Year 9 HASS

Semester 2 Outcomes

• By the end of Year 9, students refer to key events and the actions of individuals and groups to explain patterns of change and continuity over time.

• They analyse the causes and effects of events and developments and make judgments about their importance.

• They explain the motives and actions of people at the time.

• Students explain the significance of these events and developments over the short and long term.

• They explain different interpretations of the past.

• Students sequence events and developments within a chronological framework, with reference to periods of time and their duration.

• When researching, students develop different kinds of questions to frame a historical inquiry.

• They interpret, process, analyse and organise information from a range of primary and secondary sources and use it as evidence to answer inquiry questions.

• Students examine sources to compare different points of view.

• When evaluating these sources, they analyse origin and purpose, and draw conclusions about their usefulness.

• They develop their own interpretations about the past.

• Students develop texts, particularly explanations and discussions, incorporating historical interpretations.

• In developing these texts and organising and presenting their conclusions, they use historical terms and concepts, evidence identified in sources, and they reference these sources.