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WS02 - Building Modern Australia (Perspectives on an event)

Humanities and Social Sciences, History, Year 10

By the end of Year 10, students explain the historical significance of the period between 1918 and the early 21st century. They explain the causes and effects of events, developments, turning points or movements in 20th-century Australia and internationally, leading up to and through World War II, and the post-war world. They describe social, cultural, economic and/or political aspects, including international developments, related to the changes and continuities in Australian society over this historical period. Students explain the role of significant ideas, individuals, groups and institutions connected to the developments of this period and their influences on Australian and global history.  

 

Students develop and modify a range of questions about the past to inform historical inquiry. They locate, select and compare a range of primary and secondary sources and synthesise the information in sources to use as evidence in historical inquiry. They analyse the origin, content, context and purpose of primary and secondary sources. Students evaluate the accuracy, usefulness and reliability of sources as evidence. They sequence events and developments to analyse cause and effect, and patterns of continuity and change, connected to a period, event or movement. They evaluate perspectives of significant events and developments, and explain the important factors that influence these perspectives. They compare and evaluate different and contested historical interpretations. Students use historical knowledge, concepts and terms to develop descriptions, explanations and historical arguments that synthesise evidence from sources. 

Knowledge and understanding | Building modern Australia

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the contributions of significant individuals and groups in the campaign for the recognition of the rights of First Nations Australians and the extent to which they brought change to Australian society

Knowledge and understanding | Building modern Australia

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the significant events and methods in the movement for the civil rights of First Nations Australians and the extent to which they contributed to change

Knowledge and understanding | Building modern Australia

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the continuing efforts to create change in the civil rights and freedoms in Australia, for First Nations Australians, migrants and women

Skills | Using historical sources

AC9HH10S03

identify the origin and content of sources, and explain the purpose and context of primary and secondary sources

Skills | Historical perspectives and interpretations

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analyse cause and effect, and evaluate patterns of continuity and change

Skills | Historical perspectives and interpretations

AC9HH10S06

compare perspectives in sources and explain how these are influenced by significant events, ideas, locations, beliefs and values

Skills | Communicating

AC9HH10S08

create descriptions, explanations and historical arguments, using historical knowledge, concepts and terms that incorporate and acknowledge evidence from sources

Annotations

 

1. Explains the context of a historical event. 

 

2. Explains the importance of the speech in relation to events of the past decade. 

 

3. Identifies connections between past events that led to the delivery of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations. 

 

4. Explains how the speaker framed messages to influence opinions, attitudes and actions. See also 8. 

 

5. Uses historical knowledge to support an explanation or viewpoint.

6. Explains the importance of the speech in relation to events of the past and the future. 

 

7. Explains the links between past events and the ideas presented in the National Apology speech.  

 

8. Explains how the speaker framed messages to influence opinions, attitudes and actions. See also 4. 

 

9. Analyses the content and purpose of the speech. 

 

10. Uses historical concepts and terms; for example, assimilation, reconciliation.  

 

11. Explains the content and usefulness of a researched visual source.