conflicts (Korea, Vietnam, The Gulf Wars, ICT capability Identify and select different kinds of questions Afghanistan), including the rising influence of about the past to inform historical inquiry Use a range of digital technologies (such as Asian nations since the end of the Cold War Evaluate and enhance these questions online search tools and databases) to assist with Rights and freedoms investigating concepts Identify and locate relevant sources, using ICT The origins and significance of the Universal Critical and creative thinking and other methods Declaration of Human Rights, including Analysis and use of sources Modify a key question in an inquiry depending on involvement in the development of Australia’s the suitability of the sources available Identify the origin, purpose and context of the declaration primary and secondary sources Ethical behaviour Background to the struggle of Aboriginal and Evaluate the reliability and usefulness of primary Investigate methods used by civil rights activists Torres Strait Islander peoples for rights and and secondary sources Intercultural understanding freedoms before 1965, including the 1938 Perspectives and interpretations Day of Mourning and the Stolen Generations Explore the continuing nature of efforts to secure Identify and analyse the perspectives of people civil rights and freedoms in Australia and The US civil rights movement and its from the past throughout the world influence on Australia Identify and analyse different historical Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and The significance of the following for the civil interpretations (including their own) cultures rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Explanation and communication Explore the background to the struggle of peoples: 1962 right to vote federally; 1967 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for Referendum; Reconciliation; Mabo decision; Develop texts, particularly descriptions and Bringing Them Home Report (the Stolen rights and freedoms discussions that use evidence from a range of Generations), the Apology sources that are referenced Methods used by civil rights activists to Select and use a range of communication forms achieve change for Aboriginal and Torres (oral, graphic, written) and digital technologies Strait Islander peoples, and the role of ONE individual or group in the struggle The continuing nature of efforts to secure civil rights and freedoms in Australia and throughout the world, such as the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007) Historical Understanding This depth study provides opportunities for students to develop historical understandings particularly focused on the key concepts of: Evidence Continuity and Cause and Perspectives Empathy Significance Contestability ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ change effect Information obtained A point of view or An understanding of The importance that Debate about from historical Continuities are The relationship position from which the past from the is assigned to particular
conflicts (Korea, Vietnam, The Gulf Wars, Afghanistan), including the rising influence of Asian nations since the end of the Cold War Rights and freedoms The origins and significance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, including Australia’s involvement in the development of the declaration Background to the struggle of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for rights and freedoms before 1965, including the 1938 Day of Mourning and the Stolen Generations The US civil rights movement and its influence on Australia The significance of the following for the civil rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: 1962 right to vote federally; 1967 Referendum; Reconciliation; Mabo decision; Bringing Them Home Report (the Stolen Generations), the Apology Methods used by civil rights activists to achieve change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and the role of ONE individual or group in the struggle The continuing nature of efforts to secure civil rights and freedoms in Australia and throughout the world, such as the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007) Identify and select different kinds of questions about the past to inform historical inquiry Evaluate and enhance these questions Identify and locate relevant sources, using ICT and other methods Analysis and use of sources Identify the origin, purpose and context of primary and secondary sources Evaluate the reliability and usefulness of primary and secondary sources Perspectives and interpretations Identify and analyse the perspectives of people from the past Identify and analyse different historical interpretations (including their own) Explanation and communication Develop texts, particularly descriptions and discussions that use evidence from a range of sources that are referenced Select and use a range of communication forms (oral, graphic, written) and digital technologies ICT capability Use a range of digital technologies (such as online search tools and databases) to assist with investigating concepts Critical and creative thinking Modify a key question in an inquiry depending on the suitability of the sources available Ethical behaviour Investigate methods used by civil rights activists Intercultural understanding Explore the continuing nature of efforts to secure civil rights and freedoms in Australia and throughout the world Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures Explore the background to the struggle of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for rights and freedoms Historical Understanding This depth study provides opportunities for students to develop historical understandings particularly focused on the key concepts of: ☒ Evidence Information obtained from historical ☒ Continuity and change Continuities are ☒ Cause and effect The relationship ☒ Perspectives A point of view or position from which ☒ Empathy An understanding of the past from the ☒ Significance The importance that is assigned to ☒ Contestability Debate about particular
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