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SHELDON COLLEGE

SENIOR WORK PROGRAM

MODERN HISTORY2004 Syllabus

(for implementation with Years 11 & 12 in 2010/11)

Sheldon CollegeTaylor Road, Sheldon, 4157Phone: 3206 5555 Fax: 3206 5588www.sheldoncollege.com

School code: 134District: Brisbane East Subject code: 020Panel code: B38


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. COURSE ORGANISATION .............................................................. .................................................................. 1

2. CONTEXT AND COHERENCE OF THEMES .............................................................. .................................. 2

2.1 S TUDIES OF P OWER ............................................................................................................ 2

2.2 S TUDIES OF C HANGE .......................................................................................................... 2

2.3 S TUDIES OF C ONFLICT ........................................................................................................ 2

2.4 T HE H ISTORY OF I DEAS AND B ELIEFS ................................................................................ 2

2.5 N ATIONAL H ISTORY ........................................................................................................... 2

2.6 H ISTORY AND F UTURES ..................................................................................................... 2

3. ASSESSMENT....................................................................................................................................................... 3

4. STUDENT PROFILE MODERN HISTORY ................................................................ .................................. 5


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1. C OURSE ORGANISATION

Modern History at Sheldon College consists of 3 x 70 minute lessons each week. This equates toapproximately 63 timetabled hours per semester. In total the two year course will encompass a minimum of230 hours.

The following represents the likely organisation for the two year course. However teachers may choosedifferent themes depending on students interest, teacher expertise and available resources. The minimumrequirements of the course organisation as outlined on page 11 and 12 of the Modern History SeniorSyllabus must be adhered to. Any changes to the course requirements or mandatory aspects require aprogram amendment to be submitted.

Themes and inquiry topics are shaped by the focus questions that the students will eventually be able todevelop through the process of inquiry, namely

definitionssourcesbackgrounds, changes and continuity, motives and causeseffects, interests and argumentsreflections and responses

These aspects are described in more detail in Section 6 Learning Experiences and Section 7 Themesand Inquiry Topics.

THEMES INQUIRY TOPICS TIME ALLOCATION SEMESTER

STUDIES OF POWEREuropean imperialism

Background study: What is history? Defining terms.Inquiry topic: Early Modern Europe & European explorationand expansion.

o Rise of global capitalism & the Industrial Revolution.o Development of the nation-state.o Intellectual and social developments.o Rise and effects of modernity & nationalism.o Working conditions & socialism.

7 hours

24 hours

Total: 31 hours(approx 9 weeks)

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Linking study: Overview of the cultures of the Americas.Australasia and Africa at the time of the European expansion.Inquiry topic: The course & impacts of European imperialism.

o Aztecs, Inca & North American tribes.o South Africa & the Congo.o Australian Aboriginal peoples.

7 hours

25 hours


STUDIES OF CHANGEConquest and revolutionin Europe and America

Background study: The historical forces at work in Europeand America at the beginning of the 19 th Century.Inquiry topic: The Napoleonic and US Civil Wars.

o Revolutionary France & the rise of Napoleon.o The spread of revolutionary ideals in Europe.o The Secession of the Confederate States.o The spread of liberal ideals in the United States.

10 hours22 hours

Total: 32 hours(approx. 9 weeks) 2

STUDIES OFCONFLICT

The World Wars

Background study: The international situation at thebeginning of the 20 th Century.Inquiry topic: Australians in the Great War.

6 hours19 hours

Total: 25 hours

(approx 7 weeks) Linking study: The Interwar Years.Inquiry topic: The military history of the Second World War.

5 hours26 hours

Total: 31 hours(approx 9 weeks) 3

THE HISTORY OFIDEAS AND BELIEFS

The Cold War

Linking study: The Postwar Years.Inquiry topic: The struggle between the USA and the USSR.

6 hours26 hours


NATIONAL HISTORYAsia in the 20 th Century

Background study: Asia at the beginning of the 20 th Century.Inquiry topic: Case study of an Asian nation in the 20 th Century.

10 hours22 hours


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HISTORY ANDFUTURES

The Clash ofCivilisations?

Background study: The spread of postmodernity andglobalism in the Postwar World.Inquiry topic: Fundamentalism, autocratic capitalism and thechallenge to the Pax Americana in the 21 st Century.

6 hours19 hours

Total: 25 hours(Approx 7 weeks)


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2. C ONTEXT AND COHERENCE OF THEMES

The following is provided to establish a link between the themes and inquiry topics, linking and backgroundstudies. Through teacher-led instruction and inquiry students will engage in the following studies.

2.1 Studies of Power This unit will focus on d eveloping students knowledge of the transition from the Late Middle Ages through tothe Renaissance and Early Modernity in Europe and the consequences of these developments, in order tolay the foundation for the rest of the course. The factors which motivated and enabled the Europeanexpansion will be explored, along with the effects this expansion had on the populations of Europe and laterthe impacts upon the indigenous populations of the Americas, Africa and Australasia.

2.2 Studies of Change The focus of this unit is conquest and revolution in Europe and North America in the 19 th Centuries. Thebackground study will enable the students to understand the historical forces and tensions in early 19 th Century Europe. Through investigating this theme the students will be able to better contextualise laterevents studied in the course.

2.3 Studies of Conflict This unit will focus on providing students with comprehensive understandings and a thorough appreciation ofthe international conflicts of the first half of the 20 th Century and Australias place within them . The dominantplausible explanations for the outbreak of the First World War will be explored along with the role Australiansplayed in that conflict. The consequences of the Great War will be examined and the causes of the SecondWorld War will be studied. The military history of the Second World War will then be investigated, withparticular focus upon the battles in Europe and especially the intense warfare between the USSR and theThird Reich on the Eastern Front. What the nature of this intense warfare reveals about the motivations forconflict will then be explored.

