Achievement standards

Knowledge and understanding

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evaluates the significance of issues associated with the use of sources and evidence for the ancient world evaluates key features and structures of ancient societies and how they shaped people’s lives and actions in the past assesses the significance of individuals, events, features and developments of the ancient world analyses the contestable nature of different interpretations and representations related to a site, event or change, individual or group, and evaluates their usefulness in explaining the past	assesses the significance of issues associated with the use of sources and evidence for the ancient world explains key features and structures of ancient societies and how they shaped people’s lives and actions in the past explains the significance of individuals, events and developments of the ancient world explains the contestable nature of different interpretations and representations related to a site, event or change, individual or group, and analyses their usefulness in explaining the past	explains the issues associated with the use of sources and evidence for the ancient world describes key features and structures of ancient societies and how they shaped people’s lives describes the significance of individuals, events and developments of the ancient world describes contested views of a site, event or change, individual or group, and their usefulness in explaining the past	identifies the issues associated with the use of sources for the ancient world identifies key features of ancient societies identifies individuals and events of the ancient world describes different interpretations and representations of the past	identifies sources for the ancient world identifies ancient societies identifies some individuals and events of the ancient world identifies interpretations and representations of the past

Skills

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undertakes an historical inquiry selecting and using relevant evidence based on a critical evaluation of reliable and useful sources critically evaluates alternative historical interpretations and representations by selecting and using relevant evidence from a range of sources develops convincing historical arguments with valid and sustained reasoning by synthesising relevant evidence from different sources, and by acknowledging alternative interpretations communicates complex ideas and coherent and sustained arguments using relevant evidence, appropriate language and accurate referencing	undertakes an historical inquiry selecting and using relevant evidence based on an assessment of reliable and useful sources analyses different historical interpretations and representations selecting and using relevant evidence from a range of sources develops convincing historical arguments with valid reasoning by synthesising relevant evidence from different sources, and by acknowledging different interpretations communicates ideas and coherent arguments using relevant evidence, appropriate language and accurate referencing	undertakes an historical inquiry selecting and using evidence from a range of appropriate sources explains different historical interpretations and representations using available evidence develops reasoned historical arguments using evidence from different sources, and with reference to some interpretations communicates ideas and arguments using appropriate language and accurate referencing	researches a historical inquiry and locates answers in sources identifies historical interpretations and representations develops historical accounts using evidence from a limited number of sources communicates a limited argument with referencing	researches a topic and locates answers identifies different viewpoints about the past recounts historical events communicates information with minimal referencing