Year 11 Totalitarianism Museum Project

On Monday the 20th of June, Year 11 Modern History students held their annual Museum Exhibition in the Flexible Learning Centre for their Term 2 Assessment. 

After weeks of preparation and hard work, we were proud to present our museum exhibit on a variety of potentially totalitarian regimes. Our role for the task was to determine whether or not we could classify the selected regime as ‘totalitarian’, following certain criterias such as The Friedrich Model.  Some regimes explored by students include: Stalin’s USSR, the Taliban Regime, Soviet Union and Khmer Rouge Regime. The room was filled to the brim with incredible, creative exhibitions decorated with a variety of hand-crafted artefacts and meticulously constructed designs. Notably, there were historical displays of clothing, cultural architecture and “top secret” political documents that immersed the three history classes into the exploration of extremities.

We had a lesson or two, plus recess and lunch to set-up our exhibitions: 3 classes cramped into the flexible learning centre with students buzzing excitedly around the room. We had so much fun with this task and can say it was such an incredible experience which we hope the future years can enjoy just as much as we did when they reach Year 11.

Students commented: “It was so slay” , “It was creatively stimulating” and “It was an eye-opening experience where students were able to educate and be educated”.

Not only was our assessment mark dependent on this display, there was also an esteemed prize: bragging rights for the group crowned with the People’s Choice Awards. A fierce competition formed between the three teachers who each wanted the students from their own class to take home the shining trophy.

Unsurprisingly, it was a WARK in the park for Ms Wark’s students, who won the People’s Choice Award two years in a row.

Yr 11 Winners MHI2,

Cindy Xie, Grace Xu and Kathy Bui