EDUCATION RESOURCE HISTORY. Education Program Partner YEARS 9-10 HISTORY - PAGE 1

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1 EDUCATION RESOURCE HISTORY Education Program Partner YEARS 9-10 HISTORY - PAGE 1

2 BEFORE THE VISIT HISTORY - PAGE 2

3 SPORT & WAR YEARS 9-10WORKSHEET 1.1 A cloth covered membership ticket, 1915, St Kilda Football Club Image courtesy of Melbourne Cricket Club The image above is of a St Kilda Football Club membership card in 1915 which is in the National Sports Museum s collection. The Club colours of black, red and yellow were adopted in 1915 as the original colours of red, white and black were the same of those of the German Empire with whom Australia was at war. World War I had a big effect on sport in Victoria and Australia because a lot of the young sportsmen enlisted in the AIF and went off to fight overseas. The St Kilda Football Club went into recess (it didn t compete) due to the effects of the War on the availability of players in 916 and HISTORY - PAGE 3

4 SPORT & WAR B. YEARS 9-10 WORKSHEET 1.2 During World War I several enlistment posters were produced that were aimed particularly at sportsmen to join a battalion called the Sportsmen s Thousand. How are sporting images and values used to encourage men to enlist? Consider the language used in the poster and the suggestions about being part of a team. B. Visit the Australian War memorial and type the word Sport into the collections database. How did playing support help men and women posted overseas during wartime? C. The article Sportsmen s Battalion Athletes in Camp discusses the recruiting practices of the Sportsmen s Thousand. Why did the government think that sportsmen would make good soldiers? HISTORY - PAGE 4

5 SPORT & WAR YEARS 9-10 WORKSHEET 1.3 SPORTSMEN S BATTALION. (1915, September 15). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : ), p. 6. Retrieved May 31, 2015, from For Our Wounded Heroes. (1915, July 10). Nepean Times (Penrith, NSW : ), p. 4. Retrieved May 31, 2015, from news-article HISTORY - PAGE 5

6 SPORT & WAR YEARS 9-10 WORKSHEET 1.4 D. Read the article For Our Wounded Heroes. How was sport used to inspire patriotism and raise money for the war effort? E. During World War II the MCG was known as Camp Murphy. Why did it receive this name? F What were the connections between the MCG and the American and Australian military forces during World War II? G How many modern Olympic Games have been cancelled due to World Wars? H Carry out research into the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. In these Olympic Games held just prior to World War II, what did the German government hope to show the world about itself and the future of the Germany that it led? HISTORY - PAGE 6

7 WOMEN IN SPORT YEARS 9-10 WORKSHEET 2.1 A. Select a historical or contemporary sportswoman whom you think is a great role model for teenagers both male and female. Create a poster or infographic explaining these qualities. A photograph of Betty Wilson in 1948, prior to a New Zealand tour. Image courtesy of Melbourne Cricket Club M B. Create a digital timeline that shows the history of women in a particular sport such as football or cricket. Include images or film clips to mark key developments or significant figures. C. Watch the following ABC news clip Coverage of Women s Sport Plunges to a New Low What percentage of women feature in sports programming? In the clip, which techniques are listed as being used to try to improve the attention given to women s sport? HISTORY - PAGE 7

8 WOMEN IN SPORT YEARS 9-10 WORKSHEET 2.2 D. Create your own media campaign to draw attention to women s sport. What practical action could you take to create attendance at games and media coverage? HISTORY - PAGE 8

9 MEDIA COVERAGE OF SPORT YEARS 9-10 WORKSHEET 3.1 In the early years of radio in Australia, (the 1930s) reports of sporting events were often produced after the event or from information received from overseas, rather than live broadcasts. In covering these events, the Australian Broadcasting Commission used what they called synthetic broadcasts of cricket tests played in England between England and Australia in The ABC commentators, using cables from London and sound effects produced in the Sydney studios, produced an authentic-sounding commentary of the match as if it was in play. Evolving since that time, sports reporting has become extremely technical. Microphones are now attached to players and cameras are built into items such as the cricket stumps to catch every aspect of the game. National Sports Museum display case Image courtesy of HTAV A. Create a three to five minute synthetic sport s report of your own. You can decide which sport you would like to report about. You will find some useful information about the process used by the ABC in the past, and the technologies used now, in the two websites below. Go to HISTORY - PAGE 9

10 MEDIA COVERAGE OF SPORT YEARS 9-10 WORKSHEET 3.2 B. Newspaper analysis. Collect the sport s reports of a newspaper for a week. In groups organised by your teacher, analyse how many stories and how much space is allocated to different sports each day of the week. From this analysis create a poster or report that reviews how sports coverage is carried out by the newspaper that your group has selected. C. The MCG houses a Media Hall of Fame You will find a list of the inductees on the left hand side of this web page. Select one of the members recorded in the Hall of Fame and create a piece of media (newspaper/magazine article, radio broadcast or television clip) that celebrates their contribution to media reporting of sport. HISTORY - PAGE 10

