Year 9 History
Semester Two, 2014
Australia and World War One
Task:
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Select a topic from the options supplied and complete a written research assignment on your chosen topic.
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Your assignment should be 400-600 words in length.
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You will be required to hand in your research planner as part of your assessment task.
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Due dates and dates for monitoring will be given to you by your teacher.
Name________________________________
Teacher_______________________________
Handed out on _____________________________
Monitoring dates: Week 4 and Week 5
Due: Week 7

During the course of this term we have covered the topic of World
War One. You will now investigate in greater detail the role that
Australians played in the war. Choose from one of the research topics below:
1. Gallipoli: What were the experiences of the Australians at the
Gallipoli campaign?
2. The Home Front: How did the role of Australian women change during the First World War?
3. The Light Horse: What role did the Australian Light Horse play in the First World War?
4. The Western Front: What were the experiences of the
Australians who fought on the Western Front?
5. The Conscription Debate: Discuss the conscription debate that occurred in Australia during the First World War and its outcomes.
Key Questions
For the topic you have selected to study you will need to have answered these questions as a minimum in your research planner.
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What is the title of your research?
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What is the topic that you are researching?
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What are the major events and places related to your topic?
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What were the experiences of people at the time?
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What were the consequences or outcomes of your topic?

These questions must be answered at the end of your presentation. They must be done no matter which topic you have chosen.
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How has this study helped in your study of World War One and
History in general?
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What problems did you encounter in your research and how would you improve them if you were to do this assignment again?
The research process
One major element in being an effective History student is to be able to conduct sound research and record your findings. This will help you in compiling your final hand in copy.
You will record your research notes in your research planner.
This will also be handed in and marked as part of your assignment .
You will be given advice as you work through your research planner. Also remember to complete a bibliography and reread your work before you hand it in.
What do I have to hand in?
On the day that you are to present your work you will need to submit the following:
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Your neatly typed or handwritten research assignment.
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Your research planner completed with your research notes
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A bibliography of your research sources.

The Knowing:
Historical
Knowledge
A
Comprehensive explanations of:
- patterns of change and continuity over time with reference to key events and the actions of individuals and groups
- the causes and effects of events and developments
-the motives and actions of people at the time
-the significance of these events and developments over the short and long term
-different interpretations of the past
The Doing:
Questioning and
Researching
Analysing and interpreting
The Telling:
Communicating
Development of discerning focus questions to frame a historical inquiry when researching
Systematic organisation of information from a wide range of primary and secondary sources used as evidence to answer inquiry questions
Discerning evaluation of sources that:
- compares different points of view and explains motivations, values and attitudes
- analyses origins and purposes, and draws conclusions about their usefulness that include reference to accuracy, reliability and relevance
- identifies and analyses different perspectives and interpretations
Clear and purposeful communication in explanatory texts and discussions that:
- uses historical terms and concepts effectively in appropriate contexts
- sequences events and developments
B
Explanations of:
- patterns of change and continuity over time with reference to key events and the actions of individuals and groups
- the causes and effects of events and developments
- the motives and actions of people at the time
- the significance of these events and developments over the short and long term
- different interpretations of the past
Development of effective focus questions to frame a historical inquiry when researching
Effective organisation of information from a range of primary and secondary sources used as evidence to answer inquiry questions
Effective evaluation of sources that:
- compares different points of view and identifies motivations, values and attitudes
- analyses origins and purposes, and draws conclusions about their usefulness that include reference to accuracy
- describes interpretations about the past
Effective communication in explanatory texts and discussions that:
- uses historical terms and concepts effectively
- sequences events and developments
C
Descriptions of:
- patterns of change and continuity over time with reference to key events and the actions of individuals and groups
- the causes and effects of events and developments
- the motives and actions of people at the time
- the significance of these events and developments over the short and long term
- different interpretations of the past
D
Partial descriptions of:
- changes and continuities over time with reference to key events and the actions of individuals and groups
- the causes and effects of events
- important events and developments
Development of focus questions to frame a historical inquiry when researching
Organisation of information from a range of primary and secondary sources used as evidence to answer inquiry questions
Evaluation of sources that:
- compares different points of view
- analyses origins and purposes, and draws conclusions about their usefulness
- identifies interpretations about the past
Development of questions connected to a historical inquiry
Identification and selection of information from a narrow range of primary and secondary sources used to answer inquiry questions
Interpretation of sources that identifies different points of view, and their origins and purposes
Communication in explanatory texts and discussions that:
- uses historical terms and concepts appropriately
- sequences events and developments
E
Statements of:
- changes and continuities over time
- some causes and effects of events
Development of obvious inquiry questions
Identification of information from obvious sources connected to inquiry questions
Identification of some characteristics of sources and different interpretations
Communication in explanatory texts and discussions that:
- uses historical terms
- partially sequences events and developments within a
Communication in explanatory texts and discussions that:
- uses simple

within a chronological framework
- references periods of time and their duration
- organises and presents logical and valid historical arguments following format, style and referencing conventions
- integrates evidence from sources
- correctly and consistently references sources of information within a chronological framework
- references periods of time and their duration
- organises and presents valid historical arguments following format, style and referencing conventions
- incorporates evidence from sources
- correctly references sources of information within a chronological framework
- references periods of time and their duration
- organises and presents historical arguments generally following format, style and referencing conventions
- uses evidence from sources
- acknowledges sources of information chronological framework
- presents historical arguments
- uses evidence from sources historical terms
- partially sequences events
- presents fragmented historical arguments and some evidence