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Welcome
Welcome
Welcome to The Historian's Handbook - your go-to guide for the essential tools of historical thinking. This handbook is designed to support history students and enthusiasts in developing historical skills, for future exams, assessment tasks and other goals you may have. Inside, you will find guidance on:
Source Analysis
Source Integration
Structuring Historical Writing - Short-Answer responses and Essays
Answering Historical Questions
Historical Skills & their Relevance
Historical Skills & their Relevance
Source Analysis
Analysing sources helps us go further than simply accepting information as it appears. It encourages us to investigate underlying intentions and perspectives, question the reliability of the source, and make informed decisions and thoughtful conclusions.
Using Evidence
Selecting relevant and appropriate evidence strengthens our ideas and arguments. It allows us to communicate our thoughts with clarity, logic and persuasion. Using evidence guides us in making informed choices.
Historical Communication
Historical communication in writing responses, essays, participating in discussions and presenting information requires us to put our ideas into words in a condensed, logical manner. Strong historical communication skills help us organise our thoughts effectively and support our claims with evidence in a seamless and coherent way.
Historical Interpretation
Good historical interpretation enables us to understand and explain past events through multiple lenses. It helps us explore why events occurred and how different people experienced them, leading to a more deeper and nuanced understanding of history. We can develop appreciation and historical empathy for diverse perspectives.
How to Analyse and Integrate Sources
How to Analyse and Integrate Sources
Step 1 - Source Analysis
Step 1 - Source Analysis
Click on the icon to learn or review how to analyse sources effectively.
Step 2 - Integrating Sources
Step 2 - Integrating Sources
Click on the icon to explore techniques for integrating sources into your writing.
Step 3 - Practice, Practice, Practice...
Step 3 - Practice, Practice, Practice...
Click on the icon to access practice questions.
Syllabus Links (Years 7 to 12)
Syllabus Links (Years 7 to 12)
Below are a few of the Syllabus Outcomes seen in the NSW History K-10 Syllabus and the Modern and Ancient Year 11-12 syllabi. The purpose of this website is to assist students in achieving outcomes related to historical skills as seen in the NSW syllabus.
Objectives
All students should be able to:
Develop skills to undertake the process of historical inquiry.
Develop skills to communicate their understanding of history.
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To fulfil these objectives above, students should be able to achieve all stage outcomes. A few examples of these stage outcomes can be seen below.
Stage 4 Outcomes (Years 7 & 8)
Students should be able to:
HT4-5 identifies the meaning, purpose and context of historical sources
HT4-6 uses evidence from sources to support historical narratives and explanations
HT4-7 identifies and describes different contexts, perspectives and interpretations of the past
Stage 5 Outcomes (Years 9 & 10)
Students should be able to:
HT5-5 identifies and evaluates the usefulness of sources in the historical inquiry process
HT5-6 uses relevant evidence from sources to support historical narratives, explanations and analyses of the modern world and Australia
HT5-7 explains different contexts, perspectives and interpretations of the modern world and Australia
Stage 6 Ancient History Outcomes (Years 11 & 12)
Year 11 and 12 students should be able to:
AH11-6/AH12-6 analyses and interprets different types of sources for evidence to support an historical account or argument
AH11-7/AH12-7 discusses and evaluates differing interpretations and representations of the past
Stage 6 Modern History Outcomes (Years 11 & 12)
Year 11 and 12 students should be able to:
MH11-6/MH12-6 analyses and interprets different types of sources for evidence to support an historical account or argument
MH11-7/MH12-7 discusses and evaluates differing interpretations and representations of the past
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