IPSWICH GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Year 10 Overview
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Level Descriptions
History
TThe Year 10 curriculum provides a study of the history of the modern world and Australia from 1918 to the present, with an emphasis on Australia in its global context. The twentieth century became a critical period in Australia’s social, cultural, economic and political development. The transformation of the modern world during a time of political turmoil, global conflict and international cooperation provides a necessary context for understanding Australia’s development, its place within the Asia-Pacific region and its global standing.
The content provides opportunities to develop historical understanding through key concepts, including evidence, continuity and change, cause and effect, perspectives, empathy, significance and contestability. These concepts may be investigated within a particular historical context to facilitate an understanding of the past and to provide a focus for historical inquiries.
The history content at this year level involves two strands: historical knowledge and understanding, and historical skills. These strands are interrelated and have been developed to be taught in an integrated way, and in ways that are appropriate to specific local contexts. The order and detail in which they are taught are programming decisions..
Key inquiry questions
A framework for developing students’ historical knowledge, understanding and skills is provided by inquiry questions through the use and interpretation of sources.
The key inquiry questions for Year 10 are:
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How did the nature of global conflict change during the twentieth century?
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What were the consequences of World War II?
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How did these consequences shape the modern world?
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How was Australian society affected by other significant global events and changes in this period??
Unit Plans
Unit 1: Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat
Term 1, 5 Weeks
Assessment Task: Response to Stimulus Test
‘On May 10, 1940, Winston Churchill became Prime Minister. When he met his Cabinet on May 13 he told them that “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.” And with that statement, he began leading a country at war, at war against an old foe... Germany. The bloodiest conflict in history, World War II consumed the globe from 1939 to 1945. World War II was fought predominantly in Europe and across the Pacific and eastern Asia, and pitted the Axis powers of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Japan against the Allied nations of Great Britain, France, China, the United States, and Soviet Union.
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Overview of the causes and course of World War II (ACDSEH024)
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Examination of significant events of World War II, including the Holocaust (ACDSEH107)
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Experiences of Australians during World War II (such as the Battle of Britain) (ACDSEH108)
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The impact of World War II, with a particular emphasis on the Australian home front, including the changing roles of women and use of wartime government controls (conscription, manpower controls, rationing and censorship) (ACDSEH109)
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The significance of World War II to Australia’s international relationships in the twentieth century, with particular reference to the United Nations, Britain, the USA and Asia (ACDSEH110)
Term 1, 3 Weeks
Assessment Task: FORMATIVE Knowledge Test
The Pacific War began because Japan was trying to obtain supplies of raw materials - such as rubber and tin - which were vital to its industrial expansion. It was also seeking to create a great Empire in Asia. It launched invasions of Thailand and Malaya, and attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii. The United States was the only country with sufficient naval power to oppose Japan in the Pacific - but the Japanese missed their most vital target in the Pearl Harbour attack, the American aircraft carriers.
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Overview of the causes and course of World War II (ACDSEH024)
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Examination of significant events of World War II, including the use of the atomic bomb (ACDSEH107)
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Experiences of Australians during World War II (such as Prisoners of War (POWs), Kokoda, the Fall of Singapore) (ACDSEH108)
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The impact of World War II, with a particular emphasis on the Australian home front, including the changing roles of women and use of wartime government controls (conscription, manpower controls, rationing and censorship) (ACDSEH109)
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The significance of World War II to Australia’s international relationships in the twentieth century, with particular reference to the United Nations, Britain, the USA and Asia (ACDSEH110)
Term 2, 8 Weeks
Assessment Task: Extended Written Response
Unit 3: We Are One, But We Are Many
In this depth study, students will investigate the struggles for human rights. This will include an examination of how rights and freedoms have been ignored, demanded or achieved in Australia throughout the modern era. This will culminate in an in-class essay, based on stimuli seen throughout the unit.
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The origins and significance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, including Australia’s involvement in the development of the declaration(ACDSEH023)
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Background to the struggle of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples for rights and freedoms before 1965, including the 1938 Day of Mourning and the Stolen Generations (ACDSEH104)
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The US civil rights movement and its influence on Australia (ACDSEH105)
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The significance of the following for the civil rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples: 1962 right to vote federally; 1967 Referendum; Reconciliation; Mabo decision; Bringing Them Home Report (the Stolen Generations), the Apology (ACDSEH106)
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Methods used by civil rights activists to achieve change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and the role of ONE individual or group in the struggle (ACDSEH134)
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The continuing nature of efforts to secure civil rights and freedoms in Australia and throughout the world, such as the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007) (ACDSEH143))
Unit 4: Top of Town
Term 3, 9 Weeks
Assessment Task: Unit Specific Tasks
Local history is the study and understanding of history in a geographically local context and it often concentrates on the local community. This unit has been designed to give Year 10 Humanities student's a 'taste' of the Senior subjects offered at Ipswich Grammar. There is a combination of the following topics offered:
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Economincs
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Legal Studies
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Geography
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Agriculture and Horticulture
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Modern History - a study of an architectural building in Ipswich, which shows its development and importance to the city. This will culminate in a 'mini' Written Research Task
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Accounting
Unit 5: Everything is Awesome
Term 4, 9 Weeks
Assessment Task: Multi-modal Presentations
Popular culture includes a wide range of activities that a large number of people in a society engage in. Since World War II, Australia has developed strong industries in four key areas of popular culture: music, film, televisionand sport. In this depth study, you will investigate cultural changes since the end of WW2 - this period was known as the 'Pop Culture' movement.
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The nature of popular culture in Australia at the end of World War II, including music, film and sport (ACDSEH027)
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Developments in popular culture in post-war Australia and their impact on society, including the introduction of television and rock ’n’ roll(ACDSEH121)
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Changing nature of the music, film and television industry in Australia during the post-war period, including the influence of overseas developments (such as Hollywood, Bollywood and the animation film industry in China and Japan) (ACDSEH122)
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Australia’s contribution to international popularculture (music, film, television, sport)(ACDSEH123)
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Continuity and change in beliefs and values that have influenced the Australian way of life(ACDSEH149)
Assessment Tasks
Unit 1: Blood, Toil, Tears & Sweat
Unit 2: For Our Tomorrow, They Gave Their Today
Unit 3: We Are One, But We Are Many
Unit 4: Top of Town
Unit 5: Everything is Awesome
Variety of Types
22nd February 2016
21st March 2016
30th May 2016
TBA
Draft: 1st November 2016
Final Copy: 7th November 2016