IRENE MCCORMACK CATHOLIC COLLEGE SOCIAL SCIENCE

YEAR 9 HISTORY PROGRAM COURSE 3 TERM 1 2018

OVERVIEW:

In Year 9, Humanities and Social Sciences consists of Civics and Citizenship, Economics and Business, Geography and History.

Students develop increasing independence in critical thinking and skill application, which includes questioning, researching, analysing, evaluating, communicating and reflecting. They apply these skills to investigate events, developments, issues and phenomena, both historical and contemporary.

Students develop their historical understanding through key concepts, includingevidence,continuityandchange,cause and effect, perspectives,empathy,significanceandcontestability. These concepts are investigated within the historical context of the making of themodernworld from 1750 to 1918. They consider how new ideas and technological developments contributed tochangein this period, and thesignificanceof World War I.

WEEK / WA CURRICULUM CONTENT DESCRIPTION / LESSON TOPICS / ASSESSMENT TASKS
1 /
  • The important features of the modern period(1750–1918) including technological change, Imperialism and Nationalism.
  • The technological innovations that led to the Industrial Revolution, and other conditions that influenced the industrialisation of Britain (e.g. the agricultural revolution, access to raw materials, wealthy middle class, cheap labour, transportsystem, and expandingempire) and of Australia (ACDSEH017)
/ Definition of a revolution and understanding of past revolutions in the modern period – French and American.
Explain why the Agricultural Revolution in Britain occurred and the main features and technological advancements that occurred as part of this.
Explanation of how cottage industries developed and evolved into industrial factories in towns.
2 / The technological innovations that led to the Industrial Revolution, and other conditions that influenced the industrialisation of Britain (e.g. the agricultural revolution, access to raw materials, wealthy middle class, cheap labour, transportsystem, and expandingempire) and of Australia (ACDSEH017) / Explanation of how factories in industrial towns developed and the technological innovations that occurred in these.
Explanation of transportation innovations and developments that allowed for greater movement of goods and trade between industrial towns.
3 / The population movements and changingsettlementpatterns during the Industrial Revolution (ACDSEH080)
The experiences of men, women and children during the Industrial Revolution, and their changing way of life (ACDSEH081) / Explanation of changing population patterns and impact on industrial towns in Britain.
Explanation of layout of industrial towns and living conditions for people in these towns.
Explanation of working conditions for people in industrial towns.
4 / The experiences of men, women and children during the Industrial Revolution, and their changing way of life (ACDSEH081) / Case Study: Oliver Twist film study
Students to evaluate film as a source in depicting the life of people in the Industrial Revolution.
5 / The short-term and long-term impacts of the Industrial Revolution, including global changes in landscapes, transport and communication (ACDSEH082) / Students to examine and explain the short and long term impacts of the Industrial Revolution on Britain, America and the world. / ASSESSMENT: In class Source Analysis
6 / The causes of World War I and the reasons that men enlisted to fight in the war (ACDSEH021) / Students to understand and explain long and short term causes of World War 1.
Students to investigate primary source posters and explain why many men enlisted.
7 / The places where Australians fought and the nature of warfare during World War I, including the Gallipoli campaign (ACDSEH095) / Students to investigate and explain nature of trench warfare on Western Front and role of Australians in significant battles in WW1.
8 / The places where Australians fought and the nature of warfare during World War I, including the Gallipoli campaign (ACDSEH095) / Students to investigate and explain reasons for Gallipoli campaign, nature of warfare in this campaign and outcome of this campaign.
9 / The impact of World War I, with a particular emphasis on Australia, such as the use of propaganda to influence the civilian population, the changing role of women and the conscription debate (ACDSEH096) / Students to evaluate impact of Gallipoli campaign and Western Front campaign on Australia.
Students to investigate influence of propaganda used to encourage men to enlist and the use of conscription.
Students to investigate the role of women in the war.
10 / The commemoration of World War I, including debates about the nature andsignificanceof the ANZAC legend (ACDSEH097) / Students to research information about an ANZAC Soldier and create a PPT presentation on them to commemorate their efforts.
Students are to create a QR code link to their presentation and place this on a commemoration plaque for display at ANZAC Service. / ASSESSMENT TASK: Anzac Soldier Research Presentation