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• VCMNA301

  Solve problems involving direct proportion. Explore the relationship between graphs and equations corresponding to simple rate problems

  Elaborations

  • identifying direct proportion in real-life contexts

  VCMNA301 | Mathematics | Level 9 | Number and Algebra | Real numbers

• VCHHK148

  Effects of World War II, with a particular emphasis on the changes and continuities brought to the Australian home front and society

  Elaborations

  • categorising and organizes the effects 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 such as conscription, manpower controls, rationing and censorship
  • investigating the effects of World War II at a local and national level, for example, significant events such as the bombing of Darwin, the Japanese submarine attack on Sydney, the sinking of ships off the Australian coast, the ‘Battle of Brisbane’, the Cowra breakout and the Brisbane Line

  VCHHK148 | The Humanities | History | Levels 9 and 10 | Historical Knowledge | The modern world and Australia | Australia at war (1914 – 1945): World War II

• Personal and Social Capability: Levels 9 and 10 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 10, students reflect critically on their emotional responses to challenging situations in a wide range of contexts. They demonstrate persistence, motivation, initiative and decision-making through completion of challenging tasks. They evaluate personal characteristics, strategies...

  Level description | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 9 and 10

• VCLVC181

  Translate and interpret texts from the language to English and vice versa, comparing their versions and considering how to explain elements that involve cultural knowledge or understanding

  Elaborations

  • translating and interpreting texts from the language to English and vice versa, comparing own interpretations with those of others and discussing what differs and why
  • translating and interpreting texts such as narratives, song lyrics, dialogues or posters, considering how to explain elements that involve cultural knowledge or understanding, and using resources such as dictionaries and grammars
  • using and explaining words and expressions that do not easily translate into English and considering choices made when conveying equivalent meaning in English
  • identifying and explaining concepts, practices and expressions in the language which do not easily translate into English, for example, the number system, terms for colour, language associated with time, daily and seasonal cycles, kinship terms
  • understanding and applying culturally appropriate and ethical behaviour when interpreting and translating

  VCLVC181 | Languages | Victorian Aboriginal Languages | Levels 7 to 10 | Communicating | Translating

• Korean - 7–10 Sequence: Levels 9 and 10 description

  Students have an increasing control over Korean pronunciation, writing in Hangeul and using vocabulary, forms and structures, and textual features. They approximate the pronunciation at syllable boundaries applying relevant Korean pronunciation rules, and write polysyllabic words that include...

  Level description | Languages | Korean | 7–10 Sequence

• Non-Roman Alphabet Languages - 7–10 Sequence: Levels 9 and 10 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 10 students initiate and sustain interactions with peers by sharing opinions and experiences and comparing aspects of teenage life. They interact with others to make decisions and plan events. They ask and respond to questions, clarify understanding and express agreement or...

  Level description | Languages | Non-Roman Alphabet Languages | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10

• French - 7–10 Sequence: Levels 9 and 10 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 10, students use written and spoken French to socialise with peers, teachers and other French speakers in local contexts and online environments. They communicate about immediate and personal interests and involvements (family, friends, interests), and some broader social and...

  Level description | Languages | French | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10

• VCGGK142

  Effects of the production and consumption of goods on places and environments throughout the world and including a country from North-East Asia

  Elaborations

  • exploring the environmental impacts of the consumer product on the places that produce the raw materials, make the product, and receive the wastes at the end of its life
  • identifying the effects of international trade in consumer products on Australian places
  • evaluating the effects of international demand for food products on biodiversity throughout the world, in the places of their production

  VCGGK142 | The Humanities | Geography | Levels 9 and 10 | Geographical Knowledge | Geographies of interconnection

• Japanese - 7–10 Sequence: Levels 9 and 10 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 10, students use written and spoken Japanese to interact with peers, the teacher and other Japanese speakers to exchange information and opinions about personal interests and experiences. With support they share information about broader topics of interest, such as education...

