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MODERN HISTORY PRELIMINARY COURSE

MODERN HISTORY PRELIMINARY COURSE. STRUCTURE AND TOPIC OUTLINE Enquiries to Mrs. Lyn Bailey HSIE . COURSE AIMS. Modern History is designed to enable students to acquire: Knowledge and understanding the skills associated with historical enquiry

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MODERN HISTORY PRELIMINARY COURSE

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  1. MODERN HISTORYPRELIMINARY COURSE STRUCTURE AND TOPIC OUTLINE Enquiries to Mrs.Lyn Bailey HSIE

  2. COURSE AIMS Modern History is designed to enable students to acquire: • Knowledge and understanding • the skills associated with historical enquiry • the skills to critically analyse and synthesise historical sources • appreciate the forces that have shaped the modern world

  3. COURSE REQUIREMENTS • The course requires 120 hours of study in three parts: • Part 1: Case Studies – 50% : at least 2 case studies : ONE must be from Europe, North America or Australia : ONE must be from Asia, the Pacific, Africa, the Middle East or Central/South America

  4. Continued.... • Part 2: Historical Investigation – 20% • Can be integrated into any aspect of the course and need not be completed as one project. • May be conducted individually or as a group

  5. Continued... • Part 3: Core Study: 30% The World at the beginning of the 20th century Students will investigate the core study using a source-based approach as preparation for the first HSC topic.

  6. So... Which topics will we do?!!! • Term 1 – • Case Study no. 1 – THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THE USA IN THE 1950s AND 6Os then The Assassination of JFK

  7. Term 2 Finish Historical Investigation – JFK And a Historical Investigation of your choice Then Case Study 2: Decolonisation in Indochina

  8. Term 3 • Core Study The world at the beginning of the 20th Century

  9. Why Study Modern History? • By studying these topics you will be examining the key features, individuals and events from the recent past (18th century to the present) which have shaped societies throughout the modern world. • You will examine the concepts of change and continuity over time • You will investigate historic events using a range of primary and secondary sources and assess their value in the process of historical enquiry

  10. ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS • Term 1 – SOURCE STUDY – CIVIL RIGHTS • Term 2 – Historical Investigation • Term 3 (early!) – Extended Response Indo China • Term 3 (late!) – Final Exam

  11. Proposed Vietnam tour (combined with Society and Culture class) • 14 days • Spring vacation 2014 • Travel – flights/train/coach • Accommodation - hotels • Activities: visits to Hanoi, Halong Bay, Ho Chi Minh City, Hue, Hoi An (perhaps a side trip to Cambodia) • To do what? • 1) Experience the culture, political and social history of Indochina to support units of work studied in both Year 11 and 12 Modern History • 2) by visiting temples, and both ancient and modern historical sites including the Cu Chi Tunnels and the official American War museum • To be immersed in this wonderful Asian culture • In the planning stage at present! Details of costs and itinerary should be available early in term 3 2013.

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