History Extension

HSC Assessment

Modern History

Objectives

A student develops knowledge and understanding about:

Outcomes

A student develops the skills to:

significant historiographical ideas and processes

 

E1.1 analyses and evaluates different historical perspectives and approaches to history and the interpretations developed from these perspectives and approaches

A student develops skills in:

 

A student:

designing, undertaking and communicating historical inquiry

 

E2.1 plans, conducts and presents a substantial historical investigation involving analysis, synthesis and evaluation of information from historical sources of differing perspectives and historical approaches

E2.2 communicates through detailed, well-structured texts to explain, argue, discuss, analyse and evaluate historical issues

E2.3 constructs a historical position about an area of historical inquiry and discusses and challenges other positions

Schedule

Component

Task 1
History Project
- proposal
- essay

Task 2
Trial HSC
examination

Weighting

 

Terms 1-3

Term 3

 

 

E1.1, E2.1, E2.2, E2.3

E1.1, E2.2, E2.3

 

Knowledge and understanding of significant historical ideas and processes

 

10

10

Skills in designing, undertaking and communicating historical inquiry – the History project

40

 

40

Marks

40

10

50

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