Background

You have been officially appointed to STAMP Committee [Special Team Analysing Members of Parliament].You are in charge of designing a special set of Australian stamps which will feature Australian Prime Ministers.

Your stamp set will be limited to 5 stamps. As leader of the STAMP committee, you must select 5 Prime Ministers who deserve to be placed onto the stamps.

 

 

Your Task

1. Write a set of criteria for choosing your 5 Prime Ministers. Print the work sheet (from the web or as a Word.doc) to assist with making your selections. Some example criteria might include:

  • Length of time as Prime Minister
  • Special achievements
  • Popularity with the Australian people
  • Inspirational leadership
  • Improving the lives of Australians

 

2. Research our Prime Ministers and use your chosen criteria to compare them. A list of suggested resources and web links are shown below. You are not simply "picking" 5 Prime Ministers. You must justify your selections with high ratings using your chosen criteria.

 

3. Use your computer or paper/pens to present the names of the 5 Prime Ministers you have chosen. You must include reasons why you selected each person to justify their inclusion in the stamp set.

 

4. Use your computer or paper/pens to design your 5 stamps. Each stamp should include:

  • A picture or photograph of the Prime Minister
  • Price of the stamp
  • The name Australia
  • The name of the Prime Minister [optional]

 

Suggested Resources

Evaluation

Your work will be assessed using the following points:

  • The suitability of your selection criteria
  • Whether you have justified your 5 choices with fair and logical reasons
  • Do your stamp designs include the set details and do they show imagination and originality?

Related outcomes for this module

  • CCS3.1 Explain the significance of particular people, places, groups,actions and events in the past in developing Australian identities and heritage.
  • SSS3.8 Explain the structures, roles, responsibilities and decision-making processes of governments and explain why Australians value fairness and socially just principles.

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