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Key question: HOW IS ANZAC DAY IMPORTANT TO AUSTRALIA'S HISTORY?
The inquiry which has been designed to answer the overarching question written above has been designed for students in Year Three and aligns with the following content descriptors from the Australian Curriculum: History.
Australian Curriculum: History content descriptors and elaborations
Historical Knowledge and Understanding
Community and Remembrance
Australian Curriculum: History content descriptors and elaborations
Historical Knowledge and Understanding
Community and Remembrance
- Days and weeks celebrated or commemorated in Australia (including Australia Day, ANZAC Day, Harmony Week, National Reconciliation Week, NAIDOC week and National Sorry Day) and the importance of symbols and emblems. (ACHHK063)
Incorporating the;
General Capabilities of: Literacy, Critical and creative thinking and Intercultural understanding.
Cross Curriculum Priorities of: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures.
General Capabilities of: Literacy, Critical and creative thinking and Intercultural understanding.
Cross Curriculum Priorities of: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures.
Historical Skills
Chronology, terms and concepts
o Using acronyms (for example NAIDOC, ANZAC) and understanding their meaning.
Chronology, terms and concepts
- Use historical terms (ACHHS066)
o Using acronyms (for example NAIDOC, ANZAC) and understanding their meaning.
Incorporating the;
General Capabilities of: Literacy, Critical and creative thinking.
Cross Curriculum Priorities of: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures.
General Capabilities of: Literacy, Critical and creative thinking.
Cross Curriculum Priorities of: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures.
Analysis and use of sources
o Using information technologies to organise information and make connections (for example creating tables in word processing software, concept mapping).
- Locate relevant information from sources provided (ACHHS068)
o Using information technologies to organise information and make connections (for example creating tables in word processing software, concept mapping).
Incorporating the;
General Capabilities of: Literacy, Critical and creative thinking and
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) capability.
General Capabilities of: Literacy, Critical and creative thinking and
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) capability.
Perspectives and interpretations
- Identify different points of view (ACHHS069)
Incorporating the;
General Capabilities of: Literacy, Intercultural understanding,
Personal and social capability and Critical and creative thinking.
Cross Curriculum Priorities of: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures.
General Capabilities of: Literacy, Intercultural understanding,
Personal and social capability and Critical and creative thinking.
Cross Curriculum Priorities of: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures.
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