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7–10History 7–10 Syllabus

Record of changes
Implementation from 2027
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Content

Stage 5

Life Skills for Stage 4/5

Through collaborative curriculum planning, it may be decided that Life Skills outcomes and content are the most appropriate option for some students with intellectual disability.

The process of historical inquiry

Through historical inquiry, students deepen their understanding of history, make connections and construct narratives of the past.

The focus areas provide context for developing and applying these inquiry skills, which can be integrated with the content.

Acquiring historical information
  • Choose a specific historical event, person, period or topic of interest

  • Select or pose a question about the historical event, person, period or topic of interest

  • Safely access sources and locate information in the sources to answer the historical question

Processing historical information
  • Consider the author and purpose of a source to determine the trustworthiness of information

  • Organise information from relevant sources using scaffolds such as visuals, timelines or graphic organisers to support the communication of historical information

Communicating historical information
  • Use historical terms and concepts when communicating information from relevant sources used in historical inquiry

  • Communicate findings and ideas from a historical inquiry using preferred communication form(s)

  • Reflect on the processes of historical inquiry as a way to examine the past

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