LEVEL: Year 9
LENGTH: One Semester
Content:
Students study the Making of the Modern World 1750 to 1918 from the Year 9 Australian Curriculum History course. Students study a period of industrialisation and rapid change in the ways people lived, worked, and thought. They will explore the era of nationalism and imperialism, and the expansion of European power, which had significant effects on First Nations Peoples globally, and the first World War I.
Students will complete a combination of depth studies that may include:
- Making A Nation, including exploration of conflict and contact between European settlers and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the experiences of non-European settlers and the shaping of Australia’s political identity through Federation and the building of democratic affairs.
- The impact of World War One, with a particular emphasis on Australia, the use of propaganda to influence the civilian population and the conscription debate.
Assessment:
Students’ performance will be determined according to the subject’s Achievement Standards. Grades A to E will be used for reporting purposes. Students understanding and skills will be assessed in a variety of tasks that may include:
- An extended response.
- A source analysis museum piece on Making a nation.
- An essay on the significant events of World War 1
- In-class timed and supervised tasks e.g. essay / tests
Leads to: Year 10 History, Year 10 Globalisation, Law & Business