Learning Area Leader: Ms Meaghan Ryan (Code: 09HPHB)
You may be interested in this Elective if you enjoy History - how it is interpreted and used for various purposes, and a challenge. This elective will support you should you wish to undertake the accelerated pathway of VCE History in Year 10 or wish to pursue these subjects in the Senior Years: VCE Unit 1-2 Modern History, VCE Unit 3-4 Revolutions, VCE Unit 3-4 Australian History and/or VCE Politics (Australian and Global Politics)
Major Focus – ‘The Vikings’ and ‘The Spanish and the Americas’
Description
Do you love tales of ancient power and epic journeys? Are you fascinated by the explorers and warriors who reshaped our world? Then 'History Uncharted' is the elective for you!
This unit will plunge into the dramatic eras of the Vikings and the Conquistadors, exploring their astonishing voyages, powerful empires, and the profound mark they left on global history. Students will uncover the secrets of their societies and motivations, while honing essential historical skills like source analysis, evidence interpretation, and critical thinking about complex past events.
In this subject, students will apply the following historical concepts and skills to the historical knowledge and understanding:
• Historical questions
• Chronology
• Using historical sources
• Continuity and change
• Causes of Consequences
• Historical Significance
• Communicating
(VC2.0)
Assessment
• Source Analysis
• Historical Inquiry
This subject is for students who love history and want to examine the Vikings and The Spanish and the Americas in more detail. Learning activities will be based on enquiry, source analysis, reading and writing about history.