Stage 5 | History Program | Popular Culture Unit 2014 Year 10 4 weeks (Semesterised course) TOPIC: Keep on rocking in the free world - Popular Culture 1945-now. Stage 5 Year 10 Duration: (Depth Study: 5a - The Globalising World: Pop Culture) 10 hours/ approx 15 lessons (45 mins) Detail: Historical Context of the Overview - This unit is a study of popular culture - music, art, and more - from the period after 1945 in Australia and the world. The unit will require students to explore the ways in which popular culture was affected by social, political and economic realities as well as how popular culture had an effect on these areas. A decade should form the focus on specific study to highlight the changes which occurred at a particular moment in history. This will include a focus on specific musicians, artists and other personalities of that era and how they contributes to continuity or change in Australian and global society. Students will engage in a range of historical thinking and working skills including source analysis and presentation of ideas in various forms. Key Inquiry Questions - Historical Skills - the highlighted skills are targeting in this unit. How did the nature of global conflict (Cold War) affect popular culture in the 20th Comprehension: chronology, terms and concepts century? read and understand historical texts What were the consequences of WWII? How did these consequences shape the use historical terms and concepts in appropriate contexts (ACHHS165, ACHHS183) modern world? sequence historical events to demonstrate the relationship between different periods, people and How was Australian society affected by other significant global events and changes in places (ACHHS164, ACHHS182) this period? Analysis and use of sources Framing Questions identify different types of sources identify the origin, content, context and purpose of primary and secondary sources (ACHHS169, Content Q - What major changes occurred in popular culture in Australia after 1945? ACHHS187) Conceptual Q - What influences had the greatest effect on Australian society from process and synthesise information from a range of sources as evidence in an historical overseas? argument (ACHHS170, ACHHS188) Contestable Q - Has Australia made a significant and lasting impact on global pop evaluate the reliability and usefulness of primary and secondary sources for a specific historical culture? inquiry (ACHHS171, ACHHS189)
Stage 5 | History Program | Popular Culture Unit 2014 Year 10 TOPIC: Keep on rocking in the free world - Popular Culture 1945-now. (Depth Study: 5a - The Globalising World: Pop Culture) Stage 5 Year 10 Duration: 4 weeks (Semesterised course) Detail: 10 hours/ approx 15 lessons (45 mins) Historical Context of the Overview - This unit is a study of popular culture - music, art, and more - from the period after 1945 in Australia and the world. The unit will require students to explore the ways in which popular culture was affected by social, political and economic realities as well as how popular culture had an effect on these areas. A decade should form the focus on specific study to highlight the changes which occurred at a particular moment in history. This will include a focus on specific musicians, artists and other personalities of that era and how they contributes to continuity or change in Australian and global society. Students will engage in a range of historical thinking and working skills including source analysis and presentation of ideas in various forms. Key Inquiry Questions - Historical Skills - the highlighted skills are targeting in this unit. How did the nature of global conflict (Cold War) affect popular culture in the 20th century? What were the consequences of WWII? How did these consequences shape the modern world? How was Australian society affected by other significant global events and changes in this period? Comprehension: chronology, terms and concepts read and understand historical texts use historical terms and concepts in appropriate contexts (ACHHS165, ACHHS183) sequence historical events to demonstrate the relationship between different periods, people and places (ACHHS164, ACHHS182) Analysis and use of sources identify different types of sources identify the origin, content, context and purpose of primary and secondary sources (ACHHS169, ACHHS187) process and synthesise information from a range of sources as evidence in an historical argument (ACHHS170, ACHHS188) evaluate the reliability and usefulness of primary and secondary sources for a specific historical inquiry (ACHHS171, ACHHS189) Framing Questions Content Q - What major changes occurred in popular culture in Australia after 1945? Conceptual Q - What influences had the greatest effect on Australian society from overseas? Contestable Q - Has Australia made a significant and lasting impact on global pop culture?
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