The Humanities – Geography
Level 4 Geography Annotated Student Work Sample: Change in a local area
Context
This sample work was derived from a set of activities focusing on how key places in the local area have
changed over time.
Prior to undertaking the task, the teacher assisted students to identify key places such as park and
reserves in the local area. The class selected three places to further investigate. Students worked in
groups to find key information on one selected place from given sources. Individually students wrote a
description on how the key place was used before European settlement and how it is used now. After
students visited the place, they drew a map of it. They developed a map legend to identify some key
features. They used the key features and the compass points to describe their walk around place.
The elements of the Humanities knowledge and understanding standard adressed by the task
are:
(Students) describe how aspects of places in their local area have changed over time.
From direct observation or observation of a variety of media, they describe the human
and physical characteristics of their local area and other parts of Victora.
The elements of the Humanites skills standard addressed by the task are:
Student draw simple maps and plans of familiar environments observing basic mapping
conventions.
(Students) ... describe direction using the four cardinal compass points.
Sample
The following sample illustrates the kind of response that students typically produce when they have
achived the elements of the standard addressed by the task.
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Annotation
Humanities skills – Level 4
The student:
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draws a simple map and uses conventions such as title and legend to identify some key features
and a compass (C)
uses compass points to accurately describe the walk around the park. (D)
Elements of the standard
Students draw simple maps and plans of familiar environments observing basic mapping conventions.
(Students) … describe direction using the four cardinal compass points.
Humanities knowledge and understanding – Level 4
The student:
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describes some of the featrures and how the area was used in the past and identifies the name
of the local aboriginal tribe (A)
describes different activities for which people now use the area. (B)
Elements of the standard
(Students) describe how aspects of places in their local area have changed over time.
From direct observation or observation of a variety of media, they describe the human and physical
characteristics of their local area and other parts of Victora.
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