Ancient History HSC Assessment Grid 2012
Component
Task 1
Core: Cities of
Vesuvius
Test/Source Study
Half Yearly Exam
End Year Exam
H1.1, H2.1, H4.1, H4.2,
H3.5
Task 2
Ancient Society:
Spartan Society to
the Battle of
Leuktra
Research Task
Half Yearly Exam
End Year Exam
Task 3
Historical
Period: Rome
in the time of
the Julio
Claudians
Research Essay
End Year Exam
Task 4
Personalities
in their Time:
Agrippina the
Younger
Task 5
Trial HSC
Weighting
H1.1, H2.1, H3.6,
H4.1, H 4.2
Research Essay
End Year Exam
H1.1, H2.1, H4.1,
H4.2, H3.5
H1.1, H2.1, H3.1,
H3.2, H3.3
H1.1, H2.1, H3.6,
H4.1, H 4.2
Late Term 4 - 2011
Mid Term 1
Mid Term 2
Early Term 3
Term 3
Knowledge and
understanding of
the course content
5
5
5
5
15
35
Source-Based Skills
5
5
5
5
5
25
Historical Inquiry
and Research
5
5
5
5
20
Communication of
historical
understanding in
appropriate forms
5
5
5
5
20
Marks
20
20
20
20
20
100