Celebrations around the world
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Student Learning Outcomes
This task relates to the NSW History Syllabus Outcome HT2-1, where a student identifies celebrations and commemorations of significance in Australia and the world.
It relates to the following General Capabilities from the Australian Curriculum:
Intercultural understanding
Students identify differences within and across cultures in relation to specific situations and events (for example explaining different perspectives on familiar and specific events)
Critical and creative thinking
Students will sequence, paraphrase, elaborate or condense information from a range of sources.
Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Students plan, locate (using search engines and basic search functions), retrieve and organise information in meaningful ways (for example searching within document – find/search/buttons/tabs; locating files within school directory; searching across web or within site).
It relates to the following General Capabilities from the Australian Curriculum:
Intercultural understanding
Students identify differences within and across cultures in relation to specific situations and events (for example explaining different perspectives on familiar and specific events)
- You will be comparing two separate celebrations and relating the similarities and differences in your final presentation.
Critical and creative thinking
Students will sequence, paraphrase, elaborate or condense information from a range of sources.
- You will come across a wide range of information. You will need to put it into your own words, organize it all into order and omit information that you don't need.
Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Students plan, locate (using search engines and basic search functions), retrieve and organise information in meaningful ways (for example searching within document – find/search/buttons/tabs; locating files within school directory; searching across web or within site).
- You need to be searching across numerous websites. You have to plan your project and then find relevant information from several different websites. You will organise information in order to present it to the class.