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the draft curriculum

Australian Curriculum History 11-12. the draft curriculum. Courses. The Australian Curriculum for Years 11 and 12 will include history courses in: Ancient history and Modern history. Courses compared to existing NSW courses. Extension History. Modern History 2 Unit.

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the draft curriculum

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  1. Australian Curriculum History 11-12 the draft curriculum

  2. Courses The Australian Curriculum for Years 11 and 12 will include history courses in: Ancient history and Modern history

  3. Courses compared to existing NSW courses Extension History Modern History 2 Unit Ancient History 2 Unit Australian Curriculum: Ancient History Australian Curriculum: Modern History

  4. Content Strands There are two contentstrands that form the basis of the curriculum: • Historical knowledge and understanding • Historical skills

  5. Structure of the Senior Curriculum • Each course contains units of 50-60 hours duration with 4 units studied over a 2 year period. • Units 1 and 2 are designed to follow on from learning in Years 7-10. • Units 3 and 4 are designed to be more challenging and assume prior knowledge of learning contained in Units 1 and 2. • Achievement standards for each course will be developed for consultation in 2011.

  6. Ancient History Course Units

  7. Unit 1: Investigating Ancient History • Examines the methodology used by historians and archaeologists to reconstruct the ancient past (from prehistory to 500CE) • Students investigate at least one written and one archaeological source

  8. Unit 2a: Representing and Interpreting the Ancient Past • Critically analyses representations and interpretations of the ancient past though film, literature, art, virtual reality and websites • Students investigate controversial historical and archaeological issues using a range of ancient and modern sources OR

  9. Unit 2b: Ancient Lives • A source based comparative study of two ancient societies to develop understanding of life in ancient times • Students choose two societies from Egypt, Near East, Asia, Greece or Rome • Students investigate change and continuity within societies and examine and analyse relevant interpretations focussing on one key theme

  10. Unit 3: Ancient People, Power and Politics • Students investigate events and developments within an historical period. • Students study one historical period and one significant individual who may or may not be related to that period.

  11. Unit 4: Ancient societies, sites and sources • Students investigate an ancient society and an ancient site or written source. • Students investigate key features of one ancient society • Students investigate one ancient site or one ancient source.

  12. Modern History Course Units

  13. Unit 1: Investigating Modern History • Examines the causes and consequences of key events, people and ideas that shape the modern era. The unit is predominantly 20th century and may include significant content from the19th century. • It involves the study of significant economic, political, social and cultural movements • Students undertake two case studies including World War I

  14. Unit 2a: The nation state and identity • Students study key events in the first half of the 20th Century • Students study one nation state and an individual who had an impact on that nation state in the time studied OR

  15. Unit 2b: Recognition and equality • Students study the struggle of oppressed and disadvantaged peoples. • Students study one struggle for recognition and equality

  16. Unit 3a: International tensions and conflicts • Students study the nature of conflict, the historical causes and consequences of conflict and attempts to build lasting peace and security • Students study one international tension/conflict OR

  17. Unit 3b: Revolutions • Students study the causes and consequences of revolutionary change in the modern period. • Students study one revolution

  18. Unit 4: Asia and Australia 1937-2000 Students study: • the historical significance of World War II in the Asia Pacific for Australia and Asian nations • development since World War II and • the increasing development of Asia in the post-war period and its implications for Australia • the war in South-East Asia and one Asian nation

  19. Key questions for evaluating the 11-12 curriculum

  20. Consultation History 11-12 • Online forum for government schools • You can register for the forum at http://currk12.janison.com/curriculum/register/register.htm and provide comments on f the draft Ancient History or Modern History courses. • If you have any problems with registering please contact Chris Dorbis via email or telephone 9886 7496.

  21. Consultation History 11-12 • If you have been issued a password, please click on the following link to enter the forum. • To enter the forum: http://currk12.janison.com/toolbox/desktop/logon.asp • ACARA consultation To register to provide your feedback directly to ACARA, go to http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/Home then enter the consultation portal,

  22. Consultation History 11-12 • If all else fails ... If you encounter difficulties accessing the various avenues for consultation, simply email your comments to Brian.elliott@det.nsw.edu.au or Pauline.Sheppard@det.nsw.edu.au fax to (02) 9886 7305.

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