Assessment Task | Year 8 History
Depth Study 4A - The Vikings
Outcomes Assessed:
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HT4-3 Describes and assesses the motives and actions of past individuals and groups in the context of past societies
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HT4-4 Describes and explains the causes and effects of events and developments of past societies over time.
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HT4-5 Identifies the meaning, purpose and context of historical sources.
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HT4-6 Uses evidence from sources to support historical narratives and explanations
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HT4-7 Identifies and describes different contexts, perspectives and interpretations of the past
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HT4-8 Locates, selects and organises information from sources to develop an historical inquiry
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HT4-9 Uses a range of historical terms and concepts when communicating an understanding of the past
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HT4-10 Selects and uses appropriate oral, written, visual and digital forms to communicate about the past
Task: Viking Gods and Religion: Trading Card Task
Instructions:
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Working in your groups you are to create a collection of trading cards on the gods of the Vikings
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To do this successfully, you will need to make collect source information on the gods
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Start by creating a Titanpad (www.titanpad.com) that collects primary source information on the gods. As you research and
find information, add it to your Titanpad so that the entire group can access all of your information at any time.
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The Gods that you are to look at are:
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1. Odin
5. Baldur
9. Vali
2. Thor
6. Freyr
10. Heimdall
3. Loki
7. Freyja
11. Bragi
4. Balder
8. Sif
12. Midgard Serpent and Fenris Wolf
For each of these gods/ goddesses or mystical creatures, you need to create a trading card that shows the following:
1. The part of Viking life that they were tied to (eg fertility)
2. Weapons, skills or powers that the god/ goddess is said to possess
3. At least one well known story of the god/ goddess
4. What happens to them at Ragnarok.
5. A description of what they look like.
6. An image- either created by you or found, but they must be a good representation of the god/ goddess.
7. Each card must have a quote from an ancient/ Viking source and a modern source
RUBRIC
You will be marked on how well you
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Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the gods/ goddesses and mystical creatures of Viking culture.
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Demonstrate quality and thoroughness in their research process, evident in a correctly formatted bibliography
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Your creativity in HOW you design the trading cards will also be marked, as well as how you present the information. The
cards should be no larger than A5 and should have information on both sides.
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Demonstrate a consistent format/ theme which your group will decide on. All of your information/ sources designs must be
shared by the entire group.
This assessment task was written by Matthew Bonson, Tara Anglican School for Girls. Copyright ©of the unit of work is owned by AISNSW.
NSW syllabus content prepared by the Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards NSW for and on behalf of the
State of New South Wales is protected by Crown copyright.
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Marking Scheme:
Student will be marked on how well they:
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Locate and select source information on Viking religion
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Interpret meaning, purpose and context of source information
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Communicate information in a creative and effective manner
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Work together as a group to complete the task
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Correctly use historical terms and information to communicate their knowledge.
Marking Criteria | Viking Trading Cards Task
Research and Information
Criteria
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Students effectively locate and analyses source information and incorporate the information into their task.
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Students have a clear, concise and detailed knowledge of the gods, goddesses and mystical creatures
they have been asked to study.
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Students cover all of the seven points of the task and have included information from a Viking source and a
modern source.
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Student provides a properly formatted bibliography which demonstrates a range of source material
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Students locate and analyse source information and incorporate the information into their task.
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Students demonstrate a correct knowledge of the gods, goddesses and mystical creatures they have been
asked to study. Work includes some detail.
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Students cover all of the seven points of the task and have attempted to include information from a Viking
source and a modern source.
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Student provides a properly formatted bibliography
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Students use some source information in their work to complete the task
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Students demonstrate some knowledge of the gods/ goddesses and mystical creatures they have been
asked to study.
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Students cover some of the seven points of the task and have included little to no information from a Viking
source and a modern source.
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Student attempts to provide a bibliography.
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Students provide some relevant information on Viking gods/ goddesses and mystical creatures
Mark
13-15
8-12
3-7
1-2
Markers comments:
This assessment task was written by Matthew Bonson, Tara Anglican School for Girls. Copyright ©of the unit of work is owned by AISNSW.
NSW syllabus content prepared by the Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards NSW for and on behalf of the
State of New South Wales is protected by Crown copyright.
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Marking Criteria | Viking Trading Card Task
Creativity and Presentation
Criteria
Mark
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Students work is well presented and has presented information in a creative and engaging manner.
4-5
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Format of “trading cards” is uniform throughout the set
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Students work is presented in a sound manner and shows some creativity.
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Students attempt to maintain a uniform format throughout trading cards
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Students work is presented with little creativity and little to no attempt at uniformity
2-3
1
Group Work
Criteria
Mark
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All members of the group work collaboratively. Each group member contributes to the group task and has a
clear understanding of their contribution and those of the rest of the group.
4-5
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Group attempts to work collaboratively. Some group members may contribute more than others and group
members do not completely share ideas or information
2-3
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Little evidence of group work. Individuals present information with little collaboration or knowledge of the
work of other group members
1
Markers Comments
Research and Presentation
/15
Creativity and Presentation
/5
Group Work
/5
TOTAL
/25
This assessment task was written by Matthew Bonson, Tara Anglican School for Girls. Copyright ©of the unit of work is owned by AISNSW.
NSW syllabus content prepared by the Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards NSW for and on behalf of the
State of New South Wales is protected by Crown copyright.
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