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Civics and citizenship / Year 8 / Civics and Citizenship Knowledge and Understanding / Citizenship, diversity and identity

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Curriculum content descriptions

Different perspectives about Australia’s national identity, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives, and what it means to be Australian (ACHCK066)

Elaborations

investigating representations of Australian identity evident in national day events (such as Anzac Day), and in the media and popular culture, to analyse different perspectives on the interpretation of national identity
examining contemporary influences on the shaping of Australian national identity, such as the natural environment, immigration, attitudes to Asia and Reconciliation between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and other Australians

General capabilities

Critical and creative thinking
Intercultural understanding
Personal and social capability
Ethical understanding

Cross-curriculum priorities

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures

ScOT terms

National identity, Indigeneity

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