draft summary australian curriculum history

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, [ ]ralian Curriculum and Assessment Authority Australian Curriculum Documents March 2010

:Australian Curriculum HistoryDraft Summary

( )Australia March 2010

Annabel AstburyHistory Teachers Association of Victoria


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: .Common words in Rationale for Australian Curriculum History


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:History

is a disciplinedinquiry is futures

:orientedenables students to

contribute moreeffectively to

creating the

.future enables specificskillsto be

.acquired


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This curriculumtakes a orldistory .approach A wide range of

contexts are.included This will enhance

students

appreciation of

.Australian History


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:he curriculum contributes to students understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cul

.the nation s distinctive position in the Asia Pacific Region

sustainable patterns of living


hese are cross curriculumimensions that are integral toll subjects in the Australian.urriculum


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: -he Australian Curriculum History K 10 aims to:evelop in each student ,nterest in and enjoyment ,of historical study for

,lifelong learning and work including their capacity andwillingness to be active and informed citizens

,nowledge understanding and appreciation of the

ast ,and the forces that shape societies includingAustralian society nderstanding and use of historical concepts ,

, , ,including evidence continuity and change cause and effect, ,significance empathy perspectives and contestability

Capacity to undertake istorical inquiry, including,skills in the analysis and use of sources communication andexplanation


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:ustralian Curriculum Historyraft Summary

his subject is dividednto two interelated:trandsHistorical knowledge andunderstandingHistorical Skills

istorical Inquiry isthe basis for these two

.strands


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Australian Curriculum: History

Year 11 Year 12

Stage 4: 15 18 Years of Age


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The curriculum is for ach year level

K 10

The content descriptions at each:year level include

Preface he strands : (Knowledge

and Understanding

)and Skills

ontent Elaborations chievement standard

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http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/


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The curriculum is for ach year level

K 10

The content descriptions at each:year level include

Preface he strands : (Knowledge

and Understanding

)and Skills

ontent Elaborations chievement standard

:View it online. . .www australiancurriculum edu au
http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/


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Strand

Content description

Click here to give feedback and to see content elab


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Content laborations can be viewed via the history feedback button


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Skills: Years K - 2 Skills: Years 3 - 10

Historical questions and research

Analysis and use of sources

Comprehension and communication

Historical questions and research


Perspectives and interpretations


.kills acquired progress according to the stages of learning


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ersonal and FamilyStories what is my story? what stories do other people

tell about their past?

how are stories told?

Broad Inquiry Questions

ersonal and familystories Generational structure The telling of personalhistories How families commemorate

Knowledge and Understanding

Skills: Years K - 2Historical questions and research




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ast and Present what happened and when? how do we measure and describetime? how can we show that the pastis different from the present?

has family life changed over

time?


ast and Present Measurements of time , ,Birthdays celebrations seasons

Differences of family structures Changing roles of individuals

and groups






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Heritage why do you think the past isimportant? how can we preserve these

signs of the past?


Heritage Significance of local places

Significant events and people in.the local community

Importance of local communitiespreserving their heritage






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ommunity and Remembrance who lived here first?

how has our own community

changed over time? why do we choose to remember

particular events from thepast?


ur Community Beliefs and practices of

traditional owners of our country

Key changes and continuities in

region or state The significance of an important

heritage site or a site ofcultural or spiritual

significance in the local,community region or state

e Remember The significance of selected, ,celebrations commemorations

symbols and emblems National commemorations Significance of emblems andsymbols


Skills: Years 3 - 6Historical questions and research

Analysis and use of sourcesPerspectives and interpretationsComprehension and communication


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hat was life like forboriginal and Torres Straitslander people in Australiaefore the arrival of theEuropeans?

ho were the earlyavigators and explorers ofhe Australian continent andhat were their reasons forhese explorations? hat other explorations ofhis kind had taken place orere taking placelsewhere in the world athat time? hat was the nature of

ontact between Aboriginalnd Torres Strait Islandereoples and early explorers?


First Australians &Diversity of cultures of A TSI

peoples and social structures

The Dreaming &Contributions of A TSI peoplesto the nation

Early Contacts

Early European and AsianContacts Navigators and explorers First Fleet Impact of colonisation upon&A TSI peoples

Aspects of daily life in thecolony





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what do we know about the livesof people in Australia s past?

how did Australian colonies

develop during the nineteenthcentury? why and how did Australia becomea nation?


olonial Lives Overview of development of

colonial Australia Characteristics of convictsettlement Individuals or groups importantto colonial development

A key event that demonstrates amilestone in colonial history for

Australia

tories of NationhoodFederation Australia s form of government

and how representative it was atthe time

Australia s form of government

compared with other nations atthe time and different stories ofnationhood





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ustralia and the world how did Australia s links around

the turn of the 19thcentury to-Britain and the Asia Pacific

influence Australian society?

what significant world eventscontributed to Australia s

migration patterns?

how has Australia evolved into a

culturally diverse society?


