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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 ACHASSI127

surveying businesses in the local area to find out what influences their choices concerning the way they provide goods and services

Elaboration (2) ACHASSI131

applying economics and business knowledge and skills to everyday problems to identify advantages and disadvantages of a proposed response to the issue

Elaboration ACHASSK138

using geographical tools (for example, a globe wall map or digital application such as Google Earth) to identify the geographical division of Asia into North-East, South-East, South Asia and West Asia (the Middle East)

Elaboration (3) ACHASSK138

describing the location of places in countries of the Asia region in absolute terms using latitude and longitude

Elaboration ACHASSK139

researching the population size and density of a selection of countries around the world

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK143

investigating sites virtually or in situ associated with key democratic institutions to explore their roles, such as Parliament House in Canberra

Elaboration (1) ACHASSK144

identifying issues where federal and state parliaments both have the power to make laws; recognising that federal law will override the state law if federal and state laws conflict on these issues

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 (1) ACHASSK147

discussing the Australian citizenship pledge and comparing it to the former oath of allegiance to the monarch to explore notions of allegiance

Elaboration ACHASSK150

exploring how a decision to buy an item affects the family (for example, ‘Did the family have to put off buying another item to have this one?’)

Elaboration (1) ACHASSK150

investigating whether buying at the local supermarket helps the local community

Elaboration ACHASSI152

developing and revising questions to frame, guide and redirect geographical, historical and social inquiries or stages of an enterprise project

Elaboration (1) ACHASSI152

developing a range of different types of questions for specific purposes including follow-up questions that deepen understandings (for example, questions to design and revise the stages of an enterprise project, questions to test the validity of assumptions, …

Elaboration (1) ACHASSI154

representing categorised data information using digital and non-digital graphic organisers (for example, tables, flowcharts, SWOT [strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats] analysis, cost-benefit analysis, futures timelines, spreadsheets, dat …

Elaboration (2) ACHASSI163

using graphic representations (such as graphs, tables, spreadsheets and photographs) to present, supplement and clarify information contained in reports and other documents

Elaboration ACHASSK165

exploring an early example of art (for example, the 17 000 BCE great bull paintings from the Lascaux Cave in France) and discussing why they might have been painted

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK165

identifying sources of evidence for the emergence of organised states (for example, the Cuneiform script phonetic writing of the Sumerians c.3500 BCE; the ancient law code of Hammurabi clay tablets from ancient Babylon c.1790 BCE; artefacts found in …

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK166

locating the major civilisations of the ancient world on a world map and using a timeline to identify the longevity of each ancient civilisation

Elaboration ACHASSK171

investigating world heritage criteria for the listing of significant ancient sites, using an example of an ancient site such as Pompeii

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