LEVEL: Year 10
LENGTH: 1 Semester compulsory
Recommended background: Satisfactory Completion of Year 9 History
Content:
Students explore the Modern World and Australia 1918 to the present from the Year 10 History course in the Australian Curriculum. Students study an overview of this period which may include key events during the interwar years, the causes and impacts of World War Two, and the transformation of Australia to a modern nation.
Students may complete a combination of depth studies from the list below:
- World War Two that may explore its causes, nature and consequences in Australia and the world.
- Building Modern Australia
Assessment:
Student performance will be determined according to the subject’s Achievement Standards. Grades A to E will be used for reporting purposes. Student understanding and skills will be assessed in a variety of tasks that may include:
- Essay / reports on investigations exploring the causes of World War Two and its impacts.
- A multimodal presentation about the impacts and involvements of Australian soldiers in World War Two
- A report and t-shirt design which reflects the important messages in the respects of First Nation Australians or Women or Migrants.
- Tests on content knowledge
Leads to: Leads to: Stage 1 Modern History, Stage 1 Geotourism, Stage 1 Business Innovation, Stage 1 Legal Studies, Stage 1 Society & Culture.