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Elaboration (4) ACHASSI079

using new knowledge to make an argument on a topic relevant to them and their community (for example, whether they agree with a school rule, a proposed change in the community, what the local government can do about an issue)

Elaboration (1) ACHASSI080

exploring and sharing, through a facilitated role-play, the experiences and/or feelings of different people involved in a past event (for example, the points of view of Aboriginal People, convicts, guards, women and children on settling at Botany Bay) …

Elaboration (1) ACHASSI081

forecasting a probable future and a preferred future relating to an environmental, local government or cultural issue (for example, developing a futures scenario of what oceans will be like if humans continue to allow waste plastic to enter waterways, …

Elaboration (3) ACHASSI082

using accurate and subject-appropriate terms when speaking, writing and illustrating, for example, using historical terms (such as ‘exploration’, ‘navigation’, ‘trade’, penal’, ‘transportation’, ‘contact’, ‘frontier conflict’, 'colonisation’), using geographical …

Elaboration ACHASSK091

examining how local government is chosen and by whom

Elaboration (1) ACHASSK091

exploring what local government does, including the services it provides (for example, environment and waste, libraries, health, parks, cultural events, pools and sport, arts and pet management)

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK091

describing how local government services impact on the lives of students

Elaboration (3) ACHASSI098

analysing texts relating to a school, club or government election (for example, speeches, advertisements, campaign materials, symbols, how to vote cards, result records) to determine who created them and their purpose

Elaboration (3) ACHASSI126

analysing sources to identify persuasive techniques such as modality (for example, ‘would’, ‘could’, ‘may’, ‘might’) and the use of the passive voice (for example, ‘it is claimed that …’) rather than the active voice (‘The government claims that ...’), …

Elaboration (5) ACHASSI133

using accurate and subject-appropriate terms, for example, historical terms (such as ‘nation’, ‘democracy’, ‘federation’, ‘empire’, ‘immigration’, ‘deportation’, ‘suffrage’, ‘enfranchisement’, ‘heritage’, ‘diversity’, ‘contribution’, ‘achievement’, ‘significance’, …

Elaboration (1) ACHASSK134

comparing the model of Australian federalism with the original model of the United States of America to identify the US influence on Australia’s system of government

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK134

identifying key elements of Australia’s system of law and government and their origins (for example, the Magna Carta; federalism; constitutional monarchy; the Westminster system and the separation of powers – legislature, executive, judiciary; the houses …

Elaboration (1) ACHASSK141

exploring the provision of Australian government or non-government aid to a country in the Asia and Pacific region or elsewhere in the world and analysing its effects on places in that country

Elaboration ACHASSK143

explaining the role of the monarchy and its representatives in Australia including the Governor-General, and the parliaments and courts in Australia’s system of government

Elaboration (1) ACHASSK143

recognising the importance of the Westminster system and the Magna Carta in influencing Australia’s parliamentary government

Elaboration ACHASSK144

clarifying the roles and responsibilities of the three levels of government (local, state/territory and federal)

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK144

identifying instances where there may be multiple levels of government involved (for example, in relation to the environment such as management of the Murray-Darling river system)

Elaboration ACHASSK193

identifying the principles of representative and responsible government that underpin the Australian Constitution

Elaboration (5) ACHASSK193

using an issue (for example, sustainable water management, education or health) to explore the division of powers between state/territory and federal levels of government, and identifying the way that conflicts between state laws and Commonwealth laws …

Elaboration ACDSEH010

describing the way of life of people in Renaissance Italy (for example, the role of men in tending the fields or merchant shops, the influence of government in particular city-states, for example Naples – a monarchy, Florence – a republic)

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