Senior Subject Guide v1.1

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

1911–1912  Iranian Revolution, 1977–1979  Arab Spring since 2010  Alternative topic for Unit 1

Africa, 1948–1991  African-American civil rights movement, 1954–1968  Environmental movement since the 1960s  LGBTIQ civil rights movement since 1969  Pro-democracy movement in Myanmar (Burma) since 1988  Alternative topic for Unit 2

1957  Rights and recognition of First Peoples since 1982  Terrorism, anti-terrorism and counter-terrorism since 1984

Assessment

Year 11 assessment (on Units 1 and 2) will mirror Year 12 assessment below.

In Units 3 and 4 students complete four summative assessments. The results from each of the assessments are added together to provide a subject score out of 100. Students will also receive an overall subject result (A–E).

Summative assessments

Unit 3

Unit 4

Summative internal assessment 1 (IA1):  Examination — essay in response to historical sources

25%

Summative internal assessment 3 (IA3):  Investigation — historical essay based on research Summative external assessment (EA):  Examination — short responses to historical sources

25%

Summative internal assessment 2 (IA2):  Independent source investigation

25%

25%

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