Humanities
Humanities
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Years 7 and 8
Duration Full year
Goal
To develop an understanding of the world in which they live and to gain a perspective of time and space
To develop knowledge and skills in the disciplines of history, geography, economics and civics
To develop skills necessary to investigate, analyse, interpret and communicate information in a variety of written and verbal formats
To make and justify value judgements about local, national and global issues
To develop information presentation skills
Year 7 Humanities
Historical thinking and research skills.
A study of ancient societies, including China, Egypt and Australia.
A study of water as a renewable environmental resource and the different forms it takes as well as geographical fieldwork focussing on place and liveability
Year 8 Humanities
A study of medieval societies: daily life, social and political structures and the influence of medieval societies on the modern world. Medieval societies studied include Medieval Europe and Shogun Japan
Urbanisation and internal migration in Australia and Asia
Characteristics of different environments, landscapes and landforms.
Personal finance and Australia’s economy
The rights and responsibilities that we all share in Australian society.
Teaching Approaches:
Projects and research assignments, discussion, individual and collaborative tasks, map exercises, film, posters, oral presentations, guest speakers, excursions, incursions and fieldwork, e-learning activities, use of information technology.
Assessment Methods:
Common Assessment Tasks
Tests
Research
Projects
Oral presentations using multimedia
Contact teacher: Ms Katrina Antoniou
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