,ustralia The Britishmpire and Asia Significance of Australia s

British Heritage -Australia s links with AsiaPacific Region

Other countries perceptions ofAustralia during the early 20th

Century

ew Australians The development of a culturally

diverse society from 19thcentury Stories of and reasons formigration Contributions of migrants to

Australian life A migrant narrative


Skills: Years 3 - 6Historical questions and researchAnalysis and use of sources

Perspectives and interpretationsComprehension and communication


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hat Was the AncientWorld? hat is history? hat are the definingharacteristics ofsocieties? ow did people live inther times and otherplaces? ho should rule in asociety?


:Depth Study What is History? :Overview What is the Ancient

World? :Depth Study The Ancient

( World Egypt or Greece or)Rome

:Depth Study The Ancient

( World China or India orAustralasia :Depth Study The Ancient

( ) World School developed study May be based on previous

.contexts or other contexts

could focus on ONE or more:of the following a, ,significant event person

, ,group movement mystery ordiscovery


of

these

to

pics

wil

lbe

undertaken




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The Ancient World: Egypt or Greece or RomeKey Knowledge for Depth Study

A chronological account of the significant,periods events and people

,The economic social and strategic importance of,the main geographical features including

,landforms and resources and the geographiclocation of the society in the broader region

,The social military and political structures of, ,the society particularly how people lived how

they fought and how they were governed

,Significant developments in the areas of art, ,architecture technology thinking and literature

, ,The important cultural practices beliefsvalues and customs and the impact on people s way

of life

The short and long term impact in and beyond,the region of the key events ideas and people

of points that would have to be covered in a depth study


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he Medieval World ow do beliefs and valuesnfluence people s way oflife? ow do societies interact? hy do societies change?


:Overview The Medieval World

:Depth Study Medieval Europe

:Depth Study Asian Societies :Depth Study Expanding

Horizons The Renaissance and exploration

:Depth Study Medieval World( )School Developed Study

May be based on previous .contexts or other contexts could focus on ONE or more of

:the following a significant, , , ,event person group movementmystery or discovery




of

these

to

pics

wil

lbe

undertaken


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he Making of the Modernorld and Australia hat is progress? ow are societiesnfluenced by globalchanges? ow do societies understandheir indigenous past?


:Overview The Making of theModern World and Australia

: ,Depth Study Technologyprogress and social changeIndustrial Revolution

:Depth Study Asia and thePacific World

:Depth Study The Making of anAustralian NationAustralia in the 19thcentury

Federation

:Depth Study The Making of

the Modern World and

(Australia School developed)study


of

these

to

pics

wil

lbe

undertaken


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ustralia in the ModernWorld why do nations go to war and how

does war change a society?

how do people struggle forrights and freedoms?

how does a nation deal with its

past and attempt to shape thefuture?


:Overview Australia in theModern World

:Depth Study The Great Warand its aftermath/Gallipoli Western Front campaigns

Anzac LegendHomefront

Returned Service peopleThe effect of the Great Depression on.Aust

.Origins of WW2 and Aust s role in it

, .Significance of WW2 incl Holocaust

:Depth Study Struggles forFreedoms and Rights

Attempts at peacemaking gaining humanrights through organisations and

.treaties.Effects of Cold War on Human Rights-The origins and consequences of anti

colonial movements and civil rights(movements one of four contexts to be

)chosen, ,Case Study of individual group

movement and event


of

these

to

pics

wil

lbe

undertaken


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ustralia in the ModernWorld why do nations go to war and how

does war change a society?

how do people struggle forrights and freedoms?

how does a nation deal with its

past and attempt to shape thefuture?


:Depth Study Social andCultural Influences

The nature and type of change inpopular culture during this.century

A decade in Australia s twentieth,century history compared with the

,present with a particular: ,emphasis on the following family

, , , ,work education health leisure

.transport and communications

The impact on the Australian wayof life of ONE the following

:developmentsmigration

women s liberation movementsconcern for the environment

urbanisationand ONE other significant socialdevelopment


of

these

to

pics

wil

lbe

undertaken


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ach year level has an achievement.tandard

Samples


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A depth study is a loser investigationof a particular, ,topic for example the study of an ancient civilisation which

allows time for more etailed discussion. It providesstudents with the pportunity to develop and apply theoncepts and skills ,of historical understanding to events

, .periods people and societies of particular significance

Depth studies commonly employ lose reading ofistorical texts , ,nvestigation of primary sources

activities ( ),such as site and museum visits eacherxposition and student inquiries . ,It is a sustained

concentrated - .and resource rich exercise

finition from Australian Curriculum Website


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Stage 1 Implementation March May 2010Consultation K 10Draft

March May 2010

Consultation 11- 12Draft

April June 2010

Trialing (Victorian

Schools)

2011

Full Implementation inall states and territories 2013

= , ,Stage 1 Australian Curriculum for English Mathematics Science and History


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r ep ar ed b y A nn ab el A st bu ry H is tor y T ea ch er s

Annabel AstburyExecutive Director

HTAV

, -Suite 105 134 136 Cambridge Street,Collingwood VIC 3066

. . .a astbury@htav asn au