Stage 2
Biography and Batting

Many biographies and editorials have been written about Sir Donald Bradman, some accurate and some based on assumption.

Bradman has been said to be the best batsman the world has ever seen and some have said that he wasn’t a very sociable person. Through exploring, examining and experiencing primary sources the students will be able to write an informed biography of Sir Donald Bradman.The students will learn how to read a picture and use live footage to assist their research.

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NSW K-10 Syllabus Outcomes
for the Australian Curriculum

English
EN2-1A Communicates in a range of informal and formal contexts by adopting a range of roles in group, classroom, school and community contexts.
EN2-8B Identifies and compares different kinds of texts when reading and viewing and shows an understanding of purpose, audience and subject matter.
EN2-10C Thinks imaginatively, creatively and interpretively about information, ideas and texts when responding to and composing texts.
EN2-11D Responds to and composes a range of texts that express viewpoints of the world similar to and different from their own.

History
HT2-1 Describe and explains how significant individuals, groups and events contributed to changes in the local community over time.
HT2-5 Applies skills of historical inquiry and communication.

Personal Development, Health and Physical Education
MOS2.4 Displays a focus on quality of movement in applying movement skills to a variety of familiar and new situations.
PSS2.5 Uses a range of problem-solving strategies.
GSS2.8 Participates and uses equipment in a variety of games and modified sports.
V2 respects the right of others to hold different values and attitudes from their own.