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AC9HC9S05: Year 9 Humanities and Social Sciences Content Descriptor – Communicating
AC9HC9S05 Year 9 Humanities and Social Sciences

AC9HC9S05 – Year 9 Humanities and Social Sciences: Communicating

Strand
Skills
Substrand
Communicating

This Content Descriptor from Year 9 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.

Content Descriptor

create descriptions, explanations and arguments using civics and citizenship knowledge, concepts and terms that incorporate evidence

Elaborations

  • • developing an evidence-based argument about a civics and citizenship issue, such as a need to reform youth justice arrangements in a particular jurisdiction
  • • using terms and concepts such as “representative”, “jurisdictions”, “parliamentary majority” and “mandate”

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 9 ASHASCIVY9
Year 9 Humanities and Social Sciences Achievement Standard
By the end of Year 9, students analyse the role of the Australian Constitution, the federal system of government, and the process and reasons for constitutional change. They explain policy development and legislative processes in Australia’s democracy. Students identify the key features and jurisdictions of Australia’s court system and explain the role and processes of courts and tribunals. Students identify the reasons individuals and groups participate in and contribute to civic life nationally and globally. They explain the influence of the media on reflections of identity and diversity. Students develop a range of questions and locate, select and compare information from sources to investigate political and legal systems, and contemporary civic issues. They analyse information to explain perspectives and challenges related to political, legal or civic issues. Students identify and evaluate the methods or strategies related to civic participation or action. Students use civics and citizenship knowledge, concepts and terms to develop descriptions, explanations and evidence-based arguments.