AC9HC8K06 Year 8 Humanities and Social Sciences

This Content Descriptor from Year 8 Humanities and Social Sciences provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

different experiences of, perspectives on and debates about Australia’s national identity and citizenship, including the perspectives of First Nations Australians as owners of their respective nations, and of different migrant groups

Elaborations

• 1 examining the meaning of “national identity”, what it means to be an Australian citizen, and its role and significance in a globalised world
• 2 analysing different representations of Australian identity, historical and current
• 3 investigating the factors shaping debates about Australian identity, such as place, immigration and standard of living
• 4 exploring the reasons why some migrants elect to be become Australian citizens, while others choose not to become citizens
• 5 examining the types of questions asked in the citizenship test and exploring how these questions reflect our national identity
• 6 discussing how the national anthem contributes to our national identity

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