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Merchant of Venice & Jewish Persecution

Character Analysis After viewing several versions of The Merchant of Venice, you can see that how characters are presented determines our interpretation of Shakespeare’s intended “meaning.” Use a Character Scale to map out your understanding. Also look for a series … Continue reading

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National Pride?

How are these three posters similar and different? What do they same about their country’s values and Australian values?  You can add your thoughts to your own OPLE blog or the OPLE Year 9 History Community. Additional Links Nazi-era posters: … Continue reading

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Links for the Solar System

Some Year Seven students are studying the Solar System this week. Here are some links from the Web Overall Sites on the Solar System Solar System Exploration – from NASA Field Guide to the Universe – from CosmicQuest Our Solar … Continue reading

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Year 9 History – The 1930s

Download this Timeline Table Here’s what we will do on OPLE today: Log-in (or line-up to see Mr. March straight-away to get access) If I am not already listed as a “friend,” search for “March” and make me a friend. … Continue reading

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Triangles, Quadrilaterals & Statistics

Download the handout for this activity? Triangles Triangles – at Simple English Wikipedia Triangles – at full English Wikipedia Triangles – To learn about triangles, whether they are acute, obtuse, right, scalene, isosceles, or equilateral Oxley Wiki page on Triangles. … Continue reading

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Links for The Great Barrier Reef

WebQuest Ideas on The Great Barrier Reef download the handout  The Biome Builders International Team from The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Marine Biologists Marine Botanists Coral Research Divers Marine Ecologists Issues and Perspectives Reef Fishing Industry Fisheries of … Continue reading

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Australian WWII Battles

The Australian War Memorial Remembering 1942 – A series of talks held beside the “Roll of Honour”. These talks were initiated in 2002 to mark the anniversary of the many significant events of 1942. This successful series of talks continued … Continue reading

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Back to the 60s

Note: the following links have been quickly borrowed from the Web. Please use them with caution: collect info from several sources before you believe anything and let us know if anything is not appropriate. Thanks. Culture American Cultural History – … Continue reading

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