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AC9HS6S04: Year 6 Humanities and Social Sciences Content Descriptor – Interpreting, analysing and evaluating
AC9HS6S04 Year 6 Humanities and Social Sciences

AC9HS6S04 – Year 6 Humanities and Social Sciences: Interpreting, analysing and evaluating

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Skills
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Interpreting, analysing and evaluating

This Content Descriptor from Year 6 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

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

Elaborations

  • • 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
  • • 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
  • • 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
  • • 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

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 6 ASHASHASY6
Year 6 Humanities and Social Sciences Achievement Standard
By the end of Year 6, students explain the roles of significant people, events and ideas that led to Australian Federation, democracy and citizenship. They explain the causes and effects of migration to Australia since Federation. They explain the geographical diversity of places and the effects of interconnections with other countries. Students explain the key institutions, roles and responsibilities of Australia’s levels of government, and democratic values and beliefs. They explain influences on consumers and strategies for informed consumer and financial choices. Students develop questions, and locate, collect and organise information and data from a range of primary and secondary sources. They evaluate sources to determine origin, purpose and perspectives. Students evaluate a range of information and data formats to identify and describe patterns, trends or inferred relationships. They evaluate evidence to draw conclusions. Students propose actions or responses and use criteria to assess the possible effects. Students select and organise ideas and findings from sources, and use a range of relevant terms and conventions, to present descriptions and explanations.