Author Archives: Mr B Toohey

SACE SOURCE ANALYSIS FRAMEWORK

02 Wednesday Sep 2015

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The SACE Year 12 exams follow a framework for source analysis:

Refer to the separate sheet of sources when answering this question.
Examine the sources carefully.
Answer all parts of the question.

  1. Examine Source 1. Identify …   (1 mark)
  2. What two conclusions can be drawn from Source 2 about …
    Give evidence from the source to support your conclusions. (2 marks)
  3. Examine Source 3. How credible is this source?
    Give reasons for your opinion. (3 marks)
  4. To what extent is the information given in Source 3 supported by Source 4?
    Give evidence from each source to support your argument. (4 marks)
  5. Examine Sources 4 and 5. With reference to the content and nature of both sources, assess their usefulness and limitations for a historian studying World War I. (5 marks)
  6. ‘INSERT QUOTE HERE’
    Evaluate this statement with reference to all the sources. (5 marks)

Source Analysis – Origin, Purpose, Value, Limitations

01 Tuesday Sep 2015

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In small groups, find two sources (a ‘good’ one and a ‘poor’ one) about one aspect of the civil rights movement.

Using the OPVL schema, show how we need to refer to the ORIGIN and PURPOSE of a source in order to be able to judge its VALUE and LIMITATIONS.

OPVL info sheet – Year 11-12   ***** BROOKE LOOK HERE ****

Homework:

Find ONE source, and judge it according to OPVL. At start of tomorrow’s lesson, you will share with one or two others your source and your analysis, then we will look at some as a class.

01 Tuesday Sep 2015

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Review Homework (Pearson 6.1), particularly Venn Diagram.
Talk through Q 6 (Analysis of Manila satellite photos) & 7 (stream flow rate)

Biodiversity loss in urban environments (Pearson 6.2)
– expansion
– introduced species
– pollution
– toxic discharge (chemicals, including pesticides)
– bacterial contamination (leaking sewers etc)
– nutrient build-up (‘eutrophication’ is the excess of nutrients (nitrogen/phosporus) which stimulates abnormal algal and plant growth)

Carbon Cycle (see p. 181 of Pearson 6.2)

Having identified issues above with biodiversity loss, suggest possible strategies to overcome 3-4 of the current impacts and to lessen these impacts in the future.

You might set up a table with four columns:

Biodiversity Loss Issue – Strategy – Benefits – Possible negative consequences

People Power > Government

31 Monday Aug 2015

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Did you see anything in the news about ‘Border Force’ over the weekend?

The Australian Border Force put out a media release on Friday which was “clumsily worded” according to Mr Abbott but which stirred up many with these lines:

“ABF officers will be positioned at various locations around the CBD speaking with any individual we cross paths with,” Mr Smith said.

“You need to be aware of the conditions of your visa; if you commit visa fraud you should know it’s only a matter of time before you’re caught out.”

It might be too late to include in your task, but it’s pretty interesting. And it couldn’t happen in a whole lot of countries, even some of those who claim to be democratic (no names, but cough, where I lived last year, cough!)

And if you thought Mr Abbott was unhappy, you should have seen the Fuhrer…

Urban Areas

28 Friday Aug 2015

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Have you submitted your ‘Open Book Task’ via Turnitin and in print to Mr Toohey?

What is an ‘urban’ area?

What are some geographical features of an urban area?
– natural
– built

What is ‘urbanisation’?

What does it mean to live in democratic Australia? (Assessment)

26 Wednesday Aug 2015

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Assignment sheet handed out on:

Wed 26/8/15 (Pope)
Thursday 27/8/15 (Dewhirst)

You could use the information you collected in your review of news articles, notes from class, what you learnt from the class parliament and a little bit of further research.

*** Note: Where the sheets say 3 or 4 minutes for the presentations, only do about 2 minutes ***

What does it mean to live in a democratic Australia – Assessment Task

 

DUE: Ready to present one week from handing out – ie

POPE: Wednesday 2nd Sept

DEWHIRST: Thursday 3rd Sept (L2)

Politics in the news

21 Friday Aug 2015

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9Pope: Fri 21.8.15 and Tues 25.8.15
9Dewhirst: Mon 23.8.15

Collect a range of news articles, interesting photos and cartoons about politics (National and State) from the last two weeks or so.

Who are in these articles (maybe not just politicians but prominent public figures)? What role do these people play (ie job title plus a description of what they do)

Choose one issue that has appeared in a number of your articles and cartoons.
In an infogram style (can be done in Word, you don’t need to sign up to infogram):

  • explain the issue.
  • why is it of national or state importance?
  • what are some different opinions about it?
  • what do you think?

 

Friday

21 Friday Aug 2015

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A few things for today:

  1. Hand up Civil Rights task
  2. Finish notes on the Freedom Rides if this got left behind …
  3. March on Washington
    1. Read the overview from CORE
    2. Play the YouTube of MLK while you read his speech
    3. Research and read an analysis of MLK’s speech: what made it ‘great’?
  4. Independent Research Task