11 MEDIA COVERAGE OF SPORT YEARS 9-10 WORKSHEET 3.2 D. Create an infographic showing how modern technology has brought about change in sports reporting. HISTORY - PAGE 11

12 DISABILITY & SPORT YEARS 9-10 WORKSHEET 4.1 Disability groups are an important part of Australia s sporting community as they provide opportunities for more people to compete at amateur and professional levels. Many disabled sports are adapted from mainstream games where the equipment and the rules are changed slightly to allow people with physical handicaps to play. A. Who was Francis (Frank) Ponta and what was his contribution to disability sport in Australia? HISTORY - PAGE 12

13 DISABILITY & SPORT YEARS 9-10 WORKSHEET 4.2 B. Investigate one of the organisations below and write a short description for an online directory. You need to include information about membership, who can participate and the goals of the organisation. Disability Sport and Recreation Limited Wheelchair Sports Association of South Australia Incorporated The Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Sport and Recreation Association of Queensland (known as Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association) Disabled Sports Association NT Incorporated Wheelchair Sports WA Association Incorporated Wheelchair Sports New South Wales Incorporated ParaQuad Association of Tasmania Incorporated Cerebral Palsy Sporting and Recreation Association NSW Incorporated C. The website has details about many Disability Sports. Investigate one of the sports and create a short video that explains how this game has been adapted or developed for people with disabilities. Include images and diagrams to inform your viewers. HISTORY - PAGE 13

14 DISABILITY & SPORT YEARS 9-10 WORKSHEET 4.3 D. When and where did the Paralympic games originate and who was the driving force behind their creation? E. When did Australia first send Paralympians to the summer games and to the winter games? F. Create a poster that displays important information and key achievements about one of the following disabled athletes. Ben Weekes Ellie Cole Daniela Di Toro Annabelle Williams Michael Dobbie. HISTORY - PAGE 14

15 IMMIGRATION, IDENTITY & SPORT YEARS 9-10 WORKSHEET 5.1 A. Australia is often described as a Sporting Nation. Why do you think it has that reputation? The gold boxing shorts worn by Henry Nissen. Image courtesy of Melbourne Cricket Club N B. How might these factors contribute to Australia s sporting identity? Weather Australia s distance from other countries Wide open spaces Multicultural community HISTORY - PAGE 15

16 IMMIGRATION, IDENTITY & SPORT YEARS 9-10 WORKSHEET 5.2 C. Write an article for your local newspaper ( words) that points out how some immigrants have become well known sporting personalities in Australia. You must include information about at least one male and one female immigrant in your story. You could use some of the people listed below or other personalities that you locate through your own research. Michael Klim, Jim Stynes, Tatiana Grigorieva or Jelena Dokic. HISTORY - PAGE 16

17 IMMIGRATION, IDENTITY & SPORT YEARS 9-10 WORKSHEET 5.3 D. Immigration of people from different backgrounds and cultures has brought about change in the sports played throughout Australia. Select a sport that you believe has further developed in Australia as a result of immigration since WWII. Create a poster to show how it has grown and developed HISTORY - PAGE 17

18 ANCIENT & MODERN OLYMPICS YEARS 9-10 WORKSHEET 6.1 Melbourne was the first Australian city to host the modern Olympics. These Games occurred in As you go through the National Sports Museum you will see many links to the Olympics and traditions that have developed from Olympic practices and ideals. The modern Olympic Games started in 1896 and were held first in Athens, Greece, to honour a link to the ancient Olympics which were held in Olympia in Greece. The ancient Olympic Games have a longer and extremely interesting history that you can discover. The image from the National Sports Museum that is shown above will give you some clues about the ancient Olympics. As you look at the Olympic exhibits, and in the research that you carry out personally, compare and contrast the ancient and the modern Olympic Games. You will need to look at things such as timing, location, participants, uniform and rewards. You could either take notes or if you have used use your own device to take photographs and to record your or your group s discoveries, use those. Here are some links that might assist as well A large free standing plaster statue representing a male athlete at the ancient Olympic Games. Image courtesy of Melbourne Cricket Club report_668.pdf Edwin Flack Part of the National Sports Museum display. Image courtesy of HTAV HISTORY - PAGE 18

