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SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT LEARNING AREA
Australian Studies Stage 1 Support Materials
PLEASE READ SSABSA SUPPORT MATERIALS INFORMATION BEFORE USING SUPPORT MATERIAL DOCUMENTS
 
Illustrative Programs

Overview of Australian Society 

National identity and democracy  word document  acrobat document [updated 10/10/05]

Focus on first two inquiry questions word document  acrobat document [updated 12/10/07]

Racism in sport  word document  acrobat document [updated 10/10/05]

The River Murray/Colorado River Overview word document  acrobat document [10/8/06]

The Bronzed Aussie image word document  acrobat document [10/10/06]

Whose Land is it Anyway? word document  acrobat document [20/3/08]

 

Issues Study

The Asylum Seekers  word document acrobat document

What should be the future of the River Murray?  word document  acrobat document

this study includes links to the following documents:

• Hector Rigney extract  word document  acrobat document

• Letter to the Editor - Re: Saving the Murray  word document  acrobat document

• 'Murray River Woman' by Jenny Grace  word document  acrobat document

Is it worth the gamble?  word document  acrobat document

Is Australia Under Threat?  word document  acrobat document

Independent study guide  word document  acrobat document

Should 16 year olds vote?  word document  acrobat document  [20/09/04]

Are Australia's political processes fair?  word document  acrobat document [20/09/04]

Do politicians represent the views of the community?  word document  acrobat document [21/09/04]

Is there equality for Indigenous Australians post 1967? word document  acrobat document [30/8/07]

Teaching and Learning Strategies 

General Research Advice for Students (includes referencing advice)   linked pages 

Evaluating websites   word document  acrobat document

Teaching and learning strategies  word document  acrobat document

Issue Study suggested themes - diagrammatic representation  linked pages [20/02/04]

Issue Study – A framework for investigating an issue word documentacrobat document [revised 7/02/05]

 

 

Teachers may wish to refer to the Aboriginal Studies Support Materials page for material supporting Learning Outcome 3.

 

 

Assessment Plans

These assessment plans are in sample format only, and should not be submitted for approval as they appear here. Teachers should complete the current Stage 1 and Stage 2 Assessment Plan form.

 

For a mixed ability group  word document  acrobat document [19/10/05]

For a group of students with a range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds word document  acrobat document [19/10/05]

For a group of students with learning difficulties  word document  acrobat document [19/10/05]

Democracy, Civics and Citizenship focus  word document  acrobat document [19/10/05]

Program with a research focus word document  acrobat document [2/6/06]

Focus on current social/political events and practices word document  acrobat document [10/10/06]

 

Assessment Exemplars

Assessment Component 1: Course Work

Racism  word document  acrobat document [updated 21/2/05]

Is it worth the gamble?  word document  acrobat document [updated 21/2/05]

What should be the future of the Murray River?  word document  acrobat document [updated 28/2/05]

Is Australia Under Threat? (Refugee Story)  word document  acrobat document [updated 5/4/05]

Is Australia Under Threat (Action Plan)  word document  acrobat document [updated 21/2/05]

Investigating Welfare Payments  word document  acrobat document [updated 21/2/05]

 

Assessment Component 2: Issues Study

Reducing Poverty and Inequality in Australia  word document  acrobat document [26/02/04]

Performance Standards
Annotated Work Samples
Resources

Resource List   linked page [last updated17/10/07]

Aboriginal Autobiographical Writing  linked page

Indigenous Resource List  linked page [last updated 21/8/07]

Citizenship and Democracy in Australia list   linked page [17/06/04]

 

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