Find out what aspects of colonial society helped cause the rise in bushranging. Collect, analyse and organise information. Use co-operative means to bring research together in an organised manner. Discuss how other countries had their own hero worshipping thieves and murderers. England had famous highwaymen, Ireland had tobymen, other countries had bandits and state coach robbers.
Children complete the cloze sheet Bushrangers.
Design a wanted poster for the bushranger you have researched. Compile a word list and meanings. Match and organise information about bushrangers. Comprehension and cloze activities. Pretend you are a free farmer on a small farm near Glenrowan, vic in the year 1880.