Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School
Year 12 HSC Modern History
Personalities in the Twentieth Century
Assessment Task 3 – Research and Oral Presentation
Task notification and outline
Weighting: 30% (Research 20%, Oral presentation 5%, Source analysis 5%)
Assessment task due date: Monday June 22nd 2009, by 3:30pm.
Scripts of presentation must be submitted via www.turnitin.com, details of which will be
provided in class. A copy of your powerpoint and script should also be emailed to your teacher
by the due date.
Outcomes: H1.1, H1.2, H2.1, H3.1, H3.2, H3.3, H3.4, H3.5, H4.1, H4.2
HSC Course
Students:
H1.1 describe the role of key features, issues, individuals, groups and events of selected twentieth
century studies
H1.2 analyse and evaluate the role of key features, issues, individuals, groups and events of
selected twentieth century studies
H2.1 explain forces and ideas and assess their significance in contributing to change and continuity
during the twentieth century
H3.1 ask relevant historical questions
H3.2 locate, select and organise relevant information from different types of sources
H3.3 analyse and evaluate sources for their usefulness and reliability
H3.4 explain and evaluate differing perspectives and interpretations of the past
H3.5 plan and present the findings of historical investigations, analysing and synthesising
information from different types of sources
H4.1 use historical terms and concepts appropriately
H4.2 communicate a knowledge and understanding of historical features and issues, using
appropriate and well-structured written and oral forms
(NSW Board of Studies Stage 6 Modern History Syllabus 2004)
Description of task:
Twentieth Century personality – Albert Speer
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Research and present a 15-20 minute powerpoint presentation on the
following topic:
‘History is about winners.’
How accurate is this statement in relation to the personality you have
studied?
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Include annotations for TWO sources within your Bibliography. Your
annotations should assess the source for its usefulness and reliability in terms
of your research on Speer. Each annotation should be no more than 100 words.
In addressing this topic you should:
 Present a brief overview of the life and career of Albert Speer.
 Identify and explain relevant historical issues within his career with the Nazis
and in wartime Germany as well as the period after the war up until his death.
 Analyse the accuracy of the quote above as applied to Speer’s life, career and
historical relevance, using the debates and conclusions of a range of
historians to support your conclusions.
 Acknowledge sources consulted and used using the Harvard system and a
correctly-formatted Bibliography.
 Submit a written transcript of the content of your presentation to
www.turnitin.com by the due date (details to be provided in class).
Other details:
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You might like to view a short instructional video on powerpoint
presentations on: http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=cagxPlVqrtM before
you compose and present yours.
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You must include the conclusions of historians within your analysis of your
Twentieth Century Personality. Suggested links to relevant historians can be
found on http://mhelp.wikispaces.com.
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Your presentation should be adequately referenced with sources, statistics
and quotes used. Even if you paraphrase the idea of a historian/book, you
should reference this using the Harvard system.
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You should divide your Bibliography under headings separating resources
into – books, journals/newspapers, websites and documentaries/movies.
Remember to give the author, URL and date accessed for internet
material and the author, date of publication, title, publisher and place
of publication for print material.
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Plagiarism is the copying and using of material by other people as though it
was your own. Ensure that all sources are acknowledged. Plagiarism will
result in the loss of marks and possible failure of the task. Submission via
the turnitin system should allow you to check that your sources are
correctly acknowledged.
You will be marked on how well you:
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 Identify and explain the background of a Twentieth Century Personality,
including significant events in their life with detailed and specific evidence
 Identify and analyse the impact of the Twentieth Century Personality on their
society using relevant and detailed and specific evidence
 Effectively include the conclusions of historians on the background and impact
of the personality
 Provide detailed relevant and accurate historical information using a range of
appropriate terms and concepts
 Present a well-structured and presented presentation which thoroughly addresses
the topic in the appropriate text type and time limit
 Effectively reference your response and provide a bibliography of sources used,
annotating TWO of these for their usefulness and reliability within the given
word limit
Marking guidelines
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Presents a comprehensive explanation of the background of the chosen Twentieth
Century Personality, including significant events in their life, using detailed and specific
evidence
Comprehensively analyses the impact of the Twentieth Century Personality on their
society using relevant, detailed and specific evidence, including the conclusions of
historians
Provides detailed, relevant and accurate historical information using a range of
appropriate terms and concepts
Presents a sophisticated, well-structured and presented presentation which thoroughly
addresses the topic in the appropriate text type and time limit
Effectively footnotes the presentation and provides a bibliography of sources used,
annotating TWO of these for their usefulness and reliability within the given word
limit
Presents a detailed explanation of the background of the chosen Twentieth Century
Personality, including significant events in their life, using detailed and specific
evidence
Analyses the impact of the Twentieth Century Personality on their society using
relevant and specific evidence, including some conclusions of historians
Provides relevant and accurate historical information with some detail, using a number
of appropriate terms and concepts
Presents a coherent, well-structured and presented presentation which addresses the
topic in the appropriate text type and time limit
Effectively footnotes the presentation and provides a bibliography of sources used,
annotating TWO of these for their usefulness and reliability within the given word
limit
Explains the background of the chosen Twentieth Century Personality, including some
events in their life, using some specific evidence
Describes the impact of the Twentieth Century Personality on their society using some
specific evidence, including references to the conclusions of historians
Provides some accurate historical information using some appropriate terms and
concepts
Presents a sound, well- presented presentation which generally addresses the topic
Footnotes the presentation and provides a bibliography of sources used, giving some
explanation of TWO of these for their usefulness and reliability
Describes the general background of the chosen Twentieth Century Personality
Gives some explanation of the impact of the Twentieth Century Personality on their
society
Provides some accurate historical information
Attempts to address the question through the presentation within the given time limit
Provides a bibliography of sources used, and attempts to assess the usefulness and
reliability of TWO of these
Gives some description of the life of the Twentieth Century personality
Identifies different views of the life and impact of the chosen personality
Includes a limited amount of information and demonstrates some comprehension of
basic terms and concepts
Attempts to address the question within the given time limit
Lists some sources used and makes limited statements about their usefulness and
reliability
Marks
25-30
19-24
13-18
7-12
1-6