Sample assessment outline Modern History ATAR Year 12 – Unit 3 Modern nations in the 20th century (Elective 2: Russia and the Soviet Union 1914−1945) – Unit 4 The modern world since 1945 (Elective 1: The changing European world since 1945) – Assessment Assessment Assessment type When/start and type weighting task Assessment task (from syllabus) submission date (from syllabus) weighting Semester 1 Task 4 Part A: Topic: the social/cultural changes in Russia/Soviet Union to 1945 10% Week 10–11 Task 4 Part B: An in-class validation essay Historical inquiry 20% Semester 2 Task 9 Part A: the Second Cold War 10% Week 6–7 Task 9 Part B: An in-class validation essay Semester 1 5% Task 2: An in-class essay based on content related to the Civil War period Week 6 Semester 1 5% Task 5: An in-class essay based on content related to the impact of international relations Week 14 Explanation 20% Semester 2 5% Task 8: An essay based on content related to détente Week 5 Semester 2 5% Task 10: An in-class essay based on content related to the end of the Cold War Week 9 Semester 1 Task 1: An in-class source analysis based on the content related to causes of 5% Week 3 discontent/February revolution Semester 1 5% Task 3: An in-class source analysis based on the content related to the impact of key ideas/ideology Week 8 Source analysis 20% Semester 2 5% Task 7: An in-class source analysis based on the content related to cooperation in the West Week 3 Semester 2 5% Task 11: An in-class source analysis based on the content related to the European community Week 13 Semester 1 Task 6: Semester 1 examination hours duration using the examination design brief from the – 15% Examination syllabus Week 16 Examination 40% Semester 2 Task 12: Semester 2 examination three hours duration using the examination design brief from the – 25% Examination syllabus Week 16 Total 100% 100%
Sample assessment outline Modern History – ATAR Year 12 Unit 3 – Modern nations in the 20th century (Elective 2: Russia and the Soviet Union 1914−1945) Unit 4 – The modern world since 1945 (Elective 1: The changing European world since 1945) Assessment type (from syllabus) Assessment type weighting (from syllabus) Assessment task weighting When/start and submission date Assessment task Historical inquiry 20% 10% Semester 1 Week 10–11 Task 4 Part A: Topic: the social/cultural changes in Russia/Soviet Union to 1945 Task 4 Part B: An in-class validation essay 10% Semester 2 Week 6–7 Task 9 Part A: the Second Cold War Task 9 Part B: An in-class validation essay Explanation 20% 5% Semester 1 Week 6 Task 2: An in-class essay based on content related to the Civil War period 5% Semester 1 Week 14 Task 5: An in-class essay based on content related to the impact of international relations 5% Semester 2 Week 5 Task 8: An essay based on content related to détente 5% Semester 2 Week 9 Task 10: An in-class essay based on content related to the end of the Cold War Source analysis 20% 5% Semester 1 Week 3 Task 1: An in-class source analysis based on the content related to causes of discontent/February revolution 5% Semester 1 Week 8 Task 3: An in-class source analysis based on the content related to the impact of key ideas/ideology 5% Semester 2 Week 3 Task 7: An in-class source analysis based on the content related to cooperation in the West 5% Semester 2 Week 13 Task 11: An in-class source analysis based on the content related to the European community Examination 40% 15% Semester 1 Examination Week 16 Task 6: Semester 1 examination – hours duration using the examination design brief from the syllabus 25% Semester 2 Examination Week 16 Task 12: Semester 2 examination – three hours duration using the examination design brief from the syllabus Total 100% 100%
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