AC9HC7K04
Year 7
Humanities and Social Sciences
AC9HC7K04 | Year 7 Civics and Citizenship: Citizenship, diversity and identity
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor how Australia’s secular democracy and pluralist, multi-faith society draws upon diverse cultural origins, including Christian and Western heritage, distinct First Nations Australian histories and cultures, and migrant communities
Strand
Knowledge and understanding
Substrand
Citizenship, diversity and identity
This content descriptor sets out learning for Year 7 Civics and Citizenship. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
- • Elaboration defining the terms “secular”, “multi-faith”, “diverse society”, “culturally diverse”, “Christian heritage”, “Western heritage” and “pluralist”, and discussing their relevance to Australia today
- • Elaboration exploring the diversity of First Nations Australian communities and discussing the distinctiveness of a community linked to their Country/Place
- • Elaboration identifying trends regarding religious observance and/or cultural heritage in Australian society, using the Australian Bureau of Statistics and other data sources
- • Elaboration exploring the diversity of spiritualities among First Nations Australian communities, from traditional spirituality to the adoption of other religions such as Christianity and Islam
- • Elaboration appreciating the cultural and historical foundations of Australia's Christian heritage and their impact on Australia’s political and legal systems
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