AC9HH9K10 Year 9 Humanities and Social Sciences

AC9HH9K10 | Year 9 History: First World War (1914–1918)

Content Descriptor

Content descriptor significant events and turning points of the war and the nature of warfare, including the Western Front Battle of the Somme and the Armistice

Strand

Knowledge and understanding

Substrand

First World War (1914–1918)

This content descriptor sets out learning for Year 9 History. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.

Elaborations

• Elaboration investigating one major battle, such as Gallipoli, Fromelles, the Somme, Pozières, Passchendaele, Bullecourt, Villers-Bretonneux or Beersheba, and examining locations, techniques and warfare
• Elaboration examining the perspectives of those who fought on both sides using sources such as diaries, letters and newspapers
• Elaboration evaluating the significance of the Russian Revolution, American entry into the war and the Armistice of November 1918 in ending the war

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Achievement standard statements this supports

Achievement standardASHASHIS904Year 9 HistoryStudents explain the role of significant ideas, individuals, groups and institutions connected to the developments of this period and their influences on the historical events.See it on the standard page →

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