Syllabus links

Syllabus links

This resource is designed for use with the History K-101 syllabus.

Core Study – Depth Study 4: Rights and freedoms (1945–present)

Outcomes:

  • HT5-2 sequences and explains the significant patterns of continuity and change in the development of the modern world and Australia

  • HT5-3 explains and analyses the motives and actions of past individuals and groups in the historical contexts that shaped the modern world and Australia

  • HT5-6 uses relevant evidence from sources to support historical narratives, explanations and analyses of the modern world and Australia

  • HT5-8 selects and analyses a range of historical sources to locate information relevant to an historical inquiry

  • HT5-9 applies a range of relevant historical terms and concepts when communicating an understanding of the past

  • HT5-10 selects and uses appropriate oral, written, visual and digital forms to communicate effectively about the past for different audiences

Students learn about:

  • The US civil rights movement and its influence on Australia

  • Methods used by civil rights activists to achieve change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and the role of ONE individual or group in the struggle

Students:

  • discuss the impact of the NSW Freedom Ride on the civil rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

  • investigate and explain the role of ONE individual or group in the struggle for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' rights and freedoms

Extract from History K-101 syllabus, 2012, © NSW Education Standards Authority2, NSW.

Links

  1. http://syllabus.nesa.nsw.edu.au/hsie/history-k10/
  2. https://www.educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/home