Senior course readiness criteria and pre-requisite
B in Year 10 English, B in Year 10 Humanities
What is the course about?
Modern History provides opportunities for students to gain historical knowledge and understanding about some of the main forces that have contributed to the development of the Modern World and to think historically and form a historical consciousness in relation to these same forces.
What will students learn?
In studying Ancient History, students will learn about:
- ideas in the Modern World
- movements in the Modern World
- national experiences in the Modern World
- international experiences in the Modern World.
What skills will I learn through an Ancient Historical context?
- devise historical questions and conduct research.
- comprehend terms, concepts and issues
- analyse evidence from historical sources.
- evaluate evidence from historical sources.
- synthesise evidence from historical sources.
- communicate to suit purpose.
Course Content
Year 10
Sem 2
| Introduction to Modern History - Ideas and Movements
- Arab Spring & Xinhua Revoltion
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Year 11
| Unit 1 Ideas in the Modern World - The French Revolution, 1789-1799
- Russian Revolution, 1905-1920s
| Unit 2
Movements in the Modern World
- Australian Indigenous rights movement since 1967
- Independence movement in India, 1857-1947
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Year 12
| Unit 3 National experiences in the Modern World - Chine, 1931-1976
- Germany, 1914-1945
| Unit 4 International experiences in the Modern World - Cold War, 1945–1991
- Australian engagement with Asia since 1945
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How will students be assessed?
Students will complete the following assessments:
- examination — essay in response to historical sources (25%)
- investigation — independent source investigation (25%)
- investigation — historical essay based on research (25%)
- examination — short responses to historical sources (25%)
Subject Summary
General
| Internal assessment (75%) External assessment (25%)
| Up to 4
| Yes
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*QCAA: Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority – www.qcaa.qld.edu.au