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HASS F-6 / Year 6 / Skills / Interpreting, analysing and evaluating
Curriculum content descriptions
evaluate primary and secondary sources to determine origin, purpose and perspectives (AC9HS6S04)
Elaborations
- examining the publishing details and content of a text to help clarify the publication’s purpose, to distinguish fact from opinion, to identify potential bias in the content, to assess its relevance, and to put information presented in a historical or geographical context
- identifying persuasive techniques such as modality (for example, “would”, “could”, “may” and “might”) and the use of the passive voice (for example, “It is claimed by the government that…”) rather than the active voice (for example, “The government claims that...”), and considering reasons for these choices
- discussing issues explored through sources where there are, or were, a range of views, such as deportation of South Sea Islanders from 1901, the vote for women, how to manage an environment more sustainably and the encouragement of migration, and proposing reasons for different perspectives
- evaluating points of view about a sustainability issue; for example, considering producers’ and consumers’ views on the sustainable use of resources and the expertise of people expressing views
General capabilities
ScOT terms
Data analysis, Evaluation, Reasoning