1. What is history??

2. What’s Happening? Australian Scott Jones kisses his Canadian girlfriend Alex Thomas after she was knocked to the ground by a police officer’s riot shield in Vancouver, British Columbia. Canadians rioted after the Vancouver Canucks lost the Stanley Cup to the Boston Bruins. (Getty Images / Rich Lam) http://fstoppers.com/pics-the-45-most-powerful-images-of-2011

3. What story is being told? Record Number: MM 007773 Description A HOSPITAL WARD, POSSIBLY A CHILDREN’S WARD AS THERE IS A YOUNG BOY IN THE FORGROUND. THE NURSE ON THE RIGHT HAS A TROLLEY CONTAINING BOTTLES AND CLOTHS. THERE APPEARS TO BE A CROSS AT THE END OF THE WARD AND THIS MAY BE A CATHOLIC HOSPITAL. Date: CIRCA 1910 Location: AUSTRALIA VICTORIA MELBOURNE? Subject: HOSPITALS, BEDS, NURSES, FURNISHINGS, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, TROLLEY MELBOURNE MUSEUM WEBSITE, Family Album, http://museumvictoria.com.au/bfa/index.htmhttp://museumvictoria.com.au/bfa/index.htm

4. Peeling back the layers Where is this? Do you know what used to be here? Title: [The ferry and the falls on the Yarra] [picture] Author/Creator: W. F. E. Liardet (Wilbraham Frederick Evelyn), 1799-1878,W. F. E. Liardet (Wilbraham Frederick Evelyn), 1799-1878, Date(s): [1875] Contents/Summary: Shows the house belonging to Mr. Le Souef, and the rocky falls, near the point where Queen Streetmeets the Yarra River. A man is standing near a small boat holding a pole or oar, a small boat nearby in the river.

5. How did we get from there to here: What happened? How did the river change? Why?

6. What kind of history has the most value? Oral, Written or Pictorial? Does History tell the truth? Or does it tell a story? Who’s story??

7. You can quote me on that… In pairs – read your quote and discuss what it might mean. Do you agree or disagree with what the quote is saying? – Do you have an example of why you agree / disagree? Be ready to share your thoughts with the class