AC9HH9K10 Year 9 Humanities and Social Sciences

AC9HH9K10 – Year 9 Humanities and Social Sciences: First World War (1914–1918)

Strand

Knowledge and understanding

Substrand

First World War (1914–1918)

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

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

Elaborations

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

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 9 ASHAHISY9

Year 9 Humanities and Social Sciences Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 9, students explain the historical significance of the period of the early modern world up to 1918. They explain the causes and effects of events, developments, turning points or movements globally, in Australia, and in relation to the First World War or in an Asian context. They describe the social, cultural, economic and/or political aspects related to the changes and continuities in a society or a historical period. Students explain the role of significant ideas, individuals, groups and institutions connected to the developments of this period and their influences on the historical events. Students develop and modify questions about the past to inform historical inquiry. They locate, select and compare primary and secondary sources, and use information in sources as evidence in historical inquiry. They explain the origin, content, context and purpose of primary and secondary sources. Students compare sources to determine the accuracy, usefulness and reliability of sources as evidence. They explain causes and effects, and patterns of continuity and change connected to a period, event or movement. Students compare perspectives of significant events and developments, and explain the factors that influence these perspectives. They analyse different and contested historical interpretations. Students use historical knowledge, concepts and terms to develop descriptions, explanations and historical arguments that acknowledge evidence from sources.