Pairs of students read My Place . Each group of students should be assigned one or two decades to report on depending on your number of groups. There are 21 decades in My Place, beginning in 1988 and ending in 1788. Each group should report on the historical events during that decade and be able to elaborate on the evolution of residents at this particular location in Australia. The students complete one of the following suggested extensions, thus combining the efforts of all the groups.
Students create their own personal neighborhood map based on what they have learned.
Students present their neighborhood map to the class. Give each student three minutes to share information. Using MapBlast , students generate a street map of their home address. Maps can be bound into one class book. Consider laminating the maps.