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History now : 1 : present and past family life / John Barwick and Lauren O'Brien.
About the series. "History Now is an exciting new series which directly supports the Australian Curriculum History component ... The emphasis of the History Now series is Australian history in a world context ... Information is presented in both textual and visual form. This enables learners to fully appreciate the information, and gives insights into the lives of people in the past. The stimulus texts include recounts of historical events, biographies, portraits, retrieval charts and tables, contemporary and modern maps, contemporary illustrations, photographs, timelines, breakout boxes, lists, journal entries and eyewitness accounts ... A CD-ROM ... allows the individual teacher a digital copy of the book for single classroom use. The CD also supplies many other valuable resources such as research sheets, further activities on the topic and a comprehensive answer section." - Back cover. About this volume. Students consider: "Differences in family structure and roles today, and how these have changed or remained the same over time; How the present, past and future are signified by terms indicating times such as 'a long time ago', 'then and now', 'now and then', 'old and new', 'tomorrow' as well as by dates and changes that may have personal significance, such as birthdays, celebrations and seasons; Differences and similarities between students' daily lives and life during their parents' and grandparents' childhoods, including family traditions, leisure time and communications." - unnumbered page, after title page. The book also assists students develop historical skills such as exploring a range of sources and developing a narrative account about the past. About the series. "History Now is an exciting new series which directly supports the Australian Curriculum History component ... The emphasis of the History Now series is Australian history in a world context ... Information is presented in both textual and visual form. This enables learners to fully appreciate the information, and gives insights into the lives of people in the past. The stimulus texts include recounts of historical events, biographies, portraits, retrieval charts and tables, contemporary and modern maps, contemporary illustrations, photographs, timelines, breakout boxes, lists, journal entries and eyewitness accounts ... A CD-ROM ... allows the individual teacher a digital copy of the book for single classroom use. The CD also supplies many other valuable resources such as research sheets, further activities on the topic and a comprehensive answer section." - Back cover. About this volume. Students consider: "Differences in family structure and roles today, and how these have changed or remained the same over time; How the present, past and future are signified by terms indicating times such as 'a long time ago', 'then and now', 'now and then', 'old and new', 'tomorrow' as well as by dates and changes that may have personal significance, such as birthdays, celebrations and seasons; Differences and similarities between students' daily lives and life during their parents' and grandparents' childhoods, including family traditions, leisure time and communications." - unnumbered page, after title page. The book also assists students develop historical skills such as exploring a range of sources and developing a narrative account about the past.