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Caroline Chisholm

Teacher guide Caroline Chisholm

TLF ID M021491

This sequence of two activities focuses on researching the life of Caroline Chisholm (1808 -1877). Caroline assisted emigrant women who were being exploited during the depression of the 1840's. Activity one uses primary sources including a portrait of Caroline Chisholm and extracts from letters and newspaper articles to research the life of this significant Australian. Activity two uses a script to scaffold a presentation, 'Caroline Chisholm: This is your life'.

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Educational details

Year level

5

Topics Colonies Primary sources Significant people
Learning area
  • Humanities and social sciences
  • History

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  • Name: Education Services Australia
  • Organization: Education Services Australia
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  • Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
  • Copyright Holder
  • Name: State Library of NSW
  • Organization: State Library of NSW
  • Address: NSW
  • URL: www.sl.nsw.gov.au
  • Publisher
  • Name: State Library of NSW
  • Organization: State Library of NSW
  • Description: Publisher
  • Address: NSW
  • URL: www.sl.nsw.gov.au
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  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
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Learning Resource Type
  • Online
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  • © 2017 State Library of NSW. This material may be used in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) licence https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.