14. Make a poster that displays 10 of the most important events in the history of Australia.

*(10) _____15. Man versus Nature poster. Make a poster that shows the negative effects each of the

*(10) _____16. Make a flag of Australia or New Zealand out of any materials you choose. Include a placard

(10) _____  17. Crossword Puzzle. Complete and answer 8 questions.

(10) _____ 18. Memorize and recite the chant and the translation used in the Maori Haka dance.

(15) _____ 20. In a group of 2 or more, perform the Haka Dance used by the New Zealand All Blacks rugby

*(15)_____ 21. Make a diorama/model of one of the following- the Australian Outback, the Sydney Opera

(25) _____ 22. Unit 11 Test. 25 questions.

B Layer Choose only one.

(10) _____  2. Entitle a poster – “Australian Rules Football: Toughest Sport on Earth”, then explain how the

(10) _____  3. Find and conduct an interview with a person from Australia or New Zealand. Find out what their

(20) _____  4. Make a powerpoint presentation that will entice an outsider to visit Australia or New

(20) _____  5. Make your own boomerang, adorn it with aboriginal art, explain some of the physics behind it,

(30) _____  6. Write a script for a nature show in which the adventurous Australian host has a number of less

A Layer Choose only one. 10 points.

_____ 1. Should native peoples ever be allowed to reclaim the lands taken from them in the past by

_____ 2. I am interested in doing a “walkabout” in the Australian Outback. I’m planning on spending no less

_____ 3. Is the New Zealand rugby team, the All-Blacks, the greatest sport team ever? Use an A-Layer Sheet.

_____ 4. Write a criticism or support of the British government’s past decision to “export” its criminals to

_____ 5. Ecotourism. Is it helping to save or destroy the planet? Use an A-Layer Sheet.

Grade Levels:

F = 0 – 69  D=70 – 76  C=77 – 84  B=85 – 92  A=93-100

Australia and New Zealand Schedule

Day 1 – Any Assessments

Day 2 – Lecture 1

Day 3 –

Day 4 –

Day 5 – Lecture 2

Day 6 –

Day 7 –

Day 8 – Lecture 3

Day 9 –

Day 10 – Unit 11 Test only

Day 11 – Australian Experience Day. All A and B Layers due.