COURSE OVERVIEW FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS/CAREGIVERS
What do we learn? |
The Australian Curriculum (version 7.5) describes what you should be able to do by the end of your Year 10 History and English courses.
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Year 10 History Achievement StandardBy the end of Year 10, students refer to key events, the actions of individuals and groups, and beliefs and values to explain patterns of change and continuity over time. They analyse the causes and effects of events and developments and explain their relative importance. They explain the context for people’s actions in the past. Students explain the significance of events and developments from a range of perspectives. They explain different interpretations of the past and recognise the evidence used to support these interpretations.
Students sequence events and developments within a chronological framework, and identify relationships between events across different places and periods of time. When researching, students develop, evaluate and modify questions to frame an historical inquiry. They process, analyse and synthesise information from a range of primary and secondary sources and use it as evidence to answer inquiry questions. Students analyse sources to identify motivations, values and attitudes. When evaluating these sources, they analyse and draw conclusions about their usefulness, taking into account their origin, purpose, and context. They develop and justify their own interpretations about the past. Students develop texts, particularly explanations and discussions, incorporating historical argument. In developing these texts and organising and presenting their arguments, they use historical terms and concepts, evidence identified in sources, and they reference these sources. |
Year 10 English Achievement StandardReceptive modes (listening, reading and viewing)
By the end of Year 10, students evaluate how text structures can be used in innovative ways by different authors. They explain how the choice of language features, images and vocabulary contributes to the development of individual style. They develop and justify their own interpretations of texts. They evaluate other interpretations, analysing the evidence used to support them. They listen for ways features within texts can be manipulated to achieve particular effects. Productive modes (speaking, writing and creating) Students show how the selection of language features can achieve precision and stylistic effect. They explain different viewpoints, attitudes and perspectives through the development of cohesive and logical arguments. They develop their own style by experimenting with language features, stylistic devices, text structures and images. Students create a wide range of texts to articulate complex ideas. They make presentations and contribute actively to class and group discussions, building on others' ideas, solving problems, justifying opinions and developing and expanding arguments. They demonstrate understanding of grammar, vary vocabulary choices for impact, and accurately use spelling and punctuation when creating and editing texts. |
Why do we learn it? |
Under the Australian Curriculum, History and English are compulsory subjects in Year 10 (along with Mathematics and Science).
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History - what is it for? |
English - what is it for? |
These videos by the SA Department for Education and Child Development help explain why you have to study these subjects.
How do we learn it? |
There are two special approaches to learning that we apply in Year 10 at Mark Oliphant College.
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Project-Based Learning (PBL)All students participate in projects that integrate multiple curriculum areas, addressing an overall essential question. One of the aims is for students to understand how their learning relates to the "real" world. Their work culminates in a Presentation of Learning to the school community. More information about MOC's approach to PBL can be found at our PBL coordinator's website http://www.katrinaaxford.com/pbl-resources.html and the Edutopia video below provides a brief introduction.
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Engaging with ElectivesYear 10 classes are organised by the students' elective for each semester. This gives English and History teachers an opportunity to focus on aspects of our curriculum that relate to that elective, meaning that the content should be of greater interest. The students' learning styles are also more likely to be similar, meaning that we can design more effective ways for the group to learn. This, in turn, relates to Gardner's Multiple Intelligences - see the Edutopia video below for a brief introduction to this theory.
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