The Modern History General course provides students with an understanding of the driving forces behind present local and global issues. Investigating the past helps students to understand why and how groups and/or societies changed or resisted change. The Modern History General course allows students to gain insights into their own society and its values. It helps them to understand why nations and people hold certain values, and why values and belief systems vary from one group to another. This knowledge is crucial to the development of active and informed citizens in any society.
Prerequisites:
Minimum is C grade in Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences.
Syllabus:
The Year 11 syllabus is divided into two units, each of one semester duration, which are typically delivered as a pair. The notional time for each unit is 55 class contact hours.
Unit 1 – People, Place and Time
This unit allows students to become aware of the broad sweep of history and our place within the historical narrative. Students become aware of the values, beliefs and traditions within a society, the continuity between different societies and different time periods, and the importance of individuals within a time period. This unit will focus on Napoleon as a specific individual and investigate the French Revolution and the Empire.
Unit 2 – Power and Authority
Students learn that societies consist of individuals and institutions that have various types of power and authority and that these interact with each other. Students learn how power and authority is distributed throughout a group or society, that individuals and groups seek to influence the structures of power and authority and the difficulties of using these structures in a just or equitable manner. In learning about the structures and institutions of societies, they make comparisons and judgments about other societies and their own society. This unit will focus on Communist Russia/USSR between 1917 and the 1953. Students will investigate the Bolshevik Revolution and the power and authority of Lenin and Stalin as leaders.
Assessments:
Historical Inquiry: 20-30%
Explanation: 20-30%
Source Analysis: 20-30%
Test: 20-30%
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