AC9HS6S04 Year 6 Humanities and Social Sciences

Content descriptor evaluate primary and secondary sources to determine origin, purpose and perspectives

Elaborations

• • Elaboration examining the publishing details and content of a text to help clarify the publication’s purpose, to distinguish fact from opinion, to identify potential bias in the content, to assess its relevance, and to put information presented in a historical or geographical context
• • Elaboration identifying persuasive techniques such as modality (for example, “would”, “could”, “may” and “might”) and the use of the passive voice (for example, “It is claimed by the government that…”) rather than the active voice (for example, “The government claims that...”), and considering reasons for these choices
• • Elaboration discussing issues explored through sources where there are, or were, a range of views, such as deportation of South Sea Islanders from 1901, the vote for women, how to manage an environment more sustainably and the encouragement of migration, and proposing reasons for different perspectives
• • Elaboration evaluating points of view about a sustainability issue; for example, considering producers’ and consumers’ views on the sustainable use of resources and the expertise of people expressing views