Assessment Task | Year 7 | History
Depth Study 1 | ICT/Oral Presentation: History and Archaeology
Date issued:
Due Date:
Student name:
Your task is to design, produce and present a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation on your nominated Virtual Site Study. You will
deliver your presentation in class as a speech with the slide show.
Focus Question:
What does your site tell us about the nature of the society that built, or used it and why should it be
preserved?
In order to undertake this task you will need to:
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Conduct thorough research of your site.
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Locate and select a range of sources such as; images, maps, reviews and discussions of the site.
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Assess the significance to the Indigenous peoples or custodians of the site and the rest of the country in which the site is
located.
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Investigate how the site is represented through the media, especially the internet.
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Produce an explanation why it must be preserved.
Agreed conditions:
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You will be allowed 4 minutes to present your topic and marks will be deducted for speeches that vary by more than 20
seconds from the allocated time.
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You will be given one period in the computer lab, or Library for those with laptops, to begin the task, in the lesson following
the one in which you are issued with the task, and then it must be completed in your own time.
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You will have a total of two weeks to complete the task.
You will be required to hand it in to your teacher on the due date on a USB. The presentations will begin on the due date and
continue in class until all are completed.
You will be allocated one topic from this list:
1.
Uluru
6.
Knossos
2.
Machu Picchu
7.
Tikal
3.
Pompeii
8.
Petra
4.
Akrotiri
9.
Easter Island
5.
Stonehenge
10.
The Colosseum
You will be assessed on how well you:
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Demonstrate their ability to respond in an appropriate ICT/Oral form in the style of an informative presentation.
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Demonstrate the ability to research and analyse their findings using ICT and other sources.
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Demonstrate the ability to present their findings using written and other forms to communicate effectively about the past.
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Demonstrate their ability to identify different contexts, perspectives and interpretations of the past.
This assessment task was written by Ian Morrison, Redfield College. 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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Outcomes:
A student:
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identifies the meaning, purpose and context of historical sources HT4 5
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uses evidence from sources to support historical narratives and explanations HT4 6
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locates, selects and organises information from sources to develop an historical inquiry HT4 8
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uses a range of historical terms and concepts when communicating an understanding of the past HT4 9
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selects and uses appropriate oral, written, visual and digital forms to communicate about the past HT4 10
Assessment:
Criteria
1-3
Working towards
4-5
Developing
6-7
Competent
8-10
Sophisticated
Produced a presentation with the style and
content required to inform.
Researched and analysed findings from a
range of sources and identified their purpose
and meaning.
Presented findings in an informative style
and communicated effectively about the
past.
Demonstrated an ability to identify different
contexts, perspectives and interpretations of
the past.
Demonstrated control of language and ability
to speak without use of notes.
Mark
/40
Teacher's comment
Student's reflection on their own work.
This assessment task was written by Ian Morrison, Redfield College. 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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