This document provides an overview of the humanities curriculum from Years 7 to 10. It outlines the key themes, learning areas, strands, assessment, and pedagogy for each year level. The main themes covered are change, identity, persuasion, and choices. The learning areas include history, geography, economics, business, civics, citizenship, and English. Assessment includes NAPLAN testing in May and WAMSE testing in August, along with opportunities for moderating student work samples between schools. Pedagogy focuses on developing general capabilities and incorporating cross-curricular priorities such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and engagement with Asia.

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Themes/ Focus Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10
Change Identity Persuasion Choices
Learning area
Ancient World Ancient to Modern World Making of the Modern World The Modern World & Australia
60 000 BCE – c.650 CE 650 CE – 1750 1750 – 1918 1918 – present
Society & Ancient past/ Mediterranean world/ Choice of Depth Studies Analysis and use of resources WWII/ Rights & freedoms/
Environment Asian world Patterns of change and continuity Explain patterns of change & continuity over Globalising world/ Sustainability
Portfolio/ Effects of change on society Historical inquiry time/ Federation/ WWI/ values & Democracy Consumer and financial literacy
Markets, pricing, competition; wellbeing Economic & business investigations Cash, credit, barter; managing natural Legal system
and living standards} resources (regional →global)
History strands: Historical knowledge & understanding; Historical skills Geography strands: Geographical knowledge & understanding; Geographical skills Economics & Business
strands: Economics & Business knowledge & understanding; Economics & Business skills Civics & Citizenship strands: Civics & citizenship knowledge & understanding; CC skills
English Semester 1 Semester 1 Semester 1 Semester 1
Journeys Our stories Language & the Audience Truth & Fiction
Strands:
Language Semester 2 Semester 2 Semester 2 Semester 2
Literature
Heroes & Villains Influence Stories & Society Power & Conflict
Literacy
Common NAPLAN testing May 14 – 16 NAPLAN testing May 14 – 16
Assessment/ Identify opportunities to moderate samples Identify opportunities to moderate
Moderation Teachers co-mark multimodal reports to of student work at a school or cluster level Teachers co-mark persuasive texts to ensure samples of student work at a school
ensure consistency of judgements. to reach consensus and consistency. consistency of judgements. or cluster level to reach consensus
and consistency.
WAMSE testing August 5 - 9 WAMSE testing August 5 - 9
Pedagogy:
Cross curricular/
3 Cross Curricular Priorities: ATSI histories & cultures Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia Sustainability 7 General Capabilities: Literacy
General Numeracy ICT capability Critical & creative thinking Personal & social capabilities Ethical behaviour Intercultural understanding
Capabilities