AC9HH8S04 Year 8 Humanities and Social Sciences

Content descriptor identify and describe the accuracy and usefulness of primary and secondary sources as evidence

Elaborations

• • Elaboration examining the validity of sources by asking questions such as “Where does it come from?”, “What information is provided?”, “Is the information factual or an opinion?” and “What other sources may be needed to support/challenge this source?”
• • Elaboration distinguishing between fact (for example, “The moai were constructed on Easter Island [Rapa Nui]”) and opinion or interpretation (for example, “The moai on Easter Island [Rapa Nui] are representations of gods”)
• • Elaboration using strategies to detect whether a statement is fact or opinion, including word choices that may indicate an opinion is being offered; for example, the use of conditionals “might” and “could”, and words such as “believe”, “think” and “suggests”