19 ANCIENT & MODERN OLYMPICS YEARS 9-10 WORKSHEET 6.2 A. Fill in the information in the blocks that are empty. You may include photographs with a small explanation where they are appropriate. When and where held Ancient Games Modern Games Melbourne 1956 The Games were held in Melbourne in The majority of the events for athletics occurred at the MCG but sports such as rowing were held on Lake Wendouree in Ballarat. Most recent Games Number of sports held Number of countries that competed 67 countries and 3,342 athletes Memorabilia A copy of the official programme for the 1956 Games Uniform In the Ancient Games athletics competed in the nude. Only men were allowed to participate and watch. HISTORY - PAGE 19

20 ANCIENT & MODERN OLYMPICS YEARS 9-10 WORKSHEET 6.3 Olympic flames The Melbourne Olympic flame. The flame starts its journey at Olympia and then goes to all competing nations. B. Who was Edwin Flack? C. What was unusual about what Edwin Flack did in 1896? D. Create a documentary or a news report about the closing of the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games and the atmosphere and attitude of people who attended the Games. There are some clips below that you could use as starting points for this project. HISTORY - PAGE 20

21 THE HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL YEARS 9-10 WORKSHEET 7.1 A. Re-enact the first Australian Rules game between Melbourne Grammar School and Scotch College on 26 July, You may even like to hold it in the original location the parkland in front of the MCG. Video parts of the game and interview a range of players and spectators on the events of the day. B. Create a timeline of Australian Rules football from its establishment in 1858 through to the present Australian Football League. Include names changes that occurred to the code and the establishment or departure of teams. C. In the Data Quest that the National Sports Museum provides there are a series of Trivia statements about the development of Australian Rules football List five trivia statements that you have discovered through your own research. They must occur in the periods shown: to the present day HISTORY - PAGE 21

22 THE HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL YEARS 9-10 WORKSHEET 7.2 D. What is Marn Grook? How is it similar or different to Australian Rules football? Who first played this game? Marn Grook Australian Rules Insert an early picture of this game being played (use the internet to research your answer) What shape is the ball? What is the ball made up of? You can visit the Marn Grook Footy Show website here: HISTORY - PAGE 22

23 INDIGENOUS SPORT YEARS 9-10 WORKSHEET 8.1 Robert Ingpen s watercolour image of the first Aboriginal Cricket Team, Image courtesy of Melbourne Cricket Club M10277 The very first cricket team to go overseas to play from Australia was an Indigenous team. The Indigenous cricket team travelled to England in 1868, 33 years before Australia federated and became one nation. Some of the Indigenous players continued to play cricket at a senior level after that, but in the 1900s restrictive policies made it difficult for Indigenous players and they were often excluded from teams. You can read more about this team at the following site A. Indigenous cricketers representing Australia performed extremely well during the 1868 English tour. Explain why Indigenous cricket did not grow and expand after the return of the players. HISTORY - PAGE 23

24 INDIGENOUS SPORT YEARS 9-10 WORKSHEET 8.2 B. What were the names of the thirteen Indigenous cricketers who toured England in 1868? Record their true names and the nicknames that they were given on the tour. C. The tour of England by the Indigenous cricketers took 126 days. How many games were played in that period and how many of these games were won, lost or drawn? D. Create a newspaper report that might have appeared in a newspaper in Australia on the return of the team after the tour. Use images where you can. If you want some ideas for this task look at Trove On this site you will find actual stories from the time. HISTORY - PAGE 24

25 AFTER THE VISIT HISTORY - PAGE 25

26 MAJOR ASSIGNMENTS/ESSAYS YEARS 9-10 WORKSHEET 9.1 A. Using images and information that you gained from your visit to the National Sports Museum create a five minute documentary that promotes the Museum and encourages other schools and students to visit. B. Create an A3 poster promoting the National Sports Museum. Include relevant images and text that detail the many exhibits and the wealth of information that can be found in the NSM. C. Research and carry out a debate about the equality of coverage of different sports such as cricket, football, rowing and equestrian events and others. D. Research and carry out a debate about the comparative status of, and reporting of, men s sport and women s sport. E. Possible essay questions. a. Australia is a nation that sees sport as part of its national image. Discuss. b. Women s sport does not receive the status or credit that it deserves in Australia. Discuss, making reference to at least two female athletes or two women s sports. c. Melbourne is the sporting capital of Australia. Argue whether it can be said that this statement is correct or not. Use examples of sporting events from history as well as discussion of existing or planned venues and sporting codes in Melbourne to support the argument that you develop. F. Carry out a PMI (Plus, Minus and Interest) exercise about whether sporting stars should be seen as role models for young people. Once your class has completed this exercise each student should write a short argumentative piece, approximately 250 words, either in favour or against the idea of sporting stars as role models. They should use two to three pieces of evidence that the PMI and their own research have identified, to support their argument. HISTORY - PAGE 26

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