Prerequisites
Minimum C result for semester one, Year 10 Humanities
Corequisites
N/A
Subject Description
Modern History students examine traces of humanity’s recent past so they may form their own views about the Modern World. Students learn that the past is contestable and tentative. They discover how the past consists of various perspectives and interpretations.
Modern History enables students to empathise with others and make meaningful connections between the past, present and possible futures.
Weekly workload in hours
4+ hours
Structure
Ideas in the Modern World
| Movements in the Modern World
| National Experiences in the modern world
| International Experiences in the modern world
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Australian Frontier wars
| Indian Independence
| Germany
| Australia's engagement with Asia
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Iranian Revolution | Environmental movement
Anti-apartheid movement in South Africa
| Israel
| Cold War
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Assessment
Schools devise assessments in Units 1 and 2 to suit their local context. In Units 3 and 4 students complete four summative assessments. The results from each of the assessments are added together to provide a subject score out of 100
Students will also receive an overall subject result (A-E).
Summative assessment
Summative internal assessment 1 (IA1):
Examination - essay in response to historical sources
| 25%
| Summative internal assessment 3 (IA3): Investigation - historical essay based on research
| 25%
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Summative internal assessment 2 (IA2):
Investigation - Independent source investigation
| 25% | Summative external assessment 4 (EA):
Examination - short responses to historical sources | 25%
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