Activity: draw a convict from an indent

Watch this short video from the Learning Team at the Hyde Park Barracks to learn how to use an original Convict Indent listing to draw a real convict.

There are six real convicts for you to choose from.

Download a copy of the six convict indents to hand out to your class.

Each one has a convict outline started. Your students need to use the indent information provided, as explained in the video, to draw their convict's physical features.

Students examining convict tools to learn about Convict Life at the Barracks on Level 3 of the museum
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Convict Life at the Barracks

What was it like to be a convict living at the Hyde Park Barracks?

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