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• VCHHC071

  Describe the significance of Australian celebrations, symbols and emblems

  Elaborations

  • generating questions about the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and the nature of contact in early Australia
  • posing questions about explorers, for example, 'Who were they? 'Where were they from?' 'Where did they go?' 'What did they do?'
  • identifying the meaning of celebrations from different perspectives, for example, Australia Day for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples compared with other cultural groups

  VCHHC071 | The Humanities | History | Levels 3 and 4 | Historical Concepts and Skills | Historical significance

• VCHHK113

  The role and achievements of a significant individual in an ancient society

  Elaborations

  • Egypt
    • creating a biography of a significant individual in Ancient Egypt such as Hatshepsut, Rameses II OR Cleopatra
    • examining the historical context, early life and achievements of a significant historical figure from ancient Egypt, and how they were perceived by their contemporaries
    • using questions and criteria evaluate their achievement
  • Greece
    • creating a biography of a significant individual in Ancient Greece such as Leonidas or Pericles
    • examining the historical context, early life and achievements of a significant historical figure from ancient Greece, and how they were perceived by their contemporaries
    • using questions and criteria to evaluate their achievement
  • Rome
    • creating a biography of a significant individual in Ancient Rome such as Julius Caesar or Augustus
    • examining the historical context, early life and achievements of a significant historical figure from ancient Rome, and how they were perceived by their contemporaries
    • using questions and criteria to evaluate their achievement
  • India
    • creating a biography of a significant individual in early India such as Chandragupta Maurya or Ashoka
    • examining the historical context, early life and achievements of a significant historical figure from India in this period, and how they were perceived by their contemporaries
    • using questions and criteria to evaluate their achievement
  • China
    • creating a biography of a significant individual in early China such as Confucius or Qin Shi Huang
    • examining the historical context, early life and achievements of a significant historical figure from China in this period, and how they were perceived by their contemporaries
    • using questions and criteria to evaluate their achievement

  VCHHK113 | The Humanities | History | Levels 7 and 8 | Historical Knowledge | Ancient world and early civilisations – 60 000 BC (BCE) – c.650 AD (CE)

• VCHHC128

  Evaluate the historical significance of an event, idea, individual or place

  Elaborations

  • developing questions and criteria that support the evaluation of historical significance
  • identifying a significant event, person or idea and evaluate its significance using the criteria of importance, profundity, quantity, durability, relevance
  • explaining the significance of the fall of Singapore (1942) in the changes in Australia’s military alliances and use of troops during World War II, using a range of sources, for example, accounts of prisoners of war, commanders such as General Gordon Bennett, politicians such as Prime Minister John Curtin, and Japanese and British sources
  • constructing an explanation using sources of evidence to support the analysis of a significant individual, event and/or cultural achievement. Use consistent referencing and historical terms and concepts

  VCHHC128 | The Humanities | History | Levels 9 and 10 | Historical Concepts and Skills | Historical significance

• VCHHC104

  Evaluate the role and achievement of a significant individual, development and/or cultural achievement that led to progress

  Elaborations

  • asking questions like 'what makes this individual, development or achievement significant?', 'who decides historical significance?', 'how do you decide?', 'how significant was it to people who lived at that time?', 'how many people were affected?', 'to what extent were people’s lives changed?', 'how long lasting were the consequences?', 'how can the consequences still be felt today?' and 'what is its legacy?'
  • outlining the significance of a past event, providing reasons for the event and referring to relevant sources of evidence
  • developing criteria to evaluate significance
  • ranking individuals, their achievements, events on order of significance and justify choices
  • creating a concept map ranking the significant individuals, events, causes, effects, changes of Ancient Egypt

  VCHHC104 | The Humanities | History | Levels 7 and 8 | Historical Concepts and Skills | Historical significance