History / Year 10 / Historical Skills / Perspectives and interpretations

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Identify and analyse the perspectives of people from the past (ACHHS190)

Elaborations
  • analysing the views of men and women at different times regarding gender equality in Australia and explaining how these views might reflect changing values and attitudes
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
  • Intercultural understanding Intercultural understanding
  • Personal and social capability Personal and social capability
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