  Level description | Languages | Japanese | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10

• VCHIC081

  Create texts that draw on bilingual resources to explore and reflect the multicultural nature of their personal, school and community experience

  Elaborations

  • interviewing community members about their life stories and experiences to create digital/multimodal profiles that include the use of voice-overs in Hindi, images, music and English subtitles
  • creating raps or jingles that mix English and Hindi words/expressions, rhythms and gestures to capture elements of their own communicative behaviours
  • creating a bilingual information pack in print and/or digital form about their school and local community to present to a visiting school
  • creating glossaries and annotations in English that provide explanations for cultural and contextual references in contemporary Hindi texts

  VCHIC081 | Languages | Hindi | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Translating

• VCITC122

  Create imaginative texts to express experiences, ideas and emotions

  Elaborations

  • creating texts based on examples or models, for example, depictions of characters, children’s stories
  • creating texts to entertain others, expressing real and imagined experiences, ideas and emotions, for example, a rap about being young, a video about a fictional school, a cartoon about a real or fictitious hero, a short story about an inanimate object coming to life

  VCITC122 | Languages | Italian | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Creating

• VCLVU188

  Investigate how the kinship system functions to integrate personal and community histories and relationships

  Elaborations

  • understanding and discussing kinship as a system, and explaining its importance in maintaining and regulating social relationships in Aboriginal communities
  • investigating how the language community addresses gaps in knowledge about the kinship system
  • exploring how language is involved in the patterning of ownership and management of land and associated stories
  • understanding that different roles and responsibilities in community and public life can be determined by kinship and traditional social groupings
  • explaining how art forms, songs and dances identify people and places

  VCLVU188 | Languages | Victorian Aboriginal Languages | Levels 7 to 10 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCNRC103

  Initiate and sustain interactions by sharing personal opinions and experiences with peers and comparing aspects of young people’s lives, such as relationships, events and aspirations

  Elaborations

  • initiating conversations, for example, with peers and sister school friends, using expressions appropriate to context and audience
  • sustaining conversations on topics of mutual interest, for example, parties, music, friendship, fashion, through active listening strategies, turn taking and verbal and non-verbal responses
  • extending and elaborating on modelled language to elicit others’ and express own experiences and opinions
  • using formulaic language to talk about and compare aspects of teenage life

  VCNRC103 | Languages | Non-Roman Alphabet Languages | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCZHC098

  Correspond with peers and teacher, exchanging ideas, negotiating decisions and inviting others to participate in collective action

  Elaborations

  • corresponding with others via social networking sites, exchanging personal information and requesting information, for example, 你是哪国人？你喜欢学习汉语吗？
  • sharing information about life in diverse environments, expressing ideas with elaborated details to enhance meaning and engage readers, for example, 今天太冷了，只有零下五度，还下雪，只能在家呆着
  • sharing opinions about school or family life, including 我的学校，我的老师，我的好朋友， 我的一家人, and linking ideas to explain and support a particular position or view, for example, 我的姐姐不但喜欢音乐，而且也很喜欢体育, 我除了踢足球以外，还打板球。我觉得运动很有意思
  • reading promotional material on topics such as healthy eating, and creating similar texts in Chinese to convey the meaning to Chinese readers, for example, 每天吃五份蔬菜，两份水果
  • identifying unacceptable behaviours at school and devising a set of posters or signs in Chinese to remind people of school expectations, for example, 爱护花草，请安静， 可回收物/不可回收物，关闭手机

  VCZHC098 | Languages | Chinese | Second Language Learner | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCZHC069

  Engage with a range of performance-based imaginative texts, and respond by discussing attitudes portrayed, expressing opinions, explaining themes, discussing characters, and considering language use and cultural meanings, and apply this knowledge to create imaginative texts

  Elaborations

  • viewing episodes of popular TV programs, such as sitcoms from mainland China, Taiwan and other regions, sharing opinions on characters and plot (for example, 我不懂他们为什么吵架。他真的很烦人，我特别不喜欢他), and relating the situations and contexts in the TV program to similar events in their own life, for example, 如果我是她…; 我觉得他最好…
  • listening to popular Chinese songs, comparing themes and content to those of songs popular in Australia, and discussing how popular culture reflects social issues, for example, 家庭的关系 (family relationships)
  • creating own dramatic performances to entertain others, with a focus on accuracy of tone and rhythm appropriate to choices in language and gestures
  • creating plays with plots that reflect personal opinions on topics of interest (for example, 旅行，未来), using props to support storytelling, and experimenting with language, image and sound to convey complex ideas and enhance audience appreciation
  • presenting own version of a familiar story or event, for example, collaborating to create a voiceover for a segment from a familiar TV show or commentating a youth sporting event
  • reading narratives (for example, personal histories and extracts from teenage fiction) and writing a journal to share personal reflections on the ways of life and experiences portrayed and expressed, providing reasons for their opinions, for example, 这个故事非常…比如说…你一定要看这本书！

  VCZHC069 | Languages | Chinese | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Creating

• VCESC189

  Create bilingual texts that interpret aspects of Australian language and culture for Spanish-speaking audiences

  Elaborations

  • creating bilingual texts that present aspects of school life in Australia for Spanish-speaking students and parents, for example, a print leaflet or digital display about school excursions
  • considering how to maintain the integrity of original texts when translating, for example, explaining culture-specific concepts such as ‘the bush’ or ‘being a Wally with water’, and considering the use of register and idioms
  • producing bilingual texts such as video clips with subtitles explaining Australian cultural practices, for example, bushwalking, New Year’s Eve celebrations and the Melbourne Cup
  • producing public texts such as signs and posters in both Spanish and English, and commenting on the process of working in both languages

  VCESC189 | Languages | Spanish | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Translating

• VCGGC131

  Select, organise and represent data and information in different forms, including by constructing special purpose maps that conform to cartographic conventions, using digital and spatial technologies as appropriate

  Elaborations

  • creating a diagram to illustrate the flows of nutrients and energy within a biome, and the alterations to these flows produced by agriculture
  • developing a table to show the types of challenges to food production in Australia compared to other areas of the world, or the ways that places and people are interconnected through trade
  • using scatter plots of data for countries or smaller areas to investigate the relationship between two variables, such as per capita income and life expectancy for countries, and to identify anomalies
  • creating a map to show the relationship between biomes and world food production, using a spatial technologies application
  • constructing and interpreting choropleth maps to show patterns of human wellbeing at a local scale

  VCGGC131 | The Humanities | Geography | Levels 9 and 10 | Geographical Concepts and Skills | Data and information

• VCHHC126

  Identify and evaluate patterns of continuity and change in the development of the modern world and Australia

  Elaborations

  • using sources of evidence (perspectives and interpretations) to identify continuity and changes during Australia at the turn of the twentieth century
  • using chronologies to observe and identify patterns where changes or continuities have occurred during the Industrial Revolution, way of living and political conditions and Australia after World War II.
  • identifying the significant changes during the Industrial Revolution and rank them in order of significance. Explain ranking and discuss differences
  • organising changes of everyday life into conditional factors and/or rank them according to the significance of the change
  • describing and explaining change such as the quality of change, the types of change, and the impact of change

  VCHHC126 | The Humanities | History | Levels 9 and 10 | Historical Concepts and Skills | Continuity and change

• VCHHK131

  Different experiences and perspectives of individuals or groups and how ideas, beliefs and values changed during the significant events of the Industrial Revolution

  Elaborations

  • describing the effects of steam, gas and electricity on people’s way of life during the Industrial Revolution
  • investigating the changes in working conditions, for example, longer working hours for low pay and the use of children as a cheap source of labour
  • investigating the support for Chartism among the poorer classes as a response to deteriorating living and working conditions
  • explaining how religious groups responded to the ideas in Charles Darwin’s 1859 book On the Origin of Species
  • investigating sources that record the reactions of new arrivals to other countries in this period, for example, responses to the natural environment and climate

  VCHHK131 | The Humanities | History | Levels 9 and 10 | Historical Knowledge | The making of the modern world | Industrial Revolution (1750 – 1914)

• VCNRC069

  Initiate, sustain and extend interactions by exchanging experiences, seeking and giving advice, and discussing aspirations and relationships

  Elaborations

  • sustaining interactions with others by acknowledging, asking for repetition or clarification or questioning further
  • interviewing peers to extract information on and evaluate views about aspects of life such as school, future aspirations and relationships, and discussing as a class the major themes and concerns that emerge
  • sharing opinions with peers about events and interests, and incorporating language to express emotions and responses such as approval, gratitude, regret and appreciation
  • exchanging information with peers in countries where the language is spoken, such as through letters, emails or online discussions, about aspects of school, youth lifestyle and social issues, using comparisons when expressing thoughts and ideas

  VCNRC069 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Socialising