Humanities+project

During your time in Richmond you have to produce a project that shows your understanding of Richmond's __social history__.
 * [[image:cropped_slum.JPG width="365" height="283"]] || Ridgeway program

Timeframe of study: You will explore the various aspects of living and working in the industry-dominated, working class suburban-borough of Melbourne's thriving metropolis in the decades leading up to Federation (specifically the "Boom" years), and in the pre-war and war (WW1) years of the early 20th century, which you have just studied. You may just focus on a short period within this broad timeframe, depending on your chosen topic and subject(s).


 * Research Task:**

You have to select one of topics from the posters around the room ( also included below) You are to work in a group of **THREE** Each group must have a different topic sheet.

You are to collect information and resources that will enable you to make a 3 minute trailer for Or a Podcast related to a person or photo
 * a documentary
 * News broadcast from this time in history ( eg.1920's)
 * music video

This must be uploaded onto the Vimeo website:
 * __https://vimeo.com/home__**

Login details: user name: helen.marotta@ivanhoe.com.au password: Ivanhoevimeo

You need to research and collect the resource material to assist you from all of the following means ou should endeavor to use as many of the resources listed above as possible
 * Internet notes
 * primary sources
 * photos
 * books
 * interviews
 * museum visits

You have tasks to do on the bike ride, and on the paddle that may assist with your task above.

__**Presentation:**__ You must produce and complete your project for the purpose of presenting it to our audience of Yr9 Urban students on the final day back at School.

. || Search for 'trailer"
 * You are now becoming historians ||  ||
 * sample Questions and ideas can be found here[[file:questions for Urban history.docx]] || Sample projects can be found here

https://vimeo.com/home/myvideos/search:trailer/sort:date/format:video ||


 * Your research is to focus on one of the following areas **
 * Living and working conditions
 * Housing in the richmond area
 * The criminal past of the suburb
 * Social lives and recreation of residents
 * The Yarra river and it's impact on the growth of the suburb
 * Another topic to be dicussed with your teacher

By the end of the project you will be able to;
 * Identify and select different kinds of questions about the past to inform
 * Evaluate and enhance these questions
 * Identify and locate relevant sources, using ICT and other methods
 * Identify and analyse the perspectives of people from the past
 * Identify the origin, purpose and context of primary and secondary sources.

The resource page would be a good place to start.