AC9HC8S03 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.

analyse information, data and ideas about political, legal or civic issues to identify and explain differences in perspectives and potential challenges

Elaborations

• 1 examining speeches from prominent Australian politicians or jurists to explain how Australia’s legal and political systems promote a fair and cohesive society
• 2 identifying and analysing the criteria for awarding Australian of the Year and Young Australian of the Year and explaining the different ways in which recipients of these awards have met the criteria and demonstrated the values of "good citizenship"
• 3 examining letters to the editor about current issues, and identifying and explaining the differences of opinion
• 4 identifying and explaining possible reasons for the difference in perspectives about a civics and citizenship issue, such as marriage equality

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