2.4 The History of Ideas and Beliefs The focus of this unit is the struggle between the rivals the USSR and the USA in the latter part of thetwentieth century. The historical phenomena of containment, detente and proxy wars shall be studied withinthe context of the nuclear arms race. Through studying this unit students will be challenged to develop theirposition as to whether the Cold War was an ideological struggle or a traditional imperial contest betweenrivals masked by ideological rhetoric.

2.5 National History The focus of this unit will be the historical experiences of the nations of Asia during the 20 th Century.Students will investigate the historical experiences of a particular Asian nation during the 20 th Century andevaluate the factors which influenced the development of that country in light of the international eventsoccurring at the time. Particular emphasis will be placed upon how the people within that country haveinterpreted and adapted international movements and trends to suit their particular place and position withinthe world.

2.6 History and Futures This unit will focus on intellectual, ideological and cultural developments since the end of the Second WorldWar. Many of the significant intellectual theories of recent decades will be examined in light of historicalevidence, including Francis Fukuyamas End of History prediction and Samuel P. Huntingtons Clash of

Civilisations theory. The events of the 21st

Century will also be studied in order to determine the main trendsand developments shaping the world of the future.


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3. A SSESSMENT

The order of assessment during the semester may be rearranged and/or the criteria being assessed may bealtered throughout the course of the year. Any changes must be in accordance with the conditions ofassessment outlined in section 8.5 of the syllabus.

Time Categories ofAssessment Conditions of Assessment CriteriaAssessed Form/Summ

SemesterOne

1.1 Category 4: Additional testformat

1.2 Category 2: Writtenresearch task

Short answer/Response to stimulus testAll sources seenAll questions unseenClean copies of sources provided for testStudents may have assistance fromteacher with comprehension andinterpretation of seen sources.500-600 words90 minutes

Choice of topic (response to statement)Students create own hypothesisMust have evidence of research process(journal)Combination of own and class timeAnnotated bibliographyConsultation with teacher during theresearch processRough draft teacher feedbackApproximately 6 weeks1000-1200 words

Criterion 2Criterion 3

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SemesterTwo

2.1 Category 1:Extendedwrittenresponse tohistoricalevidence

2.2 Category 3:Multi-modalpresentation

Essay under test conditionsResponse to unseen set statementStudents create own hypothesisAll sources seenClean copies of sources provided for testStudents may have assistance fromteacher with comprehension andinterpretation of sources.No notes allowed500-600 words110 minutes

Choice of topic (response to statement)Students create own hypothesisMust have evidence of research process(journal)Combination of own and class timeAnnotated bibliographyConsultation with teacher during theresearch processRough draft teacher feedbackApproximately 6 weeks



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SemesterThree


3.2 Category 2:Writtenresearchtask

3.3 Category 4:Additionaltest format

Essay under test conditionsResponse to unseen set statementStudents create own hypothesisSome sources seen, some unseenClean copies of sources providedStudents may have assistance from

teacher with comprehension andinterpretation of seen sources.No notes allowed500-600 words110 minutes

Choice of topic (response to statement)Students create own hypothesisMust have evidence of researchprocess (journal)Combination of own and class timeGradually diminishing teacherconsultation during the researchprocessRough draft teacher feedbackApproximately 6 weeks1500-2000 words

Short answer/Response to stimulus testSome sources seen and some unseenAll questions unseenClean copies of sources provided fortestStudents may have assistance fromteacher with comprehension andinterpretation of seen sources.500-600 words110 minutes




SCompletedby Verification

SemesterFour

4.1 Category 3:Multi-modalpresentation


Choice of topic (response to statement)Students create own hypothesisMust have evidence of researchprocess (journal)Combination of own and class timeAnnotated bibliographyGradually diminishing teacherconsultation during the researchprocessRough draft teacher feedbackApproximately 6 weeks

Essay under test conditionsResponse to unseen set statementStudents create own hypothesisSome sources seen, some unseenClean copies of sources providedStudents may have assistance fromteacher with comprehension andinterpretation of seen sources.No notes allowed600-800 words110 minutes



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After Verification


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4. S TUDENT P ROFILE MODERN HISTORY

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11.1 Additional Test Format(Short Answer/Response to Stimulus Test

1.2 Written Research Task

Semester 1 Results Teacher Initials Student Initials

2 2.1 Extended Written Response to Historical Evidence

Term 3 Result Teacher Initials Student Initials

2 2.2 Multi-Modal Presentation

Semester 2 ResultsTeacher Initials Student Initials

Year 11 Monitoring

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3.3 Additional Test Format(Short Answer/Response to Stimulus Test)

Semester 3 Results Teacher Initials Student Initials

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4.1 Multi-modal Presentation

Verification Proposed Result

4.2 Extended Written Response to Historical Evidence

Exit Level of AchievementTeacher Initials Student Initials

EXIT LEVEL REQUIREMENTS:

Very High Achievement Standard A in two (2) criteria, not lower than standard B in the remaining criterionHigh Achievement Standard B in two (2) criteria, not lower than standard C in the remaining criterionSound Achievement Standard C in two (2) criteria, not lower than standard D in the remaining criterionLimited Achievement Two criteria at standard D.

Very Limited Achievement Lower than two criteria at Standard D.

3.2 Written Research Task

3.1 Extended Written Response to Historical Evidence

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