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Year 8 Civics and Citizenship

The Year 8 curriculum provides a study of the responsibilities and freedoms of citizens and how Australians can actively participate in their democracy. Students consider how laws are made and the types of laws used in Australia. Students also examine …

Year 8 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard Civics and Citizenship Year 8

By the end of Year 8, students analyse features of Australian democracy, and explain features of Australia’s democracy that enable active participation. They recognise different types of law in Australia and explain how laws are made. They identify …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 8 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACHCK061

The freedoms that enable active participation in Australia’s democracy within the bounds of law, including freedom of speech, association, assembly, religion and movement

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ACHCK061 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACHCK062

How citizens can participate in Australia’s democracy, including use of the electoral system, contact with their elected representatives, use of lobby groups, and direct action

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ACHCK062 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACHCK063

How laws are made in Australia through parliaments (statutory law) and through the courts (common law)

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ACHCK063 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACHCK064

The types of law in Australia, including criminal law and civil law, and the place of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander customary law

ethical-understanding personal-social intercultural-understanding aboriginal-torres Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACHCK064 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACHCK065

The values and beliefs of religions practised in contemporary Australia, including Christianity

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ACHCK065 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACHCK066

Different perspectives about Australia’s national identity, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives, and what it means to be Australian

intercultural-understanding critical-creative ethical-understanding personal-social aboriginal-torres Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACHCK066 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACHCK067

How national identity can shape a sense of belonging in Australia’s multicultural society

intercultural-understanding critical-creative ethical-understanding personal-social Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACHCK067 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACHCS068

Develop a range of questions to investigate Australia's political and legal systems

literacy ethical-understanding critical-creative personal-social intercultural-understanding Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACHCS068 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACHCS074

Reflect on their role as a citizen in Australia’s democracy

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ACHCS074 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACHCK061

explaining how each freedom supports active participation in Australia’s democracy

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Elaboration | ACHCK061 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACHCK062

comparing the effectiveness of different forms of participation in Australia’s democracy

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Elaboration | ACHCK062 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACHCK062

exploring the different ways that citizens can participate in and support Australia’s democracy through their working lives, such as by serving in the armed services or as a reservist, teaching, representing Australia abroad as a diplomat or aid …

ethical-understanding critical-creative personal-social

Elaboration (4) | ACHCK062 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACHCK065

identifying Christian traditions that have influenced the development of Australian society, democracy and law

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Elaboration | ACHCK065 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACHCK065

identifying the values and beliefs of religions practised in contemporary Australia (for example, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism)

ethical-understanding literacy critical-creative personal-social intercultural-understanding asia-australia

Elaboration (1) | ACHCK065 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACHCK066

investigating representations of Australian identity evident in national day events (such as Anzac Day), and in the media and popular culture, to analyse different perspectives on the interpretation of national identity

intercultural-understanding personal-social ethical-understanding critical-creative literacy

Elaboration | ACHCK066 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACHCK066

examining contemporary influences on the shaping of Australian national identity, such as the natural environment, immigration, attitudes to Asia and Reconciliation between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and other Australians

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Elaboration (1) | ACHCK066 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACHCK067

examining personal stories to explore how individuals relate to national identity and how it impacts on their sense of belonging in the Australian community

intercultural-understanding personal-social ethical-understanding critical-creative literacy

Elaboration | ACHCK067 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACHCK067

exploring the extent of ethnic diversity in Australia

literacy intercultural-understanding personal-social critical-creative ethical-understanding

Elaboration (1) | ACHCK